Ken Hodge

Kenneth Raymond Hodge, Sr. (born 25 June 1944) is a Canadian former hockey player who played right wing in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, making him one of the few British-born players in NHL history and one of the first to make a significant impact in the league.

Signed by the Black Hawks as a teenager, Hodge had a strong junior career with the St. Catharines Black Hawks of the Ontario Hockey Association, leading the league in goals and points with 123 in 65 games during the 1965 season before being called up to Chicago for good the following year. He played his first NHL season in 1965-66, scoring his first goal against the New York Rangers at 11:43 of the third period on 29 December 1965, in a 3-0 Chicago win. Later that season he recorded his first hat-trick against the Montreal Canadiens on 15 January, in a 6-4 Canadiens win.

At 6'2" and 215 pounds, Hodge was one of the larger forwards of his era. The rangy right wing was stereotyped as a grinding policeman during his early seasons.