Don Hall
Encyclopedia
Don Hall is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
player who spent the majority of his career with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League.
Don Hall signed with the Johnstown Jets, a Montreal Canadiens
farm team in 1951. Upon signing, Hall agreed to sign a "C-form", which allowed for the Canadiens to own Hall's rights as a professional hockey player. During Hall's rookie season, he played against future hockey Hall of Fame
forward Maurice Richard
in an exhibition game on November 20, 1951 in front of 1,638 fans at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena
. Although Hall did not score that night, Richard would go on to score six goals against Ivan Walmsley, who was considered to be the Jets' standout goaltender at the time.
Hall would go on to have an 11 year career with the Jets. His 248 career goals with the Jets is the second-highest total in team history. His career total ties him with Reg Kent
, who started his career with the Jets in 1965. Dick Roberge, who currently holds the minor league goal scoring record with 756 career goals, scored 753 goals as a member of the Johnstown Jets from 1954 until 1972.
After retiring in 1962, Hall would go on to coach an EHL All-Star team that would tour the former Soviet Union. In Hall's words, their team would get "creamed" and didn't win a game until they reached the former Czechoslovakia
. "They sent their best teams," Hall remarked, "and they didn't lay down for anybody."
Although Hall retired in 1962 after 11 seasons with the Johnstown Jets, Hall's number 9 was retired by the Johnstown Chiefs
during the 1990-91 season. A banner commemorating this retirement currently hangs in the Cambria Country War Memorial Arena.
Hall currently resides in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who spent the majority of his career with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League.
Don Hall signed with the Johnstown Jets, a Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
farm team in 1951. Upon signing, Hall agreed to sign a "C-form", which allowed for the Canadiens to own Hall's rights as a professional hockey player. During Hall's rookie season, he played against future hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
forward Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard
Joseph Henri Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, Sr., was a French-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50...
in an exhibition game on November 20, 1951 in front of 1,638 fans at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Cambria County War Memorial Arena
The Cambria County War Memorial Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that is managed by SMG Entertainment. It was built in 1950, for the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League. The film Slap Shot, based on the Jets, was filmed in this arena...
. Although Hall did not score that night, Richard would go on to score six goals against Ivan Walmsley, who was considered to be the Jets' standout goaltender at the time.
Hall would go on to have an 11 year career with the Jets. His 248 career goals with the Jets is the second-highest total in team history. His career total ties him with Reg Kent
Reg Kent
Reg Kent is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent his career with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League and North American Hockey League...
, who started his career with the Jets in 1965. Dick Roberge, who currently holds the minor league goal scoring record with 756 career goals, scored 753 goals as a member of the Johnstown Jets from 1954 until 1972.
After retiring in 1962, Hall would go on to coach an EHL All-Star team that would tour the former Soviet Union. In Hall's words, their team would get "creamed" and didn't win a game until they reached the former Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. "They sent their best teams," Hall remarked, "and they didn't lay down for anybody."
Although Hall retired in 1962 after 11 seasons with the Johnstown Jets, Hall's number 9 was retired by the Johnstown Chiefs
Johnstown Chiefs
The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...
during the 1990-91 season. A banner commemorating this retirement currently hangs in the Cambria Country War Memorial Arena.
Hall currently resides in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
.