Description Distinguished sportswriter Elmer Ferguson called him the "greatest defensive" defenseman of his day .
First with the Ottawa Senators, helping them.
Lionel Hitchman, or "Hitch," played 12 seasons in the NHL.
Legendary manager of the Boston Bruins, Art Ross, wouldn\'t sell him "at any price." And yet he goes unrecognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The NHL\'s revered chief referee Cooper Smeaton ranked him ahead of his defense partner, Eddie Shore.
Description Distinguished sportswriter Elmer Ferguson called him the "greatest defensive" defenseman of his day