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After finishing his junior years playing for the Humboldt Indians and the Windsor Spitfires, he signed with the Detroit Red Wings in 1949. The first few years of his NHL career were spent playing in Detroit's minor system. In the 1952 playoffs he was called up from the minors to be the backup goalie in the finals, but did not play for Detroit. Detroit still put Hall's name on the Stanley Cup and awarded him with a ring, before he had ever played his first NHL game. He finally made the Detroit Red Wings lineup as their starting goalie in the 1955--56 season, displacing the great Terry Sawchuk. Hall played in every game of his first full season with the Red Wings, recording twelve shutouts, and winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year. During his second full season with Detroit, he again played every single game, but at season's end, found himself traded to the Chicago Black Hawks.