Georges Vezina
Chronology
| 1887 | Born January 21 in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada |
| c. 1905 | Learns to skate after playing goalie position in boots since his youth |
| 1910 | Signed by the Montreal Canadiens after playing well in an exhibition game against the professional team |
| c. 1910 | Marries wife with whom he would have 22 children (only two would survive to adulthood) |
| 1910 | Makes debut with the Montreal Canadiens, December 31 |
| 1910-12 | Vezina's goals against average leads the NHA |
| 1912-13 | Backstops his way to first shutout of his career |
| 1917-18 | Becomes first goalie to post shutout in NHL |
| 1923-25 | Leads NHL in goals against average |
| 1925 | Plays in last game on November 25, collapsing on the ice |
| 1926 | Dies of tuberculosis on March 24 |
| 2000 | Pair of his goalie pads (perhaps the only ones in existence) are cut up and attached to certain collectable trading cards, outraging hockey historians |
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