Background
He was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and raised in Toronto, Ontario.
He was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and raised in Toronto, Ontario.
The same year he broke into the National Hockey League, playing just a single game for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also a baseball player, the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him $100 a month to play for their farm team Hassard turned down the offer, figuring he could earn more as a hockey player.
He shifted between the National Hockey League and AHL throughout most of his career, winning a championship with the AHL"s Pittsburgh Hornets in 1951-1952.
In 129 National Hockey League games Hassard recorded 9 goals, 28 assists (37 points), and only 22 penalty minutes.