Hy Buller
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|3|15|mf=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|3|15|mf=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Montreal]], |
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1968|8|3|1926|3|15}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1968|8|3|1926|3|15}} |
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| death_place = [[Cleveland]], |
| death_place = [[Cleveland]], Ohio, U.S. |
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| career_start = 1943 |
| career_start = 1943 |
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| career_end = 1953 |
| career_end = 1953 |
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'''Hyman Buller''' (March 15, 1926 – August 3, 1968) was a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. Nicknamed the "Blueline Blaster" because of his penchant for hitting opposing players above the skate toe and below the pads, Buller was one of two Jewish professional hockey players in the 1940s and 1950s.Schwartz, David A. "A Mensch on Defense – The Hy Buller Story." The Scribe, no. 1 (2002), 18. |
'''Hyman Buller''' (March 15, 1926 – August 3, 1968) was a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. Nicknamed the "'''Blueline Blaster'''" because of his penchant for hitting opposing players above the skate toe and below the pads, Buller was one of two Jewish professional hockey players in the 1940s and 1950s.Schwartz, David A. "A Mensch on Defense – The Hy Buller Story." The Scribe, no. 1 (2002), 18. |
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He was on the [[Eastern Amateur Hockey League]]’s (EAHL) Second All-Star Team in 1943, the [[American Hockey League]]’s (AHL) First All-Star Team in 1949 and 1951, the [[National Hockey League]]’s (NHL) Second All-Star Team in 1952, and he played in the 1952 [[NHL All-Star Game]]. Buller was greatly admired by hockey legends [[Gordie Howe]] and [[Maurice Richard]], and other contemporaries not only for his solid plays but also for his good sportsmanship. He played in five NHL seasons, first for the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and later for the [[New York Rangers]], before retiring in 1954.[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12145 Legends of Hockey] He died from cancer in 1968.Schwartz, David A. "A Mensch on Defense – The Hy Buller Story." The Scribe, no. 1 (2002), 29. |
He was on the [[Eastern Amateur Hockey League]]’s (EAHL) Second All-Star Team in 1943, the [[American Hockey League]]’s (AHL) First All-Star Team in 1949 and 1951, the [[National Hockey League]]’s (NHL) Second All-Star Team in 1952, and he played in the 1952 [[NHL All-Star Game]]. Buller was greatly admired by hockey legends [[Gordie Howe]] and [[Maurice Richard]], and other contemporaries not only for his solid plays but also for his good sportsmanship. He played in five NHL seasons, first for the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and later for the [[New York Rangers]], before retiring in 1954.[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12145 Legends of Hockey] He died from cancer in 1968.Schwartz, David A. "A Mensch on Defense – The Hy Buller Story." The Scribe, no. 1 (2002), 29. |
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