Hodge's first NHL game occurred in 1954 with Montreal. But because teams in that era only carried one goalie, and Montreal had perhaps the best goalie of the era in Jacques Plante, Hodge was only used in emergency situations. During this time, he played mostly in the AHL. When Plante was traded in 1962, Hodge got his chance to play full-time. He twice won the Vezina Trophy for being the goaltender of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season, once outright in 1963 64 and shared with Gump Worsley in 1965 66. Hodge's name appears on the league championship Stanley Cup six times, although he only actually played in one of those finals. He also played 1 game in the finals in 1955, but lost to Detroit.

In 1967, the league doubled in size to 12 teams. Hodge was picked up in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft by Oakland. He won a Western Hockey League title in 1969 with Oakland's farm team, the Vancouver Canucks. Hodge was an expansion pick again when the Canucks entered the NHL in 1970. He posted a winning record while sharing netminding duties with George Gardner and Dunc Wilson. He retired after being unable to come to terms with General Manager Bud Poile.

COLLECTABLE: SIGNED CHARLIE HODGE 8X10


This 8x10 photo has been signed by Montreal great, Charlie Hodge. The photo comes matted ready-to-frame. If requested to be framed, please add an additional $75 to final price.
This item measures 13 x 17 inches; not including the frame.

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