H - Canadian Effect

Glenn Hall was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan on October 3, 1931. He was the goaltender in the NHL and set the record of 502 consecutive games played by a goaltender. Also, he is an 11-time all-star.

Monty Hall was born in Winnipeg on August 25, 1923. He was the host for Let's Make A Deal.

Bret Hart was born in Calgary and was a professional wrestler in the WWF (now WWE) and WCW. He was a WWF tag team champion, an WWF Intercontinental champ, WWF and WCW champ. He retired due to injuries. In 2002, he suffered a stroke while riding a bike. In 2006, he was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame.

Corey Hart was born in Montreal on May 31, 1962. He is a singer- songwriter and his hits include Sunglasses At Night (1984) and Never Surrender (1985). A remix of Sunglasses At Night was released in 2001.

Owen Hart was born in Calgary and is the youngest of the Hart wrestling brothers. Owen was a tag team champ, Intercontinental and European champ in the WWF. He was killed when he fell from a harness that was lowering him into the ring.

Phil Hartman was born in Brantford on September 24, 1948. He was a member of SNL and provided voices for several characters for The
Simpsons.

Ronnie Hawkins was born in Huntsville, Arkansas, on January 19, 1935. He is a singer-songwriter and credited as the pioneer of Canadian rock music.

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Jeff Healey was born in Toronto on March 26, 1955. He is singer- songwriter-guitarist.

Paul Henderson was born on January 28, 1943, in Lucknow, Ontario, who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames. He is best known for scoring the winning goal against the Soviet Union in game eight of the 1972 Summit Series.

Jill Hennessy was born in Edmonton on November 25, 1969. She lived in Kitchener, Ontario, and stars in the television show Crossing Jordan.

Doug Henning was born in Fort Garry, Manitoba, on May 3, 1947. He was well-known magician of the 70s and 80s and he died on February 7, 2000.

Natasha Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundland, in 1974. She is an actress who starred in The Whole Nine Yards and the Species movies.

Foster Hewitt was born in Toronto in 1903. He was the hockey broadcaster and announcer on radio for the Toronto Maple Leafs and he coined the line "he shoots, he scores."

Dan Hill was born in Toronto on June 3, 1953. He is a singer- songwriter.

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Honeymoon Suite is a Toronto-based quintet formed in the early 80s.

Tim Horton was born in Cochrane, Ontario, in 1930. He played in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After retiring, he started a doughnut/coffee restaurant chain. He died in 1974.

Harry Houdini was in Montreal being interviewed with some university students prior to his performance. A student asked if he could punch him in the stomach to see if Houdini was capable of taking the punch. Thinking Houdini agreed after he mumbled, the student punched Houdini. Houdini fell ill but went on with his performance in Montreal. After his next performance in Detroit, he had his appendix taken out and performed in Chicago before he died.

Gordie Howe was born in Floral, Saskatchewan on March 31, 1928. He played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings for 25 seasons. He returned to pro hockey two years after his retirement. He is second on the all-time scoring list and is the only hockey player to play pro in five different decades.

Bobby Hull was born in Pointe Anne, Ontario on January 3, 1939. He played hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks (1957-72) and Winnipeg Jets (1972-79). He was 12-time all-star and was nicknamed the "Golden Jet." He and his son, Brett, hold the most goals by a father and son.

Brett Hull was born on August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario is a former NHL player, the son of legendary player Bobby Hull. Brett announced his retirement in 2005 with 741 career goals, placing him third on the all-time list. He played for the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes.

Tommy Hunter was born in London, Ontario, on March 3, 1937. He is a country singer.

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