Ed Litzenberger

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Edward Litzenberger (born July 15, 1932 in Neudorf, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey right winger. He stands 6 foot 3 and his playing weight was 194 pounds. He won the Calder Trophy as the outstanding rookie in the National Hockey League in 1955.

He also has the unusual distinction of having won four consecutive Stanley Cups while playing for two different teams. He was Captain of the 1961 champion Chicago Black Hawks. He also won the Stanley Cup in 1963 and 1964. In 1964, his last NHL season, Litzenberger played 19 regular-season games and one game in the Cup finals. His name was left off the Stanley Cup, even though he qualified by playing in the finals.[citation needed]

In the regular season he scored 178 goals and had 238 assists in 618 games. In the playoffs he scored 5 goals and had 13 assists in 40 games

He is retired and lives in Ontario.

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Preceded by
Camille Henry
Winner of the Calder Trophy
1955
Succeeded by
Glenn Hall
Preceded by
Gus Mortson
Chicago Black Hawks captains
1958-61
Succeeded by
Pierre Pilote