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| Hockey Memorabilia from the estate of George Hainsworth: |
| George Hainsworth's 1917
Toronto Kew Beach City Senior Champions Medal |
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George Hainsworth played
for the Kew Beach Toronto, City Senior team in 1917. His son,
Bill tells me that this was probably in the Balmy Beach area
which is (or was) a suburb of Toronto. This medal was presented
to him for being champions of the City Senior league that
year.
From 1917-1922 he played for the Kitchener Greenshirts of the
OHA Sr. League and then played for the Saskatoon Crescents of the
WCHL from 1923 until 1926. He then joined the Montreal Canadiens
for the 1926-27 season.
This is most likely one of the earliest pieces of memorabilia
avilable from the great Hainsworth's playing days.
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| George Hainsworth, 1961
Hockey Hall of Fame induction commemorative tray |
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The photo on the right
shows at least three people being presented with these silver
platters on October 4th, 1961. The lady on the far right in the
photo is the widow of George Hainsworth, who tragically had been
killed in a car accident in 1950. She is receiving the tray
(pictured above) on his behalf.
I can identify the gentleman in the middle, receiving his tray
and shaking hands, as Milt Schmidt.
Milt Schmidt was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in
June of 1961, at the same time as George Hainsworth. I believe
that the occasion for the presentation of the trays was a benefit
game for the Hockey Hall of Fame or NHL old-Timers
(I am not exactly sure)
The top and bottom of the tray are engraved as
follows:
IN TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HAINSWORTH
HONORING HIS ELECTION TO THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
KITCHENER-WATERLOO ROTARY CLUB BENEFIT HOCKEY GAME
KITCHENER MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM OCT.4TH
1961 |
Biography:
George Hainsworth began his minor hockey when the family
moved to Berlin, Ontario (renamed Kitchener after the First World
War). The 5'5", 180 pound netminder starred with the Kitchener
Juniors of the Ontario Hockey Association and quickly moved up
through intermediate and senior ranks winning the Allan Cup in
1918.
Hainsworth launched his pro career as a 28 year old rookie in the
Western Canada Hockey League with Newsy Lalonde's Saskatoon
Crescents (later the Sheiks) and starred for three years until
that league folded. Upon the recommendation of Lalonde, he
replaced Georges Vezina in the Canadiens goal. At 31 years of
age, Hainsworth was an experienced rookie who wasted no time in
establishing himself in the NHL.
Assuming the goaltending mantle from Vezina for the 1926-27
season, he became the first winner of the Vezina Trophy as the
best goaltender in the NHL for allowing the fewest goals over the
course of a season, and captured the award for the next two
seasons as well. He won a pair of Stanley Cups with Montreal, in
1929-30 and 1930-31. In 1928-29 he set two records for
goaltending that will never be challenged. He turned in 22
shutouts in 44 games and posted a goals against average of 0.98
goals allowed per game.
Because of his calm, unflappable nature used to drive opponents
to distraction while lending confidence to the Canadiens players,
Hainsworth received an unusual accolade when he was appointed
team captain in 1932-33. He possessed the ability to communicate
his confidence and calm to his teammates through solid, sometimes
spectacular performances. Over the course of his career with the
Canadiens, Hainsworth logged 75 shutouts in the regular season
and six more in the playoffs while maintaining a goals against
average of 1.85.
During his seventh year with the Canadiens he was traded to the
Toronto Maple Leafs for fellow netminder Lorne Chabot. In,
Toronto, he posted goals against averages of 2.48, 2.28 and 2.20
in three full seasons. He started a fourth season with the Leafs
but was replaced with an impressive rookie named Turk Broda.
Hainsworth returned to the Canadiens in 1936-37 before retiring
from professional hockey.
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Best season/league leading
statistics:
Led the OHA in wins (3)
with the Berlin Union Jacks, 1911-12
Led the OHA Sr. in wins
with the Berlin City Seniors, 1912-13 (3), 1913-14 (7), 1914-15
(5), 1915-16 (8)
Led the OHA Sr. in
shutouts (1) with the Berlin City Seniors,
1915-16
Led the OHA Sr. in GAa
with the Berlin City Seniors, 1913-14 (1,57), 1914-15
(1,80)
Led the OHA Sr. in wins
with the Kitchener Greenshirts, 1917-18 (9), 1919-20
(6)
Led the OHA Sr. in
shutouts with the Kitchener Greenshirts, 1919-20 (1), 1920-21
(3), 1921-22 (1)
Led the OHA Sr. in GAA
with the Kitchener Greenshirts, 1917-18 (3,44), 1919-20
(2,00)
Led the WCHL in games
played with the Saskatoon Crescents, 1923-24 (30), 1924-25
(28)
Led the WCHL in minutes
played with the Saskatoon Crescents, 1923-24 (1871), 1924-25
(1698)
Led the WCHL in shutouts
with the Saskatoon Crescents, 1923-24 (4)
Led the WHL in games
played (30) with the Saskatoon Crescents,
1925-26
Led the NHL in games
played, 1926-27 (44), 1927-28 (44), 1928-29 (44), 1930-31 (44),
1931-32 (48), 1932-33 (48)
Led the NHL in wins (25),
1931-32
Led the NHL in shutouts,
1926-27 (16), 1928-29 (22), 1929-30 (4)
Led the NHL in GAA,
1927-28 (1,05), 1928-29 (0,92)
Led the NHL in playoffs
games played, 1929-30 (6), 1930-31 (10)
Led the NHL in playoffs
minutes played, 1929-30 (481), 1930-31 (722)
Led the NHL in playoffs
wins, 1929-30 (5), 1930-31 (6)
Led the NHL in playoffs
shutouts, 1929-30 (3), 1930-31 (2)
Led the NHL in playoffs
GAA, 1929-30 (0,75)
Born: Toronto,
Ontario, June 26, 1895
Died:
Gravenhurst, Ontario, October 9, 1950
Inducted into the Hockey Hall
of Fame: 1961
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| 1923 Saskatoon Crescents, Western Hockey League |
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Team
Line-up:
Back Row: R. Smith, J. Matz, Doc. Nagel, W. Elmer, W.
(Bill) Cook, L. Rose, R. Read (trainer), L. Berlanquette
Front Row: L. Scott, H. Cameron, George Hainsworth, "Newsy"
LaLonde, P. Stevens
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| 1930 or 1931
Montreal Canadiens hockey team photo |
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Team Line-up:
Back row, left to right: Albert Leduc, S. Mantha, Lacroix,
Kennedy, Disken, Johnny Gagnon
Front row, left to right: Howie Morenz, Herb Gardiner, Cecil
Hart, Pit Lepine, unidentified, Wildor Larochelle,George
Hainsworth, Hart, unidentified, Letournea, Dufour, Mckenna, Jules
Dugal
(All players identified to the best of my knowledge) |
| 1912 George
Hainsworth Berlin O.H.A. Junior Team photo |
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| 1924 George
Hainsworth Saskatoon Crescents postcard |
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| 1934 George
Hainsworth Maple Leafs photo |
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| George
Hainsworth shows his son his goaltending pose |
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| George
Hainsworth "Deckel Edge" Leafs photo |
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| George
Hainsworth and the "Kraut Line" |
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| Shutout King
Article from 1929 |
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| George Hainsworth, Canadiens goalie, was the league's
leading goalie last season in the matter of having the greatest
number of shut-out victories to his credit. This season
Hainsworth is just as hard to beat. |
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