IMAGE INFORMATION
EditEbenezer Ralston "Ebbie" Goodfellow - Born April 9, 1906 in Fallowfield (Ottawa), Ontario - Died September 10, 1985 in Sarasota, Florida, was a Canadian/American ice Hockey center, defenseman and coach.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1936, 1937, 1943 (coach) with Detroit Red Wings.
Stanley Cup finalist 1934, 1941, 1942.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1934, 1936, 1937 with Detroit Red Wings.
- Hart Memorial Trophy Winner 1940
- Turner Cup Champion 1947 with Windsor Spitfires (coach).
- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1949 with St. Louis Flyers (coach).
Goodfellow made his NHL debut with Detroit Cougars on November 14, 1929 vs Boston Bruins at Detroit Olympia in a 5-2 Bruins win.
Goodfellow scored his 1st NHL goal vs John Ross Roach of New York Rangers at 5:06 of 2nd period on November 17, 1929 at Madison Square Garden in a 5-5 tie.
While playing the now Detroit Falcons, Goodfellow scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Benny Grant of Toronto Maple Leafs on Christmas Day / December 25, 1930 at Detroit Olympia in a 10-1 Falcons win. His 1st goal was the game winner and he had 4 goals in the game.
Goodfellow played his entire 14 season NHL career with the Detroit Cougars/Falcons/Red Wings, 1st as a high scoring center and later as one of the League's best defensemen.
Goodfellow was 1st named Detroit Red Wings captain for the 1934-35 season, and again from 1938 to 1942.
Goodfellow played in 557 regular season NHL games, scoring 135 goals (21 GWG / 3 OTG), 191 assists with 511 penalty minutes and 45 NHL playoff games, scoring 8 goals (2 GWG), 8 assists with 67 penalty minutes.
Goodfellow played in the Howie Morenz Memorial Game 1937
Goodfellow played in the Babe Siebert Memorial Game 1939
Goodfellow was selected to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1937, 1940.
In his final playing season in 1942, Goodfellow was like a assistant coach to Jack Adams, and would he later coach Detroit, first in the 1942 Stanley Cup finals (3 games) filling in for a suspended Jack Adams, and then again in the 1943 Stanley Cup finals (10 games) filling in for a suspended Jack Adams. Detroit lost in 1942 and won the 1943 Stanley Cup championship.
Goodfellow then coached the Windsor Spitfires for 1 season, guiding them to the 1947 Turner Cup championship.
Goodfellow then coached the St. Louis Flyers in the American Hockey League for 3 seasons, and then back in the NHL, coaching the Chicago Black Hawks for 2 seasons 1950 - 1952.
Ebbie Goodfellow was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
NOTE
Goodfellow played in the longest game in NHL history on March 24, 1936 - Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Maroons at Montreal Forum in a 1-0 Red Wings win. 176 minutes and 30 seconds - 60 minutes of regulation and 6 overtime periods.
