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Ron Hextall
Ron Hextall was a professional ice hockey player. He was born May 3, 1964 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
On December 8, 1987, Hextall became the first goalie in NHL history to legitimatly score a goal. Although he was not the first NHL goalie to be credited with a goal, as Billy Smith was, Hextall was the first one to actually put the puck in the net. Billy Smith of the NHL's New York Islanders was the first goalie to score a goal only due to the fact he was the last player of the opposite team to touch the puck before it went into the net. Ron Hextall was also the winner of the Vezina Trophy (NHL's Best Goaltender) and the Conn Smythe Trophy (NHL Playoff MVP) in 1987 as a rookie for the Philadelphia Flyers, even though the Flyers did not win the Stanley Cup that year.
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