Hillary Menard

Hillary Gilbert "Minnie" Menard (born January 15, 1934) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953–54 NHL season. Hillary is the brother of Howie Menard. Leaving home at the age of fifteen, Minnie crafted one of the great stories in Canadian and USA hockey's Golden Age. At 5' 10" and weighing 178 lbs, his professional hockey career spanned fourteen years across six different leagues. He was a member of the Belleville McFarland's 1958-1959 Canadian Senior "A" league World Champion team winning the World Title in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In the 1957-1958 season Minnie hit the "50" goals scored milestone, leading his team to the coveted Allan cup. Hillary Menard also accumulated a team leading 134 penalty minutes in the same 1957-58 season. Minnie's playing career ended in 1966 with a last turn with the Des Moines Oak Leafs of the IHL where he served as player-coach for his final two-seasons.