Hap Holmes
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Harry "Hap" Holmes (1889 in Aurora, Ontario - died 1940) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Cougars (witch became the Detroit Red Wings) in the National Hockey League. He also played for the Seattle Metropolitans and Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association.
Hap was the first goalie to win the Stanley Cup with four different franchises, the Maple Leafs, Metropolitans, Cougars, and Blueshirts. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.
The memory of this great goalkeeper,who died in the summer of 1940 in Florida while vacationing, is perpetuated in the Hap Holmes Memorial Award, given to the top goaltender in the American Hockey League.
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