| Terry Sawchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1971 | |||
 Sawchuk with the Detroit Red Wings in 1963 | |||
| Born |
December 28, 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 31, 1970 (aged 40) New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1949–1970 | ||
Terrance Gordon Sawchuk (December 28, 1929 – May 31, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers between 1950 and 1970. He won the Calder Trophy, earned the Vezina Trophy four times, was a four-time Stanley Cup champion, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame the year after his final season, one of 10 players for whom the three-year waiting period was waived.
At the time of his death, Sawchuk was the all-time leader among NHL goaltenders with 447 wins and with 103 shutouts. In the decades following his death, his NHL win record has been surpassed by seven goaltenders, and his NHL shutout record has been surpassed by one goaltender, though Sawchuk was the all-time leader in wins and shutouts by goaltenders who played in the Original Six era (1942–1967). In 2017, Sawchuk was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players".[1][2]
- ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ NHL (March 22, 2017), Terry Sawchuk was four-time Vezina-winning goalie, retrieved April 25, 2017