Hal Winkler

Hal Winkler
Hal Winkler
Born	March 20, 1894; Gretna, Manitoba, Canada
Died	May 29, 1956 (aged 62); Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Edmonton Eskimos; Calgary Tigers; Boston Bruins
Playing career	1921–1928

Harold Lang Winkler (March 20, 1894 – May 29, 1956) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender.

Biography

Winkler started his professional hockey career with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League in 1922. He would also play with the Calgary Tigers. In 1926, he moved to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He would also play with the Boston Bruins who acquired him from the Rangers in a cash transaction on January 17, 1927.

Winkler recorded 15 shutouts in 44 games for the 1927–28 Boston Bruins. Despite the NHL's regular season almost doubling in length from what it was in 1927–28, Winkler's mark is a single-season team record that still stands. Winkler recorded two playoff shutouts for Boston during the 1927 Stanley Cup playoffs. Both games were scoreless ties.

During the 1957–58 season the Stanley Cup was redone. Winkler's name was added to the Stanley Cup as a member of the 1929 Bruins, even though he played the whole season in the minors.

Awards and achievements

WCHL All-Star Team (1923)

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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