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Encyclopedia > Al Rollins

Al Rollins (born October 9, 1926 in Vanguard, Saskatchewan was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... See also: Goalkeeper Patrick Roy, an ice hockey goaltender The goaltender, goalie, (or netminder in British English) in ice hockey is a player who defends the goal net from shots. ...


Al played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers. He would help the Leafs win the 1951 Stanley Cup. He would also win the 1951 Vezina Trophy and the 1954 Hart Memorial Trophy. NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a National Hockey League team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The New York Rangers (NYR) are a National Hockey League team based in New York City. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ... The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the person deemed the best ice hockey goalkeeper as voted on by the general managers of the teams in the National Hockey League. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the most valuable ice hockey player in the National Hockey League during the regular season. ...


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Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Al Rollins - Backbone Of The Flyers (612 words)
Rollins arrived in Edmonton at the age of 21, after spending the previous season with the Vancouver Canucks of the amateur Pacific Coast Hockey League.
Rollins jumped to the minor pro ranks for a couple of years, then got his break with Toronto, where he would platoon with statesman and future Hall of Famer Walter “Turk” Broda in the Maple Leafs’ goal.
Rollins then turned to the coaching ranks—and he returned to Edmonton in 1976-77 as the visiting coach of the World Hockey Association’s Phoenix Roadrunners, who he led to a 28-48-4 record.
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