Everything about Lorne Chabot totally explained
Lorne Chabot (
October 5,
1900 in
Montreal,
Quebec -
October 10 1946) was a
Canadian ice hockey goaltender.
Lorne played in the
National Hockey League from
1926 to
1937. During this time, he played for the
New York Rangers,
Toronto Maple Leafs,
Montreal Canadiens,
Chicago Black Hawks,
Montreal Maroons, and
New York Americans. Lorne won the
1935 Vezina Trophy for the being the league's best goaltender.
During his stint with the Rangers,
Lester Patrick credited his name as
Lorne Chabotsky, in an attempt to garner more
Jewish fans. Chabot was also the goalie who was injured during the 1928 playoffs, forcing Patrick into the goal for the remainder of the game.
Years after his retirement, he suffered from severe arthritis and was bedridden. He developed
Bright's Disease and after a long bout with it, he died, five days after his 46th birthday.
In
1998, he was ranked number 84 on
The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. He was the only player on the list then eligible for the
Hockey Hall of Fame who hasn't been elected to it.
Chabot played in the two longest games in NHL history, losing the longest in 1933 and winning the second longest in 1936.
He was the first hockey player to appear on the cover of Time Magazine
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