 Charles Robert " Chuck " Gardiner ( December 31 , 1904 – June 13 , 1934 ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League . Born in Edinburgh , Scotland , Gardiner moved with his family to Canada as a child . Playing all of his junior hockey in or around Winnipeg , Manitoba , Gardiner joined the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1927 – 28 season . He played seven seasons with Chicago , winning two Vezina Trophies , earning three berths to the First All @-@ Star team , and a berth to the Second All @-@ Star team . In 1934 , Gardiner became the only NHL goaltender to captain his team to a Stanley Cup win . A few months after winning the Cup , Gardiner died from a brain hemorrhage brought on by a tonsillar infection , at the age of 29 . He became posthumously a charter member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945 . 
