Ed Bruneteau < br > Eddie H . Bruneteau ( August 1 , 1919 – July 30 , 2002 ) was an ice hockey right winger . He was born in St . Boniface , Manitoba . Bruneteau played 181 games with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League over seven seasons . He also coached the Omaha Lancers for 21 games in the 1986 – 87 season leading the team to a 0 – 21 record . Ed is the younger brother of " Mud " Bruneteau , famous for ending the longest overtime game in NHL history , and the grandfather of Matthew and Brett Bruneteau , both hockey players in the USHL . Professional career . Minor league hockey . Bruneteau played junior hockey with the Winnipeg Rangers of the MJHL and senior hockey with the Duluth Zephyrs . He showed promise as a scorer and his rights were traded to the Detroit Red Wings on October 2 , 1939 for cash . Detroit allowed Bruneteau to remain in the minors , as a member of the American Hockey Association ' s Omaha Knights , who were formed after the Zephyrs home rink roof collapsed during a heavy snowstorm in the winter of 1939 . He went on to score 28 points in 37 games that season and along with chipping in two goals during a short playoff run . Playing for the Red Wings . The following season saw Bruneteau starting again with the Knights , being transferred for a short time to the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League , and then heading into the big leagues by starting in 11 games for the Red Wings . He rejoined his older brother , Mud , who had joined the team the preceding season . Bruneteau finished the season with a goal and an assist and played in Detroit ' s first three playoff games before being let go . Back in the minors . Bruneteau was signed as a free agent by the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Senior Hockey League on November 13 , 1941 and began play on the top line for the 1941 – 42 season . He scored 28 points in the 38 games of the regular season and the Allan Cup championship . Bruneteau also scored four goals and an assist in the Aces ' playoff run . The following season , Bruneteau worked on increasing his speed and it showed . Bruneteau ended the 1942 – 43 season with 37 points in the 31 - game regular season and 23 points in the 9 - game Allan Cup Championship . In 1943 – 44 , He scored 41 points in just 25 games and helped the Aces win the Allan Cup by adding another 26 points in their 15 playoff games . Playing for the Red Wings , take two . Bruneteau had made himself valuable again and the Quebec Aces traded him back to the Detroit Red Wings for Bob Thorpe on November 16 , 1944 . This time Bruneteau made himself a staple on the big team and played three full seasons for Detroit . He often formed a solid line with Carl Liscombe and Murray Armstrong and ended with 77 points over a three year span . After the 1946 – 47 season , Bruneteau began spending less time in Detroit a more time in the minors . In 1948 – 49 , Bruneteau played his last NHL game , but remained a scoring threat playing for Indianapolis . He knocked in 38 points in 61 games before being moved to rejoin with the Omaha Knights , now of the USHL . He again was reunited with his older brother who was head coach of the Knights . Under his brother ' s leadership , Bruneteau would score 149 points for Omaha in the two following seasons , including leading the team in scoring in 1949 – 50 and being named to the USHL Second All - Star Team both years . For the 1951 – 52 season , Bruneteau would be back with the Indianapolis Capitals , scoring 41 points in 56 games . Detroit released Bruneteau after that season and he found his way to the Milwaukee Clarks of the International Hockey League where he again went on a scoring frenzy , putting up 51 points and being named to the IHL Second All - Star Team . Bruneteau felt he had one more good season in him and spent it playing with the Sherbrooke Saints of the Quebec Hockey League . After scoring 49 points that year , Bruneteau retired from playing ice hockey . In his NHL career he played in 180 games and scored 40 goals and 42 assists . He died in Omaha , Nebraska in 2002 .