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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...lost the trophy to Turk Broda, rough-&-tumble goalie of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but had cinched it again this season. On top of that, last week he set a modern record for consecutive minutes of play (309 min. 20 sec.) without allowing a score, beating Boston Bruin Frankie Brimsek's old mark by 77 min. 26 sec. and topping by 19 min. 8 sec. the standard of his idol, the Chicago Black Hawks' late, great Charlie Gardiner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Bill | 3/21/1949 | See Source »

...March 3), still probably the game's No. 1 player; Boucher's up-&-coming Rangers have speed and depth; Detroit the league's best defense. The Boston Bruins, though weak on defense, have had few goals scored against them, largely because of incomparable Frank ("Mr. Zero") Brimsek, a goalie who has the knack of always being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hockey's New Look | 12/29/1947 | See Source »

...Neither is Defense Man Dit Clapper, sole remaining star of the Bruins' championship 1929 team, who has a better than even chance to end up the season with the league's Hart (most valuable player) trophy. Only native American on the team is Goalie Frank ("Kid Zero") Brimsek, of Eveleth, Minn., who as a rookie three seasons ago gave the Bruins six shutouts in his first seven games. With two games to go last week, Brimsek was just three goals behind Detroit's Johnny Mowers in the battle for this year's goalie honors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Balanced Bruins | 3/24/1941 | See Source »

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