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Harry Lumley (ice hockey)
1998Sep, 13

Harry Lumley (ice hockey)

Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
Harry "Apple Cheeks" Lumley (November 11, 1926 – September 13, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins between 1943 and 1960. He won the Vezina Trophy for being the goaltender to allow the fewest goals against in 1954, and won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 1950. In 1980 Lumley was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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