Milt Schmidt | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1961 | |||
Born |
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | March 5, 1918||
Died |
January 4, 2017 Westwood, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 98)||
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]