The Icelandic Canadian - 01.02.2007, Qupperneq 25

Vol. 60 #4
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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season then played 31 games in 1939-
40. Goodman retired after playing 21
games for the Hawks the next season.
Goalie Paul Goodman spent parts of
three seasons with the Chicago Black
Hawks in the 30s and 40s. He was
best known in senior hockey circles
and with fans of the American Hockey
Association.
Bom in Selkirk, Manitoba Goodman
played four years with the home town
Fishermen of the MSHL. He then
played three years in the AHA with the
offensively weak Wichita Skyhawks. In
1936-37 he led the league with 27
losses but recorded nine shutouts and
a 1.77 goals against average.
HAROLD “SLIM” HALDERSEN
Slim Halderson began his career
with the Manitoba Hockey League in
1917-18. Between then and 1920, he
played for two Allan Cups and repre-
sented Canada in the 1920 Olympics
with the Winnipeg Falcons. He then
logged a season each with the
Saskatoon Crescents and the Victoria
Aristocrats before donning the Victoria
Cougars sweater. He was a member of
that club from 1922-23 until 1925-26.
During his stint there, he was a part of
the Stanley Cup-winning team of
1924-25. The following year he helped
the Vies defend their title against the
Montreal Maroons, eventually losing in
four games.
Halderson arrived in the NHL when
Detroit purchased the Victoria Cougars
during the 1926-27 season. He played
for the Detroit Cougars in 19 games
and the Toronto Pats and Leafs in 25
more, having been traded by Detroit for
Pete Bellefeuille. He then spent two
seasons in the Canadian-American
Hockey League before moving on to
the American Hockey Association,
where he played until 1937.
DEREK LAXDAL
Right-winger Derek Laxdal was a
part-time player for six NHL seasons.
He was an explosive scorer in junior
who found his greatest success as a
pro in the minors and the British
League.
Born in St. Boniface, Manitoba,
Laxdal played junior with the Portland
Winter Hawks and Brandon Wheat
Kings. He was taken 151st overall by
the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1984 and
suited up for Canada at the 1986
World Junior Championships. After
playing most of two seasons in the
AHL, Laxdal made the 1988-89 Leafs
out of training camp. The club strug-
gled and the young forward was sent
back to the minors after 41 games.
In December 1989, Laxdal was trad-
ed to the New York Islanders. He
played a few games over two seasons
for his new club but saw most of his
game action with the AHL's Capital
District Islanders. After spending the