Hyman "Hy" Buller - Born March 15, 1926 in Montreal, Quebec – Died August 3, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio was a Canadian/American ice Hockey defenceman.

- Calder Cup Champion 1947 with Hershey Bears, 1948, 1951 with Cleveland Barons.
Calder Cup finalist 1945, 1950.

- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1948, 1950, 1951 with Cleveland Barons.

Known as the "The Blueline Blaster" because of his penchant for hitting opposing players above the skate toe and below the pads with the puck.

Buller played his junior Hockey with the Saskatoon Jr Quakers then turned pro with the Eastern Amateur Hockey League / EAHL New York Rovers for the 1942-43 season. Buller was outstanding and named to the EAHL second all-star team.

Buller was signed by the Detroit Red Wings in October 1943 and sent to the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League / AHL for the 1943-44 season. He was called up to Detroit, making his NHL debut on December 7, 1943 vs Boston Bruins at Boston Garden in a 6-6 tie. He became and still is the youngest player in Red Wings history at 17 years of age. He played 6 more games for the Red Wings in March 1944 and had 3 assists in the 7 games he played.

Buller was claimed on waivers by the AHL Hershey Bears from Detroit Red Wings on October 22, 1944, but still played 2 more games for the Red Wings on October 29 & November 25 1944.

Buller played for the Hershey Bears for 3 1/2 seasons, helping them to the Calder Cup finals in 1945 and then winning the Calder Cup championship in 1947.

Buller was traded to the AHL Cleveland Barons by Hershey for Babe Pratt and Joe Cooper, December 24, 1947, and helped the Barons set a AHL record of 30 undefeated games, which included 3 AHL round 1 playoff wins vs Providence Reds, before losing game 4 by a score of 8-3. The Barons took game 5 and the series, then defeated Buffalo to win the 1948 Calder Cup championship.

Buller helped the Barons reach the 1950 Calder Cup finals, and then the 1951 Calder cup championship.

Buller was named to the American Hockey League’s First All-Star Team in 1949 and 1951, Buller at that time held the record for most all-time points scored by a defenseman.

In May, 1951 Buller was traded to the New York Rangers, and after much deliberation moved his young family to New York city. In his 1st season Buller played defense alongside Allan Stanley.

Buller scored his 1st NHL goal vs Terry Sawchuk of Detroit Red Wings at 10:12 of 2nd period on November 4, 1951 at Detroit Olympia in a 4-2 Red Wings win.

He won the West Side Association of Commerce Trophy as the Rangers’ most valuable player and came in 2nd in voting for the Calder Trophy. He was outstanding in his 1st full NHL season, scoring 35 points (12 goals), while delivering a host of thunderous hits. He was named a alternate captain.

Buller’s connection to the large Jewish population in New York was used by the Rangers’ management to attract a new audience to the home games. Banners emblazoned with the Star of David were hung from Madison Square Garden and his faith was frequently reinforced by sports writers.

Buller played for the Rangers until January 1954, with his last NHL game on January 14, when he was loaned to the WHL's Saskatoon Quakers, and finished the season there before retiring at seasons end.

Buller played in 188 regular season NHL games, scoring 22 goals (1 GWG), 58 assists with 215 penalty minutes and 0 NHL playoff games.

Buller played in the 1952 NHL All-Star Game at Detroit Olympia and assisted on Rocket Richards goal in a 1-1 tie. He also had a 2 minute penalty.
Buller was also the 1st rookie defenseman to be chosen for a NHL All-Star second team in 1952.

Buller played in 447 regular season AHL games, scoring 79 goals, 203 assists with 405 penalty minutes and 63 AHL playoff games, scoring 8 goals, 22 assists with 47 penalty minutes.

AHL First All-Star Team in 1949 and 1951

The Buller Family returned to Cleveland for a few years where Hy worked as a salesman before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1962 where he coached several amateur Hockey teams. In 1965 Buller was diagnosed with cancer. He and his wife decided to move back to Cleveland, and in 1968 he died of cancer.

Hy Buller was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.

Hy Buller was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame at the Wingate Institute in 2017.