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Jerry Toppazzini was born on 29 July, 1931 in Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian ice hockey player. Discover Jerry Toppazzini's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 29 July, 1931
Birthday 29 July
Birthplace Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 21 April, 2012
Died Place Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Jerry Toppazzini Height, Weight & Measurements

At 80 years old, Jerry Toppazzini height is 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) and Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb).

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Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
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Jerry Toppazzini Net Worth

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1931

Jerry "Topper" Toppazzini (July 29, 1931 — April 21, 2012) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Boston Bruins, between 1952 and 1964.

1951

In his final season with Barrie - 1951–52 - he led the team with 40 goals and 90 points in 54 games, going on to add another 34 points in 23 playoff games to spearhead the Flyers to its first Memorial Cup championship.

Signing with the Boston Bruins, he spent the following season with their American Hockey League farm team, the Hershey Bears, playing with his younger brother Teddy and helping the Bears to a division title with 20 goals and 45 points in 54 games.

1952

In the subsequent 1952–1953 season, Toppazzini made his NHL debut with the Bruins, scoring 23 points in 69 games.

The following season, splitting time between Hershey and the major league club, he was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks for center Gus Bodnar, and was subsequently dealt to the Detroit Red Wings in an eight-man multiplayer deal - at the time, the largest transaction in league history.

1956

He was traded back to the Bruins in 1956 for center Murray Costello and left wing Lorne Ferguson.

Toppazzini made an immediate impact, as the Bruins - in last place at the time - made a run for the playoffs, missing at the end by a single win.

Always a fan favorite, he won the Elizabeth C Dufresne Trophy twice in a row, in 1956-57 and 1957–58, as the best performing and most popular Boston Bruin at home games.

He was noted in his time with the Bruins for his "crazy chatter" in the locker room.

According to teammate Bronco Horvath:

"'Topper was always giving everybody the business, keeping up a competitive atmosphere. Drove me nuts.'"

1957

Wearing #21, Toppazzini remained with Boston for the next nine seasons, blossoming into a skilled two-way player while playing on a line with smooth center Don McKenney and hard charging left wing Fleming Mackell; the trio was Boston's best line as they surged to the Stanley Cup finals in 1957, knocking off the heavily favored former Cup champion Detroit Red Wings en route.

1958

A skilled defensive specialist and penalty killer, he set the then-NHL record for shorthanded goals in a season in 1958 with seven.

Toppazzini was born and raised in Copper Cliff, Ontario.

He began playing hockey for his local team in Copper Cliff before beginning his junior career.

He played junior league hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, most notably with the Barrie Flyers.

His best seasons statistically were 1958, when he scored a career high 25 goals in the regular season and added nine goals in the Stanley Cup playoffs (with a hat trick against the New York Rangers and three game-winning goals) in leading the Bruins to the Cup finals, as Boston would mount a serious challenge to the dynastic Montreal Canadiens for NHL supremacy and 1962, when he scored 19 goals en route to a career high 50 points.

1960

On October 16, 1960, Toppazzini substituted for Boston goaltender Don Simmons, who was injured with thirty seconds left in a match against the Chicago Black Hawks, in which the Bruins were losing 5-2.

At the time, teams were not required to carry a backup goaltender on the bench, although they were required to have one available in the arena.

Reportedly, Toppazzini did not want to wait for the Black Hawks' house goaltender to suit up.

He faced no shots in his brief stint.

1964

Boston traded the fading Toppazzini in the 1964 offseason, and he played the remaining four seasons of his professional career in the minor leagues, spending the 1965 season with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL.

1965

His rights were then acquired by the Los Angeles Blades of the Western Hockey League in the 1965 Reverse Draft; he initially held out before joining the Blades for the 1966 and 1967 seasons.

By the 1965 playoffs, the NHL ruled that all teams must have a spare goaltender on the bench and ready to play.

Toppazzini is thus the last position player to substitute in goal during an NHL match.

1968

He finished his playing career in 1968 as the player-coach of the Port Huron Flags of the International Hockey League.

1972

After his retirement as a player, Toppazzini was named coach of the Springfield Kings of the American Hockey League in 1972, but was let go after two seasons in which the Kings finished in last place both years.

1975

He went on to coach the Sudbury Wolves of the OHA between 1975 and 1977, and met with much better success, leading the team to a first and second-place finish and winning the Matt Leyden Trophy as the OHA's Coach of the Year award in 1976.

After his retirement from coaching, Toppazzini settled in Sudbury, Ontario, where he opened a men's clothing store.

He also opened a well-known Bruins-themed bar in Sudbury known as the "Beef n'Bird."

He remained active in local charitable affairs.

2012

Toppazzini died on April 21, 2012, following a short illness.