gold star for USAHOF

151. Vic Hadfield

Vic Hadfield had a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde career in the National Hockey League.  In his early years, Hadfield was an enforcer who in the 1963-64 season finished first Penalties in Minutes.   While he performed that role admirably he would be placed on a line later in the decade with Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelle to form the “Goal a Game” line and his playmaking skills would come to the forefront.