Hall competed in the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals which were cancelled when most of his league champion Canadiens contracted Spanish influenza , and Hall died from flu - induced pneumonia shortly after .
He joined the Montreal Canadiens for the first season of the NHL .
Hall competed in the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals which were cancelled when most of his league champion Montreal Canadiens contracted Spanish influenza , and Hall died from flu - induced pneumonia shortly after .
He joined the Montreal Canadiens for the first season of the NHL .