Norm Ullman

Norm Ullman
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1982
Ullman with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1960s
Born	(1935-12-26) December 26, 1935 Provost, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1955–1977

Norman Victor Alexander Ullman (born December 26, 1935) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward. He previously played for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975, and with the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1977. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.

Playing career

Norm Ullman began his career with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WCJHL, before moving to the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL. He turned pro with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League 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 in centering a line with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay in only his second season with Detroit.

His career statistics rank him among the greatest centres 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 4 points, second to Stan Mikita, and was voted a first team All-Star.

He appeared in eleven All-Star games during his 20-year career scored 30 goals and added 53 assists during Stanley Cup Playoff action in 106 games played. Ullman was twice the playoff-scoring leader.

He was part of a nine-player blockbuster transaction in which he was traded along with Paul Henderson, James Dolson, Doug Barrie, and Floyd Smith from the Red Wings to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Frank Mahovlich, Pete Stemkowski, Garry Unger, and the rights to Carl Brewer on March 4, 1968. The Maple Leafs and Red Wings were in fifth and sixth place respectively at the bottom of the East Division standings at the time of the deal. Ullman finished his NHL career with Toronto and ended his hockey career after two seasons with the WHA's Edmonton Oilers.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on September 8, 1982. In 1998, he was ranked number 90 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1951–52	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL		1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0
1952–53	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL		36	29	47	76	4		13	4	6	10	0
1953–54	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCJHL		36	56	45	101	17		10	11	26	37	0
1953–54	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		60	25	34	59	23		9	3	1	4	6
1955–56	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		66	9	9	18	26		10	1	3	4	13
1956–57	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		64	16	36	52	47		5	1	1	2	6
1957–58	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	23	28	51	38		4	0	2	2	4
1958–59	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	22	36	58	42		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	24	34	58	46		6	2	2	4	0
1960–61	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	28	42	70	34		11	0	4	4	4
1961–62	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	26	38	64	54		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	26	30	56	53		11	4	12	16	14
1963–64	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		61	21	30	51	55		14	7	10	17	6
1964–65	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	42	41	83	70		7	6	4	10	2
1965–66	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	31	41	72	35		12	6	9	15	12
1966–67	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		68	26	44	70	26		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		58	30	25	55	26		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		13	5	12	17	2		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		75	35	42	77	41		4	1	0	1	0
1969–70	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		74	18	42	60	37		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		73	34	51	85	24		6	0	2	2	2
1971–72	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		77	23	50	73	26		5	1	3	4	6
1972–73	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		65	20	35	55	10		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		78	22	47	69	12		4	1	1	2	0
1974–75	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		80	9	26	35	8		7	0	0	0	2
1975–76	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		77	31	56	87	12		4	1	3	4	2
1976–77	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		67	16	27	43	28		5	0	3	3	0
NHL totals				1,410	490	739	1,229	712		106	30	53	83	67
WHA totals				144	47	83	130	40		9	1	6	7	2

Career awards

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

Personal life

Ullman is the uncle of ballet dancer and choreographer Darren Anderson, and he is the father of lawyer Gordon Ullman and grandfather of Maxwell Ullman.

See also

• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL players with 1,000 points
• List of NHL players with 1,000 games played

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database