What is Cornelius Dennis "Mad Dog" Madigan's birthdate?
Q: What is Cornelius Dennis "Mad Dog" Madigan's birthdate?
A: Cornelius Dennis "Mad Dog" Madigan was born on October 4, 1934 in Port Arthur, Ontario.
Q: Where did Madigan have a long career as a minor league star?
A: Madigan had a long career as a minor league star most notably with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League for three seasons in the early 1960s, and then for the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League for nine seasons.
Q: What accolades did Madigan win during his time with Portland?
A: During his time with Portland, Madigan won accolades as First Team league All-Star in 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969, Second Team All-Star in 1965, 1971 and 1972, as well as winning best defenceman honors in 1966.
Q: When did he join the St. Louis Blues of the NHL?
A: In the 1972–73 NHL season, the St. Louis Blues of the NHL bought Madigan's rights from the Buckaroos and he joined them in January 1973 at age 38.
Q: How many regular season games did he play for St. Louis?
A: He played twenty regular-season games for St. Louis before finishing his career with Portland in parts of two successive seasons.
Q: What movie featured him as legendary hockey goon Ross "Mad Dog" Madison?
A: In addition to his hockey career, he had a minor role in 1977 cult classic movie Slap Shot as legendary hockey goon Ross "Mad Dog" Madison.
Q: Where does he rank among all-time penalty minutes leaders?
A: At the time of his retirement, Madigan was second in minor league history in career penalty minutes and is still 62nd today.
