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Norman Victor Alexander "Norm" Ullman (born December 26, 1935, in Provost
Provost, Alberta

Provost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Alberta Highway 13 and Alberta Highway 899. It is situated west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border....
, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
) is a former ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 forward
Forward (ice hockey)

A Forward is a ice hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily to score goals. Generally, the offensemen try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal....
.

Ullman began his career with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WCJHL
Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a junior ice hockey ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada....
, before moving to the Edmonton Flyers
Edmonton Flyers

The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1940 until 1963, playing in various senior and minor professional leagues during that time....
 of the WHL
Western Hockey League (minor pro)

The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League....
. He turned pro with the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, who are the current Stanley Cup champions.They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
 of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
 in the 1955–56 NHL season.

He was renowned as an excellent stick handler, as well as one of the paramount forecheckers in hockey history - and for his stamina and consistency which was important centering a line with Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe

Gordon "Gordie" Howe, Order of Canada is a retired professional ice hockey player from Canada who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and Hartford Whalers in the World Hockey Association ....
 and Ted Lindsay
Ted Lindsay

Robert Blake Theodore "Ted" Lindsay is a former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. During his playing career, he helped to organize the NHL Players Association....
 in only his second season with Detroit.

His career statistics rank him among the greatest centers to ever play in the NHL, with 490 career regular season goals and 739 assists for 1229 points.






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Norman Victor Alexander "Norm" Ullman (born December 26, 1935, in Provost
Provost, Alberta

Provost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Alberta Highway 13 and Alberta Highway 899. It is situated west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border....
, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
) is a former ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 forward
Forward (ice hockey)

A Forward is a ice hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily to score goals. Generally, the offensemen try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal....
.

Playing career

Norm Ullman began his career with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WCJHL
Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a junior ice hockey ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada....
, before moving to the Edmonton Flyers
Edmonton Flyers

The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1940 until 1963, playing in various senior and minor professional leagues during that time....
 of the WHL
Western Hockey League (minor pro)

The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League....
. He turned pro with the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, who are the current Stanley Cup champions.They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
 of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
 in the 1955–56 NHL season.

He was renowned as an excellent stick handler, as well as one of the paramount forecheckers in hockey history - and for his stamina and consistency which was important centering a line with Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe

Gordon "Gordie" Howe, Order of Canada is a retired professional ice hockey player from Canada who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and Hartford Whalers in the World Hockey Association ....
 and Ted Lindsay
Ted Lindsay

Robert Blake Theodore "Ted" Lindsay is a former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. During his playing career, he helped to organize the NHL Players Association....
 in only his second season with Detroit.

His career statistics rank him among the greatest centers to ever play in the NHL, with 490 career regular season goals and 739 assists for 1229 points. He had sixteen NHL seasons of 20 or more goals.

Ullman led Detroit in goals in 1961, 1965, and 1966 and led the league in 1964–65 with 42 goals. In that same season he missed the overall scoring title by just 4 points, second only to Stan Mikita
Stan Mikita

Stanislav "Stan" Mikita is a Slovakia born, Canada retired professional ice hockey player, generally regarded as the best center of the 1960s. In 1961 he won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks....
, and was voted a first team All Star
NHL All-Star Team

The NHL All-Star Teams were first named at the end of the 1930?31 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the season at each position.Representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the All-Star Team at the end of the regular season....
.

He appeared in eleven All Star games during his 20 year career and scored 30 goals and added 53 assists during Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs champion....
 Playoff action in 106 games played. Ullman was twice the playoff scoring leader.

On March 3, 1968, midway through his thirteenth season with Detroit, it was announced that Norm Ullman, along with Paul Henderson
Paul Henderson

Paul Henderson is a retired Canadian ice hockey Winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames....
 and Floyd Smith
Floyd Smith

Floyd Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey Centre who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres and who coached for 4 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs....
, were being dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
 for Frank Mahovlich
Frank Mahovlich

Francis William "Frank" Mahovlich, Order of Canada is a Canadian Senate of Canada, and a retired National Hockey League ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame....
, Pete Stemkowski
Pete Stemkowski

Peter "Pete" Stemkowski - is a former player in the National Hockey League. Over fifteen seasons, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings....
, Garry Unger
Garry Unger

Garry Douglas "Iron Man" Unger is a former professional ice hockey Centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967?68 NHL season until 1982?83 NHL season....
, and the rights to Carl Brewer
Carl Brewer

Carl Thomas Brewer was a Canadian ice hockey Defenceman .Brewer started his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1957?58 NHL season. He also played with the Detroit Red Wings and St....
.

Ullman finished his NHL career with Toronto and ended his hockey career after two seasons with the WHA
World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972-73 WHA season to 1978-79 WHA season....
's Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The team is currently part of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
.

Although Ullman was never on a Stanley Cup winning team, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame....
 in 1982. In 1998, he was ranked number 90 on The Hockey News list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players
List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News

This is the The Hockey News top 100 National Hockey League players of all-time. The Hockey News is a newspaper that specializes in ice hockey....
.

Career History

  • Edmonton Oil Kings, WCJHL 1951–54
  • Edmonton Flyers, WHL 1953–54 (1 game) 1954–55
  • Detroit Red Wings, NHL 1955–56 – 1967–68
  • Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL 1967–68 – 1974–75
  • Edmonton Oilers, WHA 1975–76 – 1976–77


Career statistics


Career Awards

  • 1965: Most goals (Later called Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy
    Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy

    The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, also known as the Maurice Richard Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League....
    )


See also

  • List of retired NHL players
  • List of NHL statistical leaders
    List of NHL statistical leaders

    This is a list of National Hockey League statistical leaders through the end of the 2007?08 NHL season.Most of these records are dominated by Canadian players, due to the traditional popularity of ice hockey in Canada....
  • List of NHL seasons
    List of NHL seasons

    This is a list of National Hockey League Season since inception of the league, and also of its predecessor, the National Hockey Association:...
  • List of NHL players with 1000 points
    List of NHL players with 1000 points

    As of the completion of the 2007?08 NHL season season?the List of NHL seasons regular season of the National Hockey League ?a total of 71 different ice hockey players have scored at least 1000 regular season points in their NHL career....


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