Mud Bruneteau

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Modere Fernand "Mud" Bruneteau (born on November 28, 1914 in St. Boniface, Manitoba – Died April 15, 1982 in Houston, Texas, was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League.

Bruneteau is famous for ending the longest game in NHL playoff history. On March 24, 1936 against the Montreal Maroons, Mud scored the winning goal at 116:30 of the sixth overtime to win the game for Detroit 1-0. He had his best season in 1943-44 when he scored 35 goals in 39 games in the 50 game NHL season.

After his playing career was over, he became a successful minor league coach, leading the Omaha Knights to a number of United States Hockey League championships.

He was suffering from cancer when he went down to Houston, Texas for cancer treatment in April of 1982. While there, he fell gravely ill and died April 15th, 1982.


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Preceded by
Sid Abel		 Detroit Red Wings captains
1943-44		 Succeeded by
William Hollett
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