Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and five time Stanley Cup Champion, Bert Olmstead, passed away today at the age of 89.
Olmstead officially made the National Hockey League in 1949 as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks but it was a trade to the Montreal Canadians where the left winger would really blossom. In the 1950’s, Olmstead would help the Habs win four Cups and would lead the NHL in Assists twice. He would also be named a Second Team All Star two times.
He would be selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Intra-League Draft in 1958 and would win his fifth Cup in blue and white. Four years later, Olmstead would again be left unprotected in the Intra-League Draft and would retire rather than report to the New York Rangers.
Olmstead would retire with 602 career points over 848 NHL games.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Bert Olmstead at this time.
RIP: Bert Olmstead
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