Terry Sawchuk, in fullTerrence Gordon Sawchuk, (born Dec. 28, 1929, Winnipeg, Man., Can.—died May 31, 1970, New York City, N.Y., U.S.), skilled North American ice hockey goalie.
After enjoying two seasons within the U.S. Hockey League (1947–48) and the American Hockey League (1948–49), Sawchuk started his National Hockey League (NHL) profession with the Detroit Red Wings in 1949. With them throughout his first keep, his goals-against common was lower than two. He was traded to the Boston Bruins in 1955 and performed with them for 2 seasons earlier than he was traded again to the Red Wings in 1957. He performed with them by means of the 1963–64 season and later performed with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–67), the Los Angeles Kings (1967–68), the Red Wings once more (1968–69), and the New York Rangers (1969–70), by which period he was a aid goalie. His profession report of 103 shutouts was damaged in 2009 by Martin Brodeur.
In the 1952 Stanley Cup play-offs and sequence, Sawchuk allowed solely 5 objectives in eight video games and had 4 shutouts. He received the NHL Vezina Trophy for goaltending 4 instances: 3 times alone (1952, 1953, 1955) and as soon as shared with John Bower (1965). Sawchuk died on account of accidents that he incurred throughout horseplay with a teammate.