Team Give Blood...play hockey, will now select another LW.
We already have the best of alltime, and add to that,
Bert Olmstead.
Murray Albert "Bert" Olmstead (born September 4, 1926) is a retired
Canadian professional
ice hockey left winger who played for the
Montreal Canadiens,
Chicago Black Hawks and
Toronto Maple Leafs in the
National Hockey League (NHL). Olmstead began his career with the Black Hawks in 1949. In December 1950, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens via Detroit. Olmstead had his best statistical years playing for Montreal, leading the league in assists in 1954–55 with 48, and setting a league record for assists with 56 the following season. Olmstead was claimed in a Intra-League Draft by Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958, and played there until his retirement in 1962. In the 1967–68 season, Olmstead served as coach of the expansion
Oakland Seals. Olmstead played in the
Stanley Cup final in 11 of his 14 seasons in the NHL, winning it five times. He won it four times with Montreal, in 1953, and from 1956 to 1958, and once with Toronto, in 1962, which was his last season. He was inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
HHOF
11 Stanley Cup appearances
5 Stanley Cups
383 points for a grinding hard nosed player
