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USA HOCKEY TIMELINE: 1930s The 1930s Usher In The Birth Of A Movement March 4, 1931 Robert Norman "Badger Bob" Johnson is born in Minneapolis. The legendary collegiate and professional coach also served as president of USA Hockey from 1987 to 1990. 1930 Players began to better protect their elbows by wearing leather pads on the outside of their sweaters. Players also began to protect their forearms, sew- ing felt pads onto their long- sleeved undershirts. Gordon Smith, 1932 1930-31 Beginning with the 1930-31 season, it became mandatory for each player to wear a number on the back of his sweater, measuring at least 10 inches in height. 1931-32 Howie Morenz of the Montreal Canadiens wins his third Hart Trophy as the league's top player. Morenz is the great grandfather of Blake Geoffrion, the 2010 Hobey Baker winner who plays for the Canadiens. As USA Hockey celebrates its 75th anniversary, USA Hockey Magazine looks back at the events that have shaped our sport. Feb. 26, 1933 John Garrison's over- time goal beats Canada, 2-1, to give the United States its first and only gold medal at an IIHF Men's World Championship tournament. The U.S. squad was represented by the Massachusetts Rangers, and featured goaltender Gerry Cosby, who would go on to found a successful sporting goods company headquartered in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Feb. 4-15, 1932 The sleepy little town of Lake Placid, N.Y., plays host to the world at the 1932 Olympic Winter Games. It would be the first winter Olympics held in the United States. The U.S. hockey team would earn the silver medal with a 4-1-1 record. John Garrison Oct. 29, 1937 At a meeting in New York City, the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States was formed. Thomas F. Lockhart of New York City was elected president, and Philip E. Thompson of Atlantic City, N.J., was selected as secretary-treasurer. Charter league members of the AHAUS were the Eastern Amateur Hockey League, the International Hockey League (Minnesota/ Michigan teams); the New York Metropolitan League; and the Michigan-Ontario League. AHAUS would change its name to USA Hockey in 1990. 1936-37 Chicago Blackhawks owner Frederic McLaughlin declared that the 1936-37 edition of his team would consist solely of American players. The idea drew attention to the team but did not translate into success on the ice. The following season the Blackhawks added several Canadian players and went on to win the Stanley Cup. 1935-36 Mike Karakas, the first American- born and trained goaltender in the NHL, wins the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie after posting a 1.85 goals-against- average with nine shutouts in 48 games with the Chicago Blackhawks. Dec. 12, 1933 Toronto Maple Leafs' star Ace Bailey suffered a career- ending head injury when he struck his head on the ice after a collision with Boston's Eddie Shore. Shore became the first high-profile player to wear a helmet regularly in the NHL after the collision. Helmets, though, were not made mandatory until the 1979-80 season. 1937 A rule to prohibit icing is introduced into the NHL rulebook. Aug. 7, 1937 Herbert Paul "Herb" Brooks is born in St. Paul, Minn. April 12, 1938 Fitchburg, Mass., native Bill Stewart becomes the first American coach to lead an NHL team to the Stanley Cup when the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1, to claim the best- of-five series. 20 USA Hockey 75TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM Jan. 3, 1939 Bobby Hull is born in Pointe Anne, Ontario. The "Golden Jet" played 23 seasons in his Hall of Fame career. He is the father of two-time U.S. Olympian Brett Hull. PHOTOS BY USA Hockey; Getty Images