Alec Connell

About

NHL Hall of Fame goaltender who once achieved six consecutive shutouts during his career.

Before Fame

He grew up around baseball and took up hockey without even knowing how to play, at the insistence of a fellow soldier in World War I.

Trivia

He was known as the Ottawa Fireman.

Family Life

He grew up in Ottawa, Canada.

Associated With

He was called out of retirement by the New York Americans when they lost Roy Warters to injury.