Harvey Alexander Bennett Sr. (July 23, 1925 – November 21, 2004) was a
Canadian
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professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who played for the
Boston Bruins
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of the
National Hockey League
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.
Perhaps Bennett's most famous feat was surrendering
Maurice Richard
Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard ( , ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL his ...
's goal that established scoring
50 goals in 50 games
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. This goal was scored for the Bruins' nemesis
Montreal Canadiens
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on March 18, 1945.
Bennett was inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.
Family
He was born in
Ettington, Saskatchewan and married Diana Helen Sullivan (youngest of nine sisters). Of his six sons,
Harvey Bennett Jr.,
Curt Bennett, and
Bill Bennett
William Richards Bennett, (April 14, 1932 – December 3, 2015) was a Canadian politician who was the 27th premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986.
Early life
Bennett was the son of Annie Elizabeth May (Richards) and former premier W. ...
all played in the NHL.
John Bennett played in the
WHA, and Jimmy Bennett was a
1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
draft pick of the
Atlanta Flames
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who played professionally in the
International Hockey League with the
Muskegon Mohawks
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This team was originally named the Muskegon Zephyrs. After the completion of ...
and also in the old
Central Hockey League
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with the
Birmingham Bulls. His youngest son, Peter Bennett, drowned after falling through ice.
References
External links
*
Obituary at LostHockey.com
Boston Bruins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Boston Olympics players
Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
Providence Reds players
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
1925 births
2004 deaths
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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