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1967 Hockey Inductees

 1967. The year of the NHL Expansion from six teams to twelve, the 100th Anniversary of the Dominion of Canada, and the year in which Hockey Hall of Fame induction classes became small and easier to honour. This group of three players (and no builders, which was a first) gave us two deserving players in Turk Broda and Neil Colville with a bit of a headscratcher in the third selection of Harry Oliver. Still, these small focused classes made the induction ceremony more special for the inductees, the fans and for the Hockey Hall of Fame overall. It also made it a lot easier for us to sum up!
A very good Right Wing with the Calgary Tigers in the Western Canadian Hockey League, Harry Oliver was a solid goal scorer and a gentlemanly player (he never exceeded more than 25 PIM in any season). After the end of the WCHL, Oliver entered the NHL and became a decent player with the Boston Bruins and New York Americans. With that said, his induction to the…
The first player to be named to a post season All Star team in two positions (first as a Centre, then at Defence) Neil Colville just looked comfortable regardless of his position on the ice. He came up with the New York Rangers (where he would spend his entire pro career) and he would soon centre the “Bread Line” which was consisted of his brother Mac…
A very popular player in Maple Leaf folklore, Turk Broda was a two time Vezina Award winner who was in the pipes for five Stanley Cups in Toronto. Broda was a clutch performer who posted a career sub 2.0 GAA in the playoffs which was a half goal lower than his already respectable regular season average.