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1964 Hockey Inductees

With only five (yet qualified) entries to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the 1964 Class, it appeared that the Hall would finally be content to have smaller and more focused classes. This wasn’t quite to be yet, as we would have a couple more large group of inductees, but 1964 proved to be a good foreshadow of what the Hall of Fame induction years would eventually become.

Babe Siebert

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Babe Siebert
His physical style, checking ability and the letter “S” at the start of his last name made Babe Siebert the perfect complement to the scoring touch of Nels Stewart and the passing skills of Hooley Smith on the Montreal Maroons famed “S Line”. It was in Montreal where Siebert started his career and posted his best offensive statistics. Babe Siebert seemingly had two lives in Hockey,…
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Bill Durnan

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Bill Durnan
Bill Durnan may have only played seven seasons in the National Hockey League, but his vast accomplishments were impossible to ignore. In six of his seven years, Durnan won the Vezina Trophy and was a First Team All Star. He would also backstop the Habs to the Stanley Cup twice. Had Bill Durnan entered the league sooner (he did not enter until he was 28, content…
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Doug Bentley

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Doug Bentley
Considered by his peers to be one of the most complete players in the NHL, Doug Bentley really was capable of it all. He could put the puck in the net, was an efficient passer, an excellent backchecker and a good guy to have in the locker room. Bentley would twice lead the league in goals (though this was during World War II when the NHL…
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Frank Dilio

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Frank Dilio
Frank Dilio served as the President of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association for twenty years. During that tenure, he also was the Secretary of that organization for half of that time and was also the official scorer for the Quebec Senior Hockey League for a period of time. Dilio’s entire professional career was dedicated to growing the sport in the French Canadian province which made it…
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Jack Stewart

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Jack Stewart
“Black” Jack Stewart was named rough play and powerful bodychecks. Stewart was a stabilizing force for the Detroit Red Wings in two championship seasons and was named to three First Season All Star Teams. Stewart was not only tough, but was an intelligent player as he rarely made any mistakes in his end and was near perfect at clearing the puck. He may not have been…
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  • Carl Voss
    Carl Voss Carl Voss played eight seasons in the National Hockey League, though his career on the ice was nothing that would be considered Hall of Fame Worthy. Voss remained associated with the game after he retired and refereed in various American leagues. He would later go to into an administrative capacity of supervising officials and would then become the President of the…
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