Milt Schmidt

Milt Schmidt
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1961
Born (1918-03-05)March 5, 1918
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Died January 4, 2017(2017-01-04) (aged 98)
Westwood, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Playing career 1936–1942
1945–1955

Milton Conrad Schmidt (March 5, 1918 – January 4, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, coach and general manager, mostly for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), where he was a member of the Kraut Line. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. In 2017, Schmidt was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[1]

  1. ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". National Hockey League. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.