Glenn Hall

Glenn Hall is, for my money, the toughest goaltender hockey ever produced. A small-town kid from Humboldt, Saskatchewan who played 502 consecutive games in net, often without a mask, in an era when that meant taking pucks to the face for a living. The detail I can't shake is that he reportedly got sick from nerves before games and still showed up, every single time. Three Vezina Trophies and a Hall of Fame plaque feel almost like understatement. I admire that kind of unglamorous, indestructible resolve. He lived to 94, and that long life felt as steady as his streak.

Name (English)

Glenn Hall

Name (Japanese)

グレン・ホール

Reading

ぐれん・ほーる

Born

October 3, 1931 (age 94)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada

Height

180 cm

Occupation

ice hockey player

Awards & achievements

• Stanley Cup
• 1956 Calder Memorial Trophy
• 1968 Conn Smythe Trophy
• 1963 Vezina Trophy
• 1967 Vezina Trophy
• 1969 Vezina Trophy
• Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
• Hockey Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn%20Hall
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648824

Tags

• Saskatchewan
• ice hockey player

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.