Glenn Hall ended his brilliant career with 407 Wins, 84 Shutouts, a career GAA of 2.49, and voted to 11 All-Star Games. Hall is widely regarded as one of the first NHL goalies to master the butterfly style of goaltending. He is thought of by many as one of the best goalies to ever play the game. Hall still holds the record for the most First Team All-Star selections (7) which he did while playing the same era as other greats, Sawchuk and Plante (as well as other Hall of Famers, like Johnny Bower, and Gump Worsley).
He captured the Vezina trophy three times,, led three different teams to the Stanley Cup, winning the Conn Smythe trophy in 1968 and also won the Calder trophy in his rookie season of 1955. Hall managed to play 502 consecutive complete games, which spanned eight seasons, an NHL record that will probably never be broken. But the striking thing was that this record will never be broken in the sense that he never once wore a goaltending mask or helmet during the streak. It was only late in his career that he did wear a mask.
As for Brodeur he has been named a first team all-star less, played for a team that has played a suffocating defensive style, in a time known as the dead puck era, whereas Hall, especially with the Hawks played behind a run and gun squad where defense was an afterthought.
Of course, I could point this statistic out, compiled before this season of Devils goaltenders from 2002-07.
M. Brodeur: 340 games, 2.17 GAA, .916 save%, 37 shutouts, 0.11 shutouts/game
Backups: 44 games, 2.17 GAA, .913 save%, 4 shutouts, 0.09 shutouts/game
And how did Scott Clemmenson do in the Devils nets this year ??
