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Fred Scanlan

Blessed to have been a member of powerful Montreal Shamrocks teams, Fred Scanlan was a decent Left Winger for helped his team win the Stanley Cup in 1899 and 1900. Scanlan was a good contributor, but was far from the level of his other teammates (Harry Trihey & Arthur Farrell) and is likely in from being on a forward line with them.

Foster Hewitt

The son of Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, W.A. HewittFoster Hewitt was the first voice of Hockey for a generation of Canadians. Hewitt was the radio broadcaster for the Toronto Maple Leafs and his signature calls was the stuff of legends. On November 1, 1952, he broadcast the first nationally televised Hockey game which naturally was between Toronto and the Montreal Canadians. He would pass on the play by play duties to his son a few years later, and subsequently retire. He would however be lured back to the broadcast booth to call the Canada/Soviet Union Summit Series in 1972. Fathers got to listen to the man that introduced them to Hockey and sons understood why Hewitt was one of the great broadcasters of all time.

Ernie Russell

Ernie Russell played the bulk of his career with Montreal Wanderers and while there netted a plethora of goals that aided his teams multiple Stanley Cups. Russell was fast, gifted and in 1907 had ca total of 43 goals in only 9 games. He was also a very talented overall athlete as he excelled in Football and Rugby.

Clint Benedict

The real answer to the trivia question of who was the first Goalie to wear a mask (he wore a leather mask for five games in the 1929-30 season), Clint Benedict was the man whose style caused the NHL to allow goaltenders to not have to remain standing. Benedict would often “accidentally” fall to his knees to stop a puck, so much so, that he was dubbed by rival fans in Toronto as “Praying Benny” due to the amount of time he was on his knees.