The Resume

(June 26, 1895-October 9, 1950)
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens (1926-33, 1936-37) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (1933-36)
Vezina Trophy Winner (1927, 1928, 1929)
Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (1961)

Why he might be annoying:

He was undersized for a goaltender.
Despite his status as a legend in Montreal, he left the team to play for the rival Maple Leafs.
He played only seven games during his final season.
Many modern hockey fans fail to recognize him as being one of the greatest goaltenders of his era.
He was 31 years old when he made his NHL debut.

Why he might not be annoying:

He had enormous shoes to fill as he replaced Georges Vezina as the Canadiens goaltender.
He was the first recipient of the Vezina Trophy, which is awarded to the best regular-season goaltender.
He guided the Canadiens to consecutive Stanley Cup titles (1930, 1931).
He was the second goaltender in NHL history to be appointed team captain.
He held the NHL single season records for most shutouts and goals against average (both have since been broken).

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bleacher Report's Top 100 Goaltenders in NHL History (Ranked: 12)
• Hockey Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1961)
• Hockey News 100 Greatest Hockey Players (Ranked: 46)
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 1950 (Ranked: 55)
• I Died in a Car
• I Played for the Canadiens and Maple Leafs
• Ice Hockey Players
• Montreal Canadien Team Captains (Ranked: 8)
• Montreal Canadiens
• NHL Goaltenders
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25692)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 13]
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• Vezina Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1927)
• Vezina Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1928)
• Vezina Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1929)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying