Terry Sawchuk

Terence Gordon Sawchuk (December 28, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba — May 31, 1970 in New York City, New York) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers.

Terry Sawchuk
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1971
Born	(1929-12-28)December 28, 1929 Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Died	May 31, 1970(1970-05-31) (aged 40) New York, NY, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins
Playing career	1949–1970

Awards & Achievements

• USHL Rookie of the Year (1948)
• AHL Rookie of the Year (1949)
• Calder Memorial Trophy Winner (1951)
• NHL First All-Star Team (1951, 1952, & 1953)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1954, 1955, 1959, & 1963)
• Vezina Trophy Winner (1952, 1953, 1955, & 1965)
• Stanley Cup Championships (1952, 1954, 1955, & 1967)
• Lester Patrick Trophy Winner (1971)
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971
• Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1982
• In 1998, he was ranked number 9 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking goaltender
• On March 6, 1994 the Detroit Red Wings retired his #1 jersey
• Selected to Manitoba's All-Century First All-Star Team
• Selected as Manitoba's Player of the Century
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Records

• NHL Record - Career Ties Leader - 172
• Sawchuk's NHL record for career shut-outs (103) stood for 39 years until broken by Martin Brodeur in 2009.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	GP		Min	GA	W	L	T	SO	GAA
1949–50	Detroit Red Wings	7		420	16	4	3	0	1	2.29
1950–51	Detroit Red Wings	70		4200	139	44	13	13	11	1.99
1951–52	Detroit Red Wings	70		4200	133	44	14	12	12	1.90
1952–53	Detroit Red Wings	63		3780	120	32	15	16	9	1.90
1953–54	Detroit Red Wings	67		4004	129	35	19	13	12	1.93
1954–55	Detroit Red Wings	68		4080	132	40	17	11	12	1.96
1955–56	Boston Bruins	68		4080	181	22	33	13	9	2.60
1956–57	Boston Bruins	34		2040	81	18	10	6	2	2.38
1957–58	Detroit Red Wings	70		4200	207	29	29	12	3	2.94
1958–59	Detroit Red Wings	67		4020	209	23	36	8	5	3.09
1959–60	Detroit Red Wings	58		3480	156	24	20	14	5	2.67
1960–61	Detroit Red Wings	37		2150	113	12	16	8	2	3.10
1961–62	Detroit Red Wings	43		2580	143	14	21	8	5	3.28
1962–63	Detroit Red Wings	48		2775	119	22	16	7	3	2.55
1963–64	Detroit Red Wings	53		3140	138	25	20	7	5	2.64
1964–65	Toronto Maple Leafs	36		2160	92	17	13	6	1	2.56
1965–66	Toronto Maple Leafs	27		1521	80	10	11	3	1	3.16
1966–67	Toronto Maple Leafs	28		1409	66	15	5	4	2	2.81
1967–68	Los Angeles Kings	36		1936	99	11	14	6	2	3.07
1968–69	Detroit Red Wings	13		641	28	3	4	3	0	2.62
1969–70	New York Rangers	8		412	20	3	1	2	1	2.91
	NHL Totals	971		57228	2401	447	330	172	103	2.52

Other websites

• Terry Sawchuk biography at Legends of Hockey
• Terry Sawchuk career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Terry Sawchuk's biography Archived 2008-01-26 at the Wayback Machine at Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Terry Sawchuk’s biography Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Terry Sawchuk's biography Archived 2009-03-14 at the Wayback Machine at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Picture of Terry Sawchuk's Name on the 1952 and 1954 Stanley Cup Plaques Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine