Ebbie Goodfellow
Canadian ice hockey player
Died when: 79 years 154 days (953 months)Star Sign: Aries
Ebenezer Robertson Goodfellow (April 9, 1907 – September 10, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.Goodfellow played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for fourteen seasons with the Detroit Red Wings from 1929 to 1944 as both a forward and defenceman.
Goodfellow helped the Red Wings win three Stanley Cups, back to back in 1935–36 and 1936–37, and another in 1942–43.
He was captain of the Wings for five seasons, including winning the first Red Wings MVP as a defenseman in 1939-40.
He played on the team until 1942 when he was succeeded by Syd Howe as team captain.Goodfellow was the first Red Wing to have won the NHL's Hart Trophy (MVP) for the 1939–40 season.
Goodfellow was the first Red Wing to receive this award and one of only four Red Wings in history to win the Hart; the other three being six-time winner Gordie Howe, Sid Abel (1949) and Sergei Fedorov (1994).
After retiring from playing, Goodfellow coached in the American Hockey League (AHL) and later with the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL.
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