Editing Norm Ullman (section)

==Playing career==
Norm Ullman began his career with the [[Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)|Edmonton Oil Kings]] of the [[Western Hockey League|WCJHL]], before moving to the [[Edmonton Flyers]] of the [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]. He turned pro with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] of the [[National Hockey League]] in the [[1955–56 NHL season]].

He was renowned as an excellent stick handler, as well as one of the paramount [[forecheck]]ers in hockey history - and for his stamina and consistency which was important in centering a line with [[Gordie Howe]] and [[Ted Lindsay]] in only his second season with Detroit.

His career statistics rank him among the greatest centres to ever play in the NHL, with 490 career regular-season goals and 739 assists for 1229 points. He had sixteen NHL seasons of 20 or more goals.

Ullman led Detroit in goals in 1961, 1965, and 1966 and led the league in 1964–65 with 42 goals. In that same season, he missed the overall scoring title by 4 points, second to [[Stan Mikita]], and was voted a [[NHL All-Star team|first team All-Star]].

He appeared in eleven All-Star games during his 20-year career scored 30 goals and added 53 assists during [[Stanley Cup]] Playoff action in 106 games played.  Ullman was twice the playoff-scoring leader.

He was part of a six-player blockbuster transaction in which he was traded along with [[Paul Henderson]] and [[Floyd Smith (ice hockey)|Floyd Smith]] from the [[1967–68 Detroit Red Wings season|Red Wings]] to the [[1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season|Toronto Maple Leafs]] for [[Frank Mahovlich]], [[Pete Stemkowski]], [[Garry Unger]] and Carl Brewer on March 4, 1968. The Maple Leafs and Red Wings were in fifth and sixth place respectively at the bottom of the [[East Division (NHL)|East Division]] standings at the time of the deal.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zCpmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EoINAAAAIBAJ&pg=842%2C726774 "Mahovlich, Ullman Traded," ''The Edmonton Journal'', Monday, March 4, 1968.] Retrieved January 25, 2023.</ref> Ullman finished his NHL career with Toronto and ended his hockey career after two seasons with the [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]'s [[Edmonton Oilers]].

He was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] on September 8, 1982.<ref>{{cite web|title=Norm Ullman|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?type=Player&mem=P198203&list=ByName|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|website=www.legendsofhockey.net/|access-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Induction Facts & Figures|url=http://www.hhof.com/htmlInduct/ind02facts.shtml|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|website=www.hhof.com/|access-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref>   In 1998, he was ranked number 90 on [[List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News|''The Hockey News''' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players]].