In the 1952-53 NHL season, Gump Worsley won the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year, Playing 50 full games in tandem with Chuck Rayner, (20 games), who was in his final season.
Worsley was returned to the minors, (Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League), for all of the 1953-54 season, after requesting a $500 raise to his salary.
Another rookie goaltender replaced Worsley for the 1953-54 season, playing in all 70 games with a respectable 2.54 Goals Against Average and 5 Shutouts, but Worsley's replacement played in only seven NHL games during the following 4 seasons before playing regularly for the rest of his career, except for his final season.
Name the goalie who replaced Gump Worsley for 1953-54.
Worsley was returned to the minors, (Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League), for all of the 1953-54 season, after requesting a $500 raise to his salary.
Another rookie goaltender replaced Worsley for the 1953-54 season, playing in all 70 games with a respectable 2.54 Goals Against Average and 5 Shutouts, but Worsley's replacement played in only seven NHL games during the following 4 seasons before playing regularly for the rest of his career, except for his final season.
Name the goalie who replaced Gump Worsley for 1953-54.
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