Bill Quackenbush, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Bill Quackenbush
- Hubert George "Bill" Quackenbush (March 2, 1922 – September 12, 1999) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League.
- During his 14-year career, he was the first defenceman to win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.
- He won the award after playing the entire 1948–49 season without recording a penalty.
- The penalty-less season was part of a total of 131 consecutive games he played without being assessed a penalty.
- Quackenbush, considered to be an elite offensive defenceman during his career, was named to the NHL All-Star Team five times, played in eight NHL All-Star games and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976. Following his retirement from professional ice hockey, he spent 18 years as head coach of various teams at Princeton University.
- Quackenbush coached men's golf, and both the men's and women's ice hockey teams, at various times.
- He won eight Ivy League Championships with the men's golf team and three with the women's ice hockey team.
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