31 Facts About Ron Hextall

1.

Ron Hextall is the current general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League .

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2.

Ron Hextall holds several team records and is a member of the Flyers Hall of Fame.

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3.

Each summer, Ron Hextall received training at the hockey school at which his father taught, but the hockey programs in Pittsburgh and Atlanta were sub-standard, and meant that during his teenage years, he was behind many of his fellow players.

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4.

Ron Hextall played 30 regular season games for the Wheat Kings, during which he recorded a GAA of 5.

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5.

Ron Hextall's team was regarded as a poor one at the time by critics and Hextall had to battle in each game.

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6.

Ron Hextall played in ten of the twelve playoff games, recording five wins and five losses, with a GAA of 3.

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7.

Ron Hextall was named as the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award winner, as the AHL's outstanding rookie player.

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8.

Ron Hextall was awarded the Vezina Trophy for the most outstanding goaltender by the NHL general managers, but he was second in the voting to Luc Robitaille for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the "player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition".

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9.

The puck was dumped into the Philadelphia zone by the Bruins, and Ron Hextall picked it up without any players near him; his shot fired into the air, bounced and rolled into the net.

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10.

The puck was shot into the Flyers' left defensive zone by Scott Stevens, and Ron Hextall went around the back of his net, controlled the puck and shot at the goal.

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11.

Ron Hextall became the first goaltender to score a goal in the NHL playoffs.

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12.

The Flyers refused to deal with the agent, and at a tearful press conference, Ron Hextall declared his contract invalid and announced that he would not take part in the team's training camp.

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13.

In total that season, Ron Hextall appeared nine times; once for the Bears in the AHL, and eight times for the Flyers.

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14.

Ron Hextall is in motion anticipating the shot before the guy even hits the puck.

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15.

Early the following season, Ron Hextall received the third significant suspension of his career, missing six games for slashing Detroit forward Jim Cummins during a preseason game.

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16.

In contrast to the fans' derision, Ron Hextall's teammates backed him, taking some of the blame themselves, and expressing their belief in their new colleague.

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17.

Ron Hextall recorded another shutout in his next home game, against the Flyers, and was shortly thereafter named as the NHL's player of the week.

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18.

Ron Hextall described the move as being two-pronged: it would appease the fans and prevent the derisory calls when the team were struggling, and it would give McLennan a chance to establish himself as the number-one goaltender.

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19.

The Flyers won the first two games of the series, and at Madison Square Garden, Ron Hextall had a quiet game in which he even acted as a calming influence to teammates Kevin Haller and Dmitri Yushkevich, a turnaround from the aggressiveness he had displayed earlier in his career.

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20.

Over his first five seasons in the NHL, Ron Hextall only made one shutout, while in his final six seasons, he achieved the feat on nineteen occasions.

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21.

The Flyers progressed to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, though Ron Hextall only appeared in eight playoff games, finishing seven of them.

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22.

Snow started nine of the ten games during the first two rounds, but Ron Hextall replaced him in game two of the Conference Final, and remained the starting goaltender for the remainder of the series.

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23.

Turgeon missed the tournament with a fractured arm; Ron Hextall was back-up to Grant Fuhr and did not play a single game.

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24.

Ron Hextall later represented Canada in the 1992 World Championships, playing five games to record one win and a GAA of 2.

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25.

Ron Hextall distinguished himself by using his stick as a defenceman would; for example, he was capable of starting a counterattack, easily lifting the puck or bouncing it off the glass.

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26.

Ron Hextall was described by former NHL player Peter McNab as the "original outlet pass goalie".

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27.

Ron Hextall was one of the first goalies that came out and played the puck.

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28.

Ron Hextall was a little rough for my liking, but it was entertaining.

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29.

Ron Hextall was promoted to director of professional player personnel three years later and was considered by the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame to be a key factor in the success experienced by the Flyers during the early 2000s when they won the Atlantic Division three times while reaching the Eastern Conference Finals on two occasions.

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30.

Ron Hextall was an advisor in the Hockey Operations department for the Kings.

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31.

Brett Ron Hextall was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes as a sixth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

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