Modere Fernand "Mud" Bruneteau (born November 28, 1914 in St. Boniface, Manitoba - died May 26, 1982 Houston, Texas) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Saint Boniface is an area of the city of Winnipeg, home to the Franco-Manitoban community Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A Forward is a hockey player position on the Ice whose responsibility is primarily offensive. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America He played in many NHL games with his brother, Ed Bruneteau and later coached him on the Omaha Knights. Eddie H Bruneteau ( August 1, 1919 in St Boniface, Manitoba – July 30, 2002 in Omaha, Nebraska
Bruneteau is famous for ending the longest game in NHL playoff history. He had been called up to the Red Wings just two weeks earlier and was still trying adjust to the pace of the NHL when he was thrown into his first playoff series. On March 24, 1936 against the Montreal Maroons, Mud scored the winning goal at 116:30 of the sixth overtime to win the game for Detroit 1–0. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Montreal Maroons were a professional men's Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL He had his best season in 1943–44 when he scored 35 goals in 39 games in the 50 game NHL season.
After his playing career was over, he became a successful minor league coach, leading the Omaha Knights to a number of United States Hockey League championships. See also Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Omaha Knights (original The United States Hockey League (USHL is the top Junior ice hockey league in the United States.
He was suffering from cancer when he travelled to Houston, Texas for cancer treatment in April of 1982. While there, he fell gravely ill and died April 15th, 1982.
See also
Awards & Achievements
- Stanley Cup Championships (1936, 1937, & 1943)
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
External links
- Mud Bruneteau's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mud Bruneteau's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Mud Bruneteau's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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