Bryan Hextall

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Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg/13 st 0 lb)
Pro clubs	New York Rangers
Nationality	Canada
Born	July 31, 1913 (1913-07-31), Grenfell, SK, CAN
Pro career	1936 – 1948
Hall of Fame, 1969

Bryan Aldwyn Hextall (July 31, 1913 in Grenfell, Saskatchewan - July 25, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He is the father of former NHL players Bryan Hextall Jr & Dennis Hextall, as well as the grandfather of former NHL goaltender Ron Hextall.

Bryan was one of the key players that brought the Stanley Cup to the Rangers in 1940. In fact, he scored the winning goal in the deciding game. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.

[edit] Awards & Achievements

• MJHL Scoring Champion (1933)
• NWHL Goal Scoring Leader (1936)
• IAHL Goal Scoring Leader (1937)
• NHL Goal Scoring Leader (1940 & 1941)
• Stanley Cup Championship (1940)
• Art Ross Trophy (1942)
• NHL First All-Star Team Right Wing (1940, 1941, & 1942)
• NHL Second All-Star Team Right Wing (1943)
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969
• Selected to Manitoba's All-Century Second All-Star Team
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

[edit] See also

• Notable families in the NHL

[edit] External links

• Bryan Hextall's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Bryan Hextall's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bryan Hextall's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Preceded by Bill Cowley

NHL Scoring Champion 1942

Succeeded by Doug Bentley