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Posted By: Julie Vognar

Betz told me he would welcome an article on vintage hockey (when I asked him), but of course he hasn't seen the thing yet, because I'm still working on it.

"He's credited with the first assist ever by a goaltender (Vezina kicked the puck to LaLonde for a save, and LaLonde scored), in 1918. But since assists weren't tabulated till 1919, it's probably just the first assist by a goalie anyone remembers."

Hey, that's hot off the brain--it's not even in the article yet!