Mud Bruneteau

Who was Mud Bruneteau?

Modere Fernand "Mud" Bruneteau was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. He played in many NHL games with his brother, Ed Bruneteau and later coached him on the Omaha Knights.

Bruneteau is famous for ending the longest game in NHL playoff history. He had been called up to the Red Wings just two weeks earlier and was still trying adjust to the pace of the NHL when he was thrown into his first playoff series. On March 24, 1936 against the Montreal Maroons, Mud scored the winning goal at 16:30 of the sixth overtime to win the game for Detroit 1–0. He had his best season in 1943–44 when he scored 35 goals in 39 games in the 50 game NHL season.

After his playing career was over, he became a successful minor league coach, leading the Omaha Knights to a number of United States Hockey League championships.

He was suffering from cancer when he traveled to Houston, Texas for cancer treatment in April 1992. While there, he fell gravely ill and died April 15, 1992.