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Milt Schmidt

Canadian ice hockey player (1918–2017)

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Born
March 5, 1918
Died
January 4, 2017
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1918

About Milt Schmidt

Milton Conrad Schmidt (March 5, 1918 – January 4, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, coach and general manager, mostly for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), He was a member of the famed "Kraut Line" with teammates Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart. The trio led the Bruins to two Stanley Cup championships and became the first line to finish first, second and third in NHL scoring, in 1939–40. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. In 2017, Schmidt was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. After retiring as a player, Schmidt remained with the Bruins, as head coach for eleven years, then as general manager as the Bruins won two Stanley Cups in 1970 and 1972.

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Milt Schmidt timeline

  1. The trio led the Bruins to two Stanley Cup championships and became the first line to finish first, second and third in NHL scoring, in 1939–40.
  2. After retiring as a player, Schmidt remained with the Bruins, as head coach for eleven years, then as general manager as the Bruins won two Stanley Cups in 1970 and 1972.
  3. In 2017, Schmidt was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

The world when Milt Schmidt was born

Milt Schmidt was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Milt Schmidt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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