Norm Ullman

Norm Ullman
Born	December 26, 1935 (1935-12-26) (age 75) Provost, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oilers (WHA)
Playing career	1955–1977
Hall of Fame, 1982

Norman Victor Alexander Ullman (born December 26, 1935) is a former ice hockey forward.

Playing career

Norm Ullman began his career with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WCJHL, before moving to the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL. He turned pro with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the 1955–56 NHL season.

He was renowned as an excellent stick handler, as well as one of the paramount forecheckers in hockey history - and for his stamina and consistency which was important centering a line with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay in only his second season with Detroit.

His career statistics rank him among the greatest centers to ever play in the NHL, with 490 career regular season goals and 739 assists for 1229 points. He had sixteen NHL seasons of 20 or more goals.

Ullman led Detroit in goals in 1961, 1965, and 1966 and led the league in 1964–65 with 42 goals. In that same season he missed the overall scoring title by 4 points, second to Stan Mikita, and was voted a first team All Star.

He appeared in eleven All Star games during his 20 year career and scored 30 goals and added 53 assists during Stanley Cup Playoff action in 106 games played. Ullman was twice the playoff scoring leader.

On March 3, 1968, midway through his thirteenth season with Detroit, it was announced that Norm Ullman, along with Paul Henderson and Floyd Smith, were being dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Frank Mahovlich, Pete Stemkowski, Garry Unger, and the rights to Carl Brewer.

Ullman finished his NHL career with Toronto and ended his hockey career after two seasons with the WHA's Edmonton Oilers.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1998, he was ranked number 90 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1951–52	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL		1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0
1952–53	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL		36	29	47	76	4		13	4	6	10	0
1953–54	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL		36	56	45	101	17		10	11	26	37	0
1953–54	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		60	25	34	59	23		9	3	1	4	6
1955–56	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		66	9	9	18	26		10	1	3	4	13
1956–57	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		64	16	36	52	47		5	1	1	2	6
1957–58	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	23	28	51	38		4	0	2	2	4
1958–59	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	22	36	58	42		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	24	34	58	46		6	2	2	4	0
1960–61	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	28	42	70	34		11	0	4	4	4
1961–62	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	26	38	64	54		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	26	30	56	53		11	4	12	16	14
1963–64	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		61	21	30	51	55		14	7	10	17	6
1964–65	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	42	41	83	70		7	6	4	10	2
1965–66	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	31	41	72	35		12	6	9	15	12
1966–67	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		68	26	44	70	26		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		58	30	25	55	26		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		13	5	12	17	2		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		75	35	42	77	41		4	1	0	1	0
1969–70	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		74	18	42	60	37		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		73	34	51	85	24		6	0	2	2	2
1971–72	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		77	23	50	73	26		5	1	3	4	6
1972–73	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		65	20	35	55	10		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		78	22	47	69	12		4	1	1	2	0
1974–75	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		80	9	26	35	8		7	0	0	0	2
1975–76	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		77	31	56	87	12		4	1	3	4	2
1976–77	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		67	16	27	43	28		5	0	3	3	0
WCJHL totals				73	86	92	178	21		24	15	32	47	0
WHL totals				61	26	34	60	23		9	3	1	4	6
WHA totals				144	47	83	130	40		9	1	6	7	2
NHL totals				1410	490	739	1229	712		106	30	53	83	67

Career awards

• 1965: Most goals (Later called Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy)

See also

• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL players with 1000 points

External links

• Norm Ullman's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Norm Ullman's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Bobby Hull

NHL Goal Leader 1965

Succeeded by Bobby Hull

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Date of birth	December 26, 1935
Place of birth	Provost, AB, CAN
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