| Alec Connell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1958 | |||
 | |||
| Born |
February 8, 1902 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 10, 1958 (aged 56) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right[a] | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa Senators Detroit Falcons New York Americans Montreal Maroons | ||
| Playing career | 1924–1937 | ||
Alexander "The Ottawa Fireman" Connell[2] (February 8, 1902[b] – May 10, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Falcons, New York Americans and Montreal Maroons teams in the National Hockey League. He is widely believed to be one of the greatest hockey goaltenders of all time.[3][4]
- ^ "Alec Connell Dies" Archived 2020-04-29 at the Wayback Machine The Miami News, May 11, 1958.
- ^ "Alex Connell: Biography". hhof.com. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Campbell, Ken (November 9, 2018). "Top 100 Goalies: No. 31 — Alec Connell". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
"There are people who will tell you he was the greatest goalie of all-time," said hockey historian Eric Zweig.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (1969). 50 Years of Hockey. Winnipeg, MB: Greywood Publishing Ltd. p. 29.
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