Gump Worsley

Gump Worsley
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1980
Born	(1929-05-14)May 14, 1929 Montreal, QC, CAN
Died	January 26, 2007(2007-01-26) (aged 77) Beloeil, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Played for	New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1952–1974

Lorne John "Gump" Worsley (May 14, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec – January 26, 2007 in Beloeil, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, he was given his nickname due to friends deciding he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump. He died of a heart attack.

Achievements

• Stanley Cup Champion 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969(with Montreal)
• Won the Vezina Trophy in 1966 and 1968.
• Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1968.
• Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1966.
• Played in the All-Star Game in 1961, 1962, 1965 and 1972.
• Owns the record for the most career losses in the NHL with 352.
• Currently 7th in all time games played, 15th in career wins and 24th in shutouts.

References

• They Call Me Gump by Lorne "Gump" Worsley with Tim Moriarty
• The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Volume 3 by Charles L. Coleman
• The Complete Encyclopedia of Hockey edited by Zander Hollander
• Hockey Hall of Fame Obituary Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine

Other websites

• Gump Worsley career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Gump Worsley player profile at NHL.com
• Gump Worsley biography at Legends of Hockey
• Subject of The Weakerthans song, Elegy for Gump Worsley Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine