Norm Ullman
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Norman Victor Alexander "Norm" Ullman (born December 26, 1935, in Provost, Alberta, Canada) is a former ice hockey forward. Ullman played centre, and stood 5 ft 10 in and weighed 175 lb.
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[edit] Playing career
Norm Ullman began his career with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WCJHL, before moving to the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL. He turned pro with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the 1955-56 NHL season.
He was renowned as an excellent stick handler, as well as one of the paramount forecheckers in hockey history - and for his stamina and consistency which was important centering a line with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay in only his second season with Detroit.
His career statistics rank him among the greatest centers to ever play in the NHL, with 490 career regular season goals and 739 assists for 1229 points. He had sixteen NHL seasons of 20 or more goals.
Ullman led Detroit in goals in 1961, 1965, and 1966 and led the league in 1964-65 with 42 goals, the same season he missed the overall scoring title by just 4 points, second only to Stan Mikita.
He appeared in eleven All Star games during his 20 year career and scored 30 goals and added 53 assists during Stanley Cup Playoff action in 106 games played.
On March 3, 1968, midway through his thirteenth season with Detroit, it was announced that Norm Ullman, along with Paul Henderson and Floyd Smith, were being dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Frank Mahovlich, Pete Stemkowski, Garry Unger, and the rights to Carl Brewer.
Ullman finished his NHL career with Toronto and ended his hockey career after two seasons with the WHA's Edmonton Oilers.
Although Ullman was never on a Stanley Cup winning team, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1998, he was ranked number 90 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
[edit] Career History
- Edmonton Oil Kings, WCJHL 1951-54
- Edmonton Flyers, WHL 1953-54 (1 game) 1954-55
- Detroit Red Wings, NHL 1955-56 - 1967-68
- Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL 1967-68 - 1974-75
- Edmonton Oilers, WHA 1975-76 - 1976-77
[edit] Career Statistics
Regular Season
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
1955-56 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 9 9 18 26
1956-57 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 16 36 52 47
1957-58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69 23 28 51 38
1958-59 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69 22 36 58 42
1959-60 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 24 34 58 46
1960-61 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 28 42 70 34
1961-62 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 26 38 64 54
1962-63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 26 30 56 53
1963-64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 61 21 30 51 55
1964-65 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 42 41 83 70
1965-66 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 31 41 72 35
1966-67 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 26 44 70 26
1967-68 Detroit/Toronto NHL 71 35 37 72 28
1968-69 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 35 42 77 41
1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 74 18 42 60 37
1970-71 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 34 51 85 24
1971-72 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 77 23 50 73 26
1972-73 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 20 35 55 10
1973-74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 22 47 69 12
1974-75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 9 26 35 8
NHL Totals 1410 490 739 1229 712
[edit] Carreer Awards
1965: Most goals (Later called Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy) 1965: Hart Memorial Trophy
[edit] See also
- List of retired NHL players
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
| Preceded by: Bobby Hull | NHL Goal Leader 1965 | Succeeded by: Bobby Hull |
