- Lorne Chabot
Lorne Chabot (
October 5 ,1900 in Montreal,Quebec -October 10 1946) was a Canadianice hockey goaltender .Lorne played in the
National Hockey League from 1926 to 1937. During this time, he played for theNew York Rangers ,Toronto Maple Leafs ,Montreal Canadiens , Chicago Black Hawks,Montreal Maroons , andNew York Americans . Lorne won the 1935Vezina Trophy for the being the league's best goaltender. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Rangers in 1928, and Maple Leafs in 1932.During his stint with the Rangers,
Lester Patrick credited his name as Lorne Chabotsky, in an attempt to garner moreJewish fans. Chabot was also the goalie who was injured during the 1928 playoffs, forcing Patrick into the goal for the remainder of the game.Years after his retirement, he suffered from severe arthritis and was bedridden. He developed
Bright's Disease and after a long bout with it, he died, five days after his 46th birthday.In 1998, he was ranked number 84 on "The Hockey News"' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. He was the only player on the list then eligible for the
Hockey Hall of Fame who has not been elected to it.Chabot played in the two longest games in NHL history, losing the longest in 1933 and winning the second longest in 1936.
He was the first hockey player to appear on the cover of Time Magazine [http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19350211,00.html]
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