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Roy Worters
Inducted:
1969
Player Stats
5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Born:
October 19, 1900
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died:
November 7, 1957
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position:
Goaltender
College:
NA
Roy "Shrimp" Worters was a pint-sized goaltending giant during the NHL's early years. Standing just 5'3" tall, he remains the shortest player in the history of the league, yet he cast a massive shadow over the game through his incredible agility and acrobatic style. Worters spent the majority of his career with the New York Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates, often playing behind weak defensive teams and facing an extraordinary volume of shots.
In 1929, he made history by becoming the first goaltender to win the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player. He followed this with a Vezina Trophy win in 1931. Known for his "wasp-like" reflexes and his ability to stop pucks with his quick hands and feet, Worters recorded 66 career shutouts, a staggering number given the era's rules. He was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.
Worters' Awards and Honors
- Hart Memorial Trophy (League MVP) (1929)
- Vezina Trophy (Best Goaltender) (1931)
- NHL Second All-Star Team (1932, 1934)
NHL Records
- First goaltender in NHL history to be awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy (1929) as the league's MVP
- Shortest player to ever play in the National Hockey League, standing at only 5'3"
NHL Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1925-1928)
New York Americans (1928-1937)
Number Worn:
30
NHL Stats
Seasons:
12 (1925-1937)
Games Played:
484
Wins:
171
Losses:
229
Tied:
83
Goals Against Average (GAA):
2.27
Shutouts:
66
Playoff Record:
3-6 in 11 games
Playoff GAA:
2.09
Russell Bowie
Inducted:
1947
Player Stats
Born:
August 24, 1880
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died:
April 8, 1959
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Position:
Rover
Forward
College:
NA
Russell "Dubbie" Bowie was the most dominant amateur scorer in the history of the sport and arguably the greatest player to never play professionally. A superstar for the Montreal Victorias, Bowie was a pure center who possessed an almost supernatural ability to find the back of the net.
Bowie’s statistics are legendary; he led his league in scoring five times over a ten-year span and is one of the few players to average nearly three goals per game over his entire career. He won a Stanley Cup in 1898 and remained an amateur icon until his retirement in 1910. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947.
Bowie's Awards and Honors
- Stanley Cup Champion (1898)
- 5x League Scoring Champion (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908)
- All-Time Amateur Record: Highest goals-per-game average (2.98) in major senior hockey
Teams
Montreal Victorias (1898-1910)
Number Worn:
48
Stats
Playing career:
1898-1910
Games Played:
80
Goals:
239
Points:
239
Penalty Minutes:
40
Stanley Cup:
1 (1898)
Rusty Crawford
Inducted:
1963
Player Stats
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Born:
November 7, 1885
Cardinal, Ontario, Canada
Died:
December 19, 1971
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Position:
Left wing
College:
NA
Samuel Russell "Rusty" Crawford was a tireless, hard-nosed left winger known as one of the greatest "shadows" and defensive forwards in the early history of professional hockey. A legendary "Iron Man" of the pre-war era, Crawford possessed a relentless work ethic and legendary stamina, often playing the full 60 minutes of a game without a substitution.
He was a cornerstone of two separate dynasties, winning the Stanley Cup with the Quebec Bulldogs in the NHA and later with the Toronto Arenas in the NHL's inaugural 1917–18 season. Crawford was a master of the "check," tasked with neutralizing the opposing team's most dangerous star. His versatility allowed him to play both forward and defense with equal efficiency. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
Crawford's Awards and Honors
- 2x Stanley Cup Champion (1913, 1918)
- WCHL First All-Star Team (1924)
- One of the few players to play in the NHA, NHL, PCHA, and WCHL
NHL Teams
Ottawa Senators (1917-1918)
Toronto Arenas ((1918-1919)
Number Worn:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
NHL Stats
Season Played:
2 (1917-1919)
Games Played:
38
Goals:
10
Assists:
3
Points:
13
Penalty Minutes:
117
Playoffs Games:
2
Playoff Points:
3 (G-2, A-1)
Stanley Cup:
2 (1913, 1918)
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