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Georges Vézina

1887 - 1926

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Joseph Georges Gonzague Vézina (; French: [ʒɔʁʒ vezina]; January 21, 1887 – March 27, 1926) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and nine in the National Hockey League (NHL), all with the Montreal Canadiens. After being signed by the Canadiens in 1910, Vézina played in 327 consecutive regular season games and a further 39 playoff games, before leaving early during a game in 1925 due to illness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georges Vézina has received more than 235,607 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Vézina is the 22nd most popular hockey player (down from 13th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Canada (down from 278th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Georges Vézina ranks 22 out of 364. Before him are Mario Lemieux, Sergei Makarov, Jari Kurri, Igor Larionov, Henri Richard, and Guy Lafleur. After him are Jiří Holík, Bobby Orr, Teemu Selänne, Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Yakushev, and Viktor Konovalenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Georges Vézina ranks 177. Before him are Jack Conway, Lajos Kassák, Norman L. Bowen, Géza Csáth, Hranush Arshagyan, and Joseph Orbeli. After him are Yuri Shaporin, Thoralf Skolem, Boris Kostić, Igor Severyanin, Sigrid Fick, and Louise Arner Boyd. Among people deceased in 1926, Georges Vézina ranks 84. Before him are Iraj Mirza, Joan Alcover, Giovanni Amendola, Giovanni Cagliero, Yervant Odian, and Barbara La Marr. After him are Eugene V. Debs, Carl Swartz, Thomas Moran, Eliška Krásnohorská, Jan Szczepanik, and William Larned.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Georges Vézina ranks 295 out of 1,350. Before him are Jessalyn Gilsig (1971), Bob Ezrin (1949), G. A. Cohen (1941), Joe Clark (1939), Peaches (1966), and Donal Logue (1966). After him are William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie (1847), Bobby Orr (1948), Cory Monteith (1982), David Suzuki (1936), Pat Patterson (1941), and Kevin Durand (1974).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Georges Vézina ranks 9. Before him are Gordie Howe (1928), Phil Esposito (1942), Bobby Hull (1939), Mario Lemieux (1965), Henri Richard (1936), and Guy Lafleur (1951). After him are Bobby Orr (1948), Marcel Dionne (1951), Howie Morenz (1902), Brett Hull (1964), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), and Bobby Clarke (1949).

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