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Henry "Braces" Franklyn
Henry "Braces" Franklyn (ca. 1860-ca. 1899) was a goaltender for the Dartmouth Jubilees of the Colored Hockey League from 1895-1898

Playing Career
Franklyn was a three foot six inches goaltender whose career began in 1895. Franklyn's influence on hockey is two-fold. Firstly, he is considered to be the first goaltender to fall on his knees to make a save. Other hockey leagues at this time had rules forcing goaltenders to stand up on the ice for the entirety of the game. Franklyn was also the first goaltender to cover the puck with his hands while still having his knees on the ice. It was not until the 1917-1918 NHL season that the NHL allowed goaltenders to fall onto the ice to make a save.

Franklyn's other invention was leaving his net to play the puck. This was something that was not adopted into the NHL until the mid-1950's when Jacques Plante played the puck.

Franklyn was also the captain of the Dartmouth Jubilees, something that even to this day is not permitted in the NHL.

Personal Life
Franklyn married his wife Emeline on June 15, 1879 when he was 19 and she was 13. They had 4 daughters. Franklyn is presumed to have died in ca. 1899 as no documentation of his appears after 1899. It was also around this time that his wife was institutionalized at the Mount Hope Insane Asylum. The fate of his children is unknown.

Legacy
There is a street in Dartmouth named Franklyn Street and it is assume to not only be named after the goaltender, but also where his house was.