Connie Madigan

Connie Madigan
Born	October 4, 1934 (1934-10-04) (age 77) Port Arthur, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1958–1976

Cornelius Dennis "Mad Dog" Madigan (born October 4, 1934, in Port Arthur, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman notable for being the oldest rookie in National Hockey League history.

After playing several years in senior leagues in Ontario and British Columbia in the late 1950s, Madigan had a lengthy career as a minor league star, most notably with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League for three seasons in the early 1960s, and then for the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League for nine seasons. He won accolades as First Team league All-Star in 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969, Second Team All-Star in 1965, 1971 and 1972, as well as winning best defenceman honors in 1966.

Beset with numerous injuries in the 1972–73 NHL season, the St. Louis Blues of the NHL bought Madigan's rights from the Buckaroos, and he suited up for the Blues in January 1973 at the age of 38, becoming the oldest rookie ever. He played competently for the Blues in twenty regular-season games and five playoff games, before finishing his career with Portland in parts of the two successive seasons.^[1]

At the time of his retirement, Madigan was second in minor league history in career penalty minutes, and is still 62nd in that category.

In addition to Madigan's hockey career, he had a minor role in the 1977 cult classic movie Slap Shot as legendary hockey goon Ross "Mad Dog" Madison.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Connie Madigan player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13484. Retrieved 2010-02-21. 
2. ^ Merron, Jeff. "Old-time hockey indeed". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020501.html. Retrieved 2010-02-21. 

External links

• Connie Madigan's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Connie Madigan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Madigan, Connie
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	1934-10-04
Place of birth	Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death