The Chicago Blackhawks have had many great men lead their teams into battle, but only a very select few have been Captains of the Chicago Blackhawks and won a Stanley Cup. Ed Litzenberger was one of those select few.
Ed Litzenberger came up through the Montreal Canadiens, but was traded midway through his rookie season to the Chicago Blackhawks in 1955 when the Blackhawks were truly at their worst.
Litzenberger scored 40 points in his final 44 games as a rookie to take home the Calder trophy as the leagues rookie of the year.
Litzenberger was a huge man at 6 foot 3 inches which was really tall in the 1950’s.