Ron Hextall
Ron Hextall was born on May 3, 1964, in Brandon, Manitoba, as the third child of Bryan and Fay Hextall.[1] Ron Hextall's grandfather Bryan Hextall, a Hall of Fame inductee in 1969, played 11 NHL seasons with the New York Rangers, making Hextall a third-generation NHL player.[1]
Quick Facts
- Birthplace
- Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
- Position
- Goaltender
- Catches
- Left
- Played for
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Quebec Nordiques
- New York Islanders
- Draft
- 119th overall
- Drafted by
- Philadelphia Flyers
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
He was awarded the Vezina Trophy as the most outstanding goaltender in his rookie season.[2] Philadelphia selected Hextall with the 119th overall pick in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.[3] During the 1986–87 season, Hextall's rookie year, he played 66 regular-season games, posting 37 wins and a 3.00 GAA, and guided the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Final.[2] On December 8, 1987, Hextall shot the puck into an empty net late in a game versus the Boston Bruins, becoming the first NHL goaltender to shoot and score a goal.[4]
What the cited sources add
A 2003 book titled "Who's Who In Hockey" confirms that Hextall arrived at the Flyers' training camp in 1984 expecting to play in the NHL but was sent to the Kalamazoo Wings.[5][6] The same source notes he made his professional debut with Kalamazoo, playing 19 games and recording six wins.[5][6] That record also states he recorded 30 wins and a 3.41 goals against average that season.[7][8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ron Hextall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Greenberg, "What Makes Ron Hextall Tick...tick...tick", Time Warner, November 13, 1989, p. 68–72; "Bryan Hextall: Biography", Hockey Hall of Fame; "Bryan Lee Hextall", Hockey Hall of Fame; "Dennis Harold Hextall", Hockey Hall of Fame (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ron Hextall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Vezina Trophy", National Hockey League; "Trophy Tracker: Calder Memorial Trophy", National Hockey League; Melo, "Falling short in the final", Rogers Sportsnet, May 28, 2010; "Prince of Wales Trophy Winners", Hockey Hall of Fame; "1986–87 NHL Playoff Results", hockeyDB.com; Finn, "Flyers Win, 4–3, To Gain Final", The New York Times, May 15, 1987 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ron Hextall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Greenberg, "What Makes Ron Hextall Tick...tick...tick", Time Warner, November 13, 1989, p. 68–72; Greenberg, "What Makes Ron Hextall Tick...tick...tick", Time Warner, November 13, 1989, p. 68–72; "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results (1982, Philadelphia Flyers)", National Hockey League (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ron Hextall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Finn, "N.H.L.; This Time Rangers Take On Hextall", The New York Times, October 26, 1987; Finn, "Rangers Hold Flyers to 2–2 Tie", The New York Times, October 27, 1987 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 0740719041 ("Who's Who In Hockey"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Wikipedia, "Ron Hextall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hurley, "With Ron Hextall's Guidance, Jonathan Bernier Turning in All-Star Season for Monarchs", New England Sports Network, January 16, 2010; "Who's Who in Hockey", Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003, p. 173 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780738513331 ("The Hershey Bears"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Wikipedia, "Ron Hextall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "1985–86 American Hockey League (AHL)", hockeyDB.com; Leone, "The Hershey Bears: Sweet Seasons", Arcadia Publishing, 2003, p. 115 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Ron Hextall (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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