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HOCKEY PLAYER

Milt Schmidt

1918 - 2017

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Milton Conrad Schmidt (March 5, 1918 – January 4, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, coach and general manager, mostly for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), where he was a member of the Kraut Line. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milt Schmidt has received more than 233,540 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Milt Schmidt is the 102nd most popular hockey player (up from 14,485th in 2019), the 711th most popular biography from Canada (down from 616th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Milt Schmidt ranks 102 out of 364Before him are Alexei Yashin, Valeri Kamensky, Chris Chelios, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Martin St. Louis, and Henrik Lundqvist. After him are Andy Bathgate, Martin Brodeur, Ray Bourque, Boris Alexandrov, Udo Kiessling, and Petr Nedvěd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Milt Schmidt ranks 288Before him are Arnold Stang, Fred Wacker, Penaia Ganilau, Fay McKenzie, Allenby Chilton, and Art Cross. After him are P. H. Newby, Bertie Mee, Noor Hassanali, George Constantine, Wilf Mannion, and Nan Grey. Among people deceased in 2017, Milt Schmidt ranks 554Before him are Javier Valdez Cárdenas, Warrel Dane, Ben Barres, Tino Insana, Steve Sumner, and George Avakian. After him are Denis Johnson, Jim Bunning, Al Lawrence, Maria Verónica Reina, Tommy Gemmell, and Frank Spellman.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Milt Schmidt ranks 711 out of 1,350Before him are Martin St. Louis (1975), Patrick Chan (1990), Alan van Sprang (1971), Bruce Fairbairn (1949), Vanity (1959), and Richard Harmon (1991). After him are Donald Woods (1906), Brad Armstrong (1965), Peter Outerbridge (1966), Andy Bathgate (1932), Irving Kaplansky (1917), and Philippe Falardeau (1968).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Milt Schmidt ranks 26Before him are Sidney Crosby (1987), Joe Sakic (1969), Herb Drury (1896), Bert McCaffrey (1893), Paul Coffey (1961), and Martin St. Louis (1975). After him are Andy Bathgate (1932), Martin Brodeur (1972), Ray Bourque (1960), Bryan Trottier (1956), Grant Fuhr (1962), and Eric Lindros (1973).