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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 253,461 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Vézina is the 8th most popular hockey player (up from 22nd in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 295th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Georges Vézina ranks 8 out of 676. Before him are Maurice Richard, Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov, Viktor Tikhonov, Gordie Howe, and Václav Nedomanský. After him are Jiří Holeček, Bobby Hull, Jaromír Jágr, Sergei Makarov, Stan Mikita, and Phil Esposito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Georges Vézina ranks 135. Before him are M. N. Roy, Rudolf Beran, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., August Kork, Antonio Moreno, and Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt. After him are Hermann Rauschning, Sydir Kovpak, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Dmitry Bogrov, Heino Eller, and Omer Nishani. Among people deceased in 1926, Georges Vézina ranks 62. Before him are Josias von Heeringen, Albert Robida, Carlos Schwabe, Enrico Toselli, Jean Richepin, and Krste Misirkov. After him are Luther Burbank, Louis Majorelle, Bertha Wegmann, Franz von Soxhlet, William Larned, and Sanford B. Dole.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Georges Vézina ranks 182 out of 1,622. Before him are Viola Desmond (1914), Elisha Cuthbert (1982), Stana Katic (1978), Alanis Morissette (1974), Shulamith Firestone (1945), and John van 't Schip (1963). After him are Hume Cronyn (1911), Michael Bublé (1975), Elliot Page (1987), Neve Campbell (1973), Diana Krall (1964), and Bret Hart (1957).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Georges Vézina ranks 4. Before him are Wayne Gretzky (1961), Maurice Richard (1921), and Gordie Howe (1928). After him are Bobby Hull (1939), Phil Esposito (1942), Mario Lemieux (1965), Henri Richard (1936), Bobby Orr (1948), Guy Lafleur (1951), Marcel Dionne (1951), and Howie Morenz (1902).

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