William Ronald Durnan (January 22, 1916 – October 31, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played with the Montreal Canadiens in...

management would decide which of the Habs' two goaltenders (Paul Bibeault and Bill Durnan) would receive the trophy. However, at a banquet that October, NHL President...

1949–1950: Bill Durnan, Gerry McNeil 1948–1949: Bill Durnan 1947–1948: Bill Durnan, Gerry McNeil 1946–1947: Bill Durnan 1945–1946: Bill Durnan, Paul Bibeault...

Durnan (spelling variations include Durnane, Durneen, Durnin, Durnain, Dornan, Dornain, Dorneen, Durning) is an Irish Celtic surname. The original Gaelic...

goals. Blake scored the Cup winner in overtime. In the same overtime, Bill Durnan stopped the first penalty shot awarded in the Finals, awarded to Virgil...

he became the first NHL goaltender to serve as a team captain since Bill Durnan in the 1947–48 season. Luongo served in that capacity for two seasons...

category. The player on the list with the shortest NHL career is goaltender Bill Durnan, who played for seven seasons – winning the Vezina Trophy and selected...

make the fans happy. Bill Durnan solved the goaltending woes, but not before Gorman had all kinds of problems signing him. Durnan knew his worth, and wanted...

act as Captain or Alternate Captain. This rule was introduced because Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens goalie and captain, would frequently leave his crease...

League (NHL). The team would win the Stanley Cup for the fifth time. Bill Durnan would join the club as its new goaltender and he won the Vezina Trophy...

1948 after teams complained that it took Montreal Canadiens goaltender Bill Durnan too long to skate to talk with the officials and back to his crease....

Red Wings Emile Bouchard* (4) Montreal Canadiens Bill Quackenbush* Detroit Red Wings G Bill Durnan* (4) Montreal Canadiens Frank Brimsek* (7) Boston...

1932–33 season Charlie Gardiner (Chicago Black Hawks): 1933–34 season Bill Durnan (Montreal Canadiens): latter half of 1947–48 season Prior to the 1948–49...

Turek, 2.31 Clint Benedict, 2.32 Ben Bishop, 2.32 Gerry McNeil, 2.34 Bill Durnan, 2.36 Marty Turco, 2.36 Jacques Plante, 2.38 Manny Legace, 2.41 Jonathan...

saying he regretted what had taken place. Montreal fans began to boo Bill Durnan, as they had in 1947–48, despite the fact he was the league's best goalkeeper...

the playoffs for the first time since playing at Maple Leaf Gardens. Bill Durnan equalled George Hainsworth's record of three consecutive Vezina Trophies...

netminder Mike Karakas tied for the league lead in shutouts with four each. Bill Durnan won his second consecutive Vezina Trophy with Montreal. Flash Hollett...

with 7 assists in a 10–6 shootout win over the Chicago Black Hawks. Bill Durnan broke George Hainsworth's record of consecutive Vezina Trophies as he...

and Lach provided the offensive power it was Bouchard and goal-tender Bill Durnan who kept the goals out. During the regular season Montreal had allowed...

the blade of the stick was not curved. Another ice hockey goaltender Bill Durnan, had the ability to catch the puck with either hand. He won the Vezina...

Chelios Sprague Cleghorn Yvan Cournoyer Gord Drillon Ken Dryden Dick Duff Bill Durnan Tony Esposito Bob Gainey Herb Gardiner Bernard Geoffrion Doug Gilmour...

series, defeating the Leafs 6–0 in the opener. Canadiens goaltender Bill Durnan reportedly asked "How did those guys get in the league?", although he...

Canadiens. In January 1953, Plante was called up to play for the Canadiens. Bill Durnan, the goaltender who played for Montreal when Plante first began, had...

17 Ken Reardon   Goaltenders 1 Bill Durnan Donat Raymond (President/Owner), Dalton Coleman (Vice President/Owner) Bill Hardy (Director), Tommy Gorman...

David Kerr Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1941 Succeeded by Frank Brimsek Preceded by Bill Durnan Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1948 Succeeded by Bill Durnan...

points. In 2009–10 Ovechkin surpassed the mark of Hall of Fame goaltender Bill Durnan (first four seasons from 1943–44 through 1946–47) and became the first...

(b. 1902) 1964 – Tuomas Bryggari, Finnish politician (b. 1881) 1972 – Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916) 1973 – Malek Bennabi...

Roberto Luongo had been named team captain, marking the first time since Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens in 1947–48 that a goaltender had been named...

the New York Rangers' Davey Kerr (1940), ambidextrous Montreal goalie Bill Durnan (1944–1947, 1949 and 1950), the New York Rangers' Gilles Villemure (1971)...

The Canadiens missed the playoffs for the first time since 1940, and Bill Durnan, for the only time in his career, failed to win the Vezina Trophy. This...