Norris attended Yale University and played defence on the varsity team, like his father, who also played ice hockey during his youth. In 1952,
James E. Norris owned the
Detroit Red Wings, a share of the
Chicago Blackhawks, and mortgages on
Madison Square Garden, where the
New York Rangers played, and the
Boston Garden, home of the
Boston Bruins. After his death on December 4, 1952, the Norris interests were broken up. Bruce and his sister
Marguerite Norris inherited the Red Wings and Marguerite was named president. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1955, Bruce bought out his sister's shares to become the sole owner of the Red Wings. Ultimately, the Red Wings never won the
Stanley Cup with Bruce as the only owner. In 1957, Norris ordered the trade of
Ted Lindsay from the Red Wings to Chicago because of Lindsay's efforts to form the
National Hockey League Players' Association. His role in the
union busting efforts are dramatized in the TV movie,
Net Worth. He owned the team until 1982 when it was sold to
Mike Ilitch. Norris was elected the chairman of the
National Hockey League's Board of Governors. Bruce Norris was inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969, joining his father and brother. Bruce Norris' name was engraved on the Stanley Cup as a Vice President in 1952, 1954 and 1955. In 1976, Bruce Norris was awarded the
Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. ==External links==