Rick Stevens

But that's for those of you who are keeping score, Blake Coleman is said to be on the Canadians list.

He was nicknamed Mr. Goalie, so you can understand that he not only excelled at what he did as a Hall of Fame goaltender, he revolutionized the game in some respects.

He's...

Often said that he was the pioneer of the butterfly style of goaltending.

He set a consecutive game mark that is just not going to be ever broken.

Played 502 consecutive games.

NHL games 502 consecutive NHL games um and that's uh you know didn't need a backup didn't need a mask at the time uh and played 906 uh games in his illustrious um career um

I should also note a Canadian's connection, and that's what we like to do here, that he was picked up in the expansion draft by the St.

Louis Blues, and he took the St.

Louis Blues to the Stanley Cup final.

In their first year, the 1968 Stanley Cup final featured the St.

Louis Blues versus the Montreal Canadiens.

Montreal swept that final for their Stanley Cup.

But even in a losing effort, Hall was named the Cohen-Smythe Trophy winner.

for his play.

The following year, just another note, the tandem for the St.

Louis Blues included Glenn Hall.

He won the Vezina Trophy that year, and he was just partnered up with another Hall of Fame goaltender, Jacques Plante.

Impression?

Resilience.