Hockey Hall of Famer Andy Bathgate dies at 83
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Winnipeg-born Andy Bathgate – a member of the Canadian and Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame described as a “hockey stylist” known for his flash during his 1,069-game NHL career – died on Friday. He was 83.
Bathgate’s passing was confirmed on the New York Rangers twitter account, which offered condolences to his wife, Merle, and family.
During a 17 year career with the Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and Pittsburgh Penguins, Bathgate captured the league’s MVP award (1959) and a Stanley Cup with the Leafs in 1964.
But perhaps one of Bathgate’s most notable contributions to hockey occurred on November 1, 1959, when one of the league’s original slap shot artists fired a puck that struck Montreal Canadiens goaltender in the face, which required stitches. When Plante returned to the ice, he was wearing a mask.
History was born.
Bathgate, meanwhile, was born in Winnipeg on Aug. 28, 1932 and played his minor hockey in the city before playing junior in Guelph, where he helped lead the Biltmores to the 1952 Memorial Cup.
His professional career began in 1952-53 with the Rangers – the first Blueshirt to score 40 goals in a season – where Bathgate stayed until he was traded to the Leafs in 1964. After winning the Hart Trophy as league MVP in 1958-59, Bathgate tied Chicago’s Bobby Hull for the scoring title in 1961-1962. However, Hull won the crown because he had scored more goals.
Bathgate retired after the 1970-71 season having played 1,069 career NHL games, scoring 349 goals and adding 647 assists for 973 points.
In 2000, he was named to Manitoba’s All-Century First All-Star Team. He was named inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
Bathgate was inducted into the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
In 2009, Bathgate’s No. 9 jersey was retired by the Rangers.
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