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Bill Durnan

Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1972)
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Bill Durnan
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
January 22, 1916
Date of death
October 31, 1972
Place of birth
Toronto
Country of citizenship
Canada[5]
Occupation
ice hockey player
Award received
Stanley Cup, Vezina Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Quebec Sports Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Hockey Hall of Fame[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Citizenship
Canada
Cause of death
kidney failure[16]
Family name
Durnan[18]
Given name
Bill[19]
Height
183.0
League or competition
National Hockey League[14]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
Mass
86.0
Member of sports team
Montreal Canadiens[13]
Position played on team / speciality
goaltender[15]
Sport
ice hockey[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bill Durnan en William Ronald Durnan de Durnan es William Ronald Durnan ja ビル・ダーナン ru Билл Дёрнан ru Дёрнан, Билл sv Durnan, Bill sv William Ronald Durnan uk Білл Дернан zh 比爾·杜蘭
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
123
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
william-arnold-durnan
Elite Prospects player ID
23173
Find a Grave memorial ID
7272223
Freebase ID
/m/05wkdw
Hockey-Reference.com player ID
d/durnabi01
HockeyDB player ID
1497
NHL.com player ID
8449910
Prabook ID
1757770
Quebec Sports Hall of Fame ID
1226
Trading Card Database name ID
14470
WikiTree person ID
Durnan-50

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Stanley Cup, Vezina Trophy, Hockey Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Cause of death 1
kidney failure
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Given name 1
Bill
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of sports team 1
Montreal Canadiens
Occupation 1
ice hockey player
Place of birth 1
Toronto
Position played on team / speciality 1
goaltender
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
ice hockey
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Summary

Born in Toronto[1], he… he was born on January 22, 1916[2]. He died on October 31, 1972[3]. He worked as an ice hockey player[4].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Stanley Cup[6], a sports competition[21], in Canada[22], founded in 1893[23]; Vezina Trophy[7], a sports award[24], in United States[25], founded in 1927[26]; Quebec Sports Hall of Fame[27], a sports hall of fame[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1990[30]; Canada's Sports Hall of Fame[31], a sports hall of fame[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1955[34]; and Hockey Hall of Fame[35], an ice hockey hall of fame[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1943[38].

FAQs

Where was Bill Durnan born?

Born in Toronto[1].

What did Bill Durnan do for work?

Bill Durnan worked as ice hockey player[4].

What awards did Bill Durnan receive?

Honors received include Stanley Cup[6], Vezina Trophy[7], Vezina Trophy[8], and Vezina Trophy[9].

Related Entities

Canada Toronto

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . NHL.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [17] ↑ . NHL.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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