Hec Lalande Hec J . Lalande ( born November 24 , 1934 in North Bay , Ontario ) is a retired ice hockey centre . He played in 151 National Hockey League games , all but 12 with the Chicago Black Hawks . His most productive years were with the Clinton Comets when he had back - to - back 100 - point seasons . Professional career . Minor league hockey . Lalande started out playing for the Belleville Bulls and Galt Black Hawks of the Ontario Hockey League Junior . He showed great promise as a playmaker and was quickly recognized by NHL scouts . In the middle of the 1953 – 54 season , Lalande was called up by Galt ' s parent team the Chicago Black Hawks to play two games . He didn ' t record a point but received two penalty minutes . He was sent back down to finish the season in Galt . The following season Lalande was again brought up to a higher league , this time with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League . He played three games but again failed to really impress and was returned to Galt . He finished out the season leading his team in points with 31 goals and 48 assists , putting him fifth in the league overall for points and fourth in the league in assists . He had finally caught the attention of Chicago and was brought up to play a permanent role with the Black Hawks for the 1955 – 56 season . Playing in the NHL . Lalande played 65 games for Chicago that season and recorded 26 points . He would continue that pace the following season while playing with linemates Forbes Kennedy and Harry Watson . He also saw time with affiliate the Rochester Americans in 1956 . During the 1957 – 58 season , Lalande played 22 games for Chicago before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings along with Nick Mickoski , Bob Bailey and Jack McIntyre for Bill Dineen , Billy Dea , Lorne Ferguson and Earl Reibel on December 17 , 1957 . In 12 games with the Red Wings , Lalande put up only two assists and was traded , four months after coming from Chicago , to the Hershey Bears of the AHL along with Don Poile and cash for Dunc Fisher on April 23 , 1958 . The trade would turn out to be a blessing in disguise as Lalande would help lead the Bears to back - to - back Calder Cup Championships in 1957 – 58 and 1958 – 59 . Lalande remained with the Bears for three more seasons , helping them to again reach the finals in 1960 – 61 , eventually falling four games to none to the Springfield Indians . Lalande also played a single game for the Montreal Royals of the Eastern Professional Hockey League in a rehab stint in 1961 . After scoring 57 points in the 1961 – 62 AHL season and leading the Bears to a 2 round playoff appearance , Lalande decided to leave Hershey for the St . Louis Braves of the EPHL . Playing in only 26 games , Lalande scored 30 points and 57 PIMs . For the 1963 – 64 season , Lalande joined the Clinton Comets of the Eastern Hockey League and put up his most impressive numbers to date . Lalande finished first on his team in points and second overall in the league in assists with 27 goals , 75 assists and 102 points on the season . Lalande was a driving force behind the Comets winning of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Trophy and the James J . Walker Trophy . The following season , Lalande again put up big numbers with 31 goals and 69 assists for another 100 - point season . In August 1965 , Lalande was traded by Clinton to the Jersey Devils . Lalande would finish out his best playing days with Jersey scoring 61 points in three seasons with the club . After two games into the 1967 – 68 season , Lalande joined the Ontario Hockey Association to play for the senior Belleville Mohawks and would retire from ice hockey after scoring 17 points in his last 28 games .