Sawchuk, Terry

Image - Terry Sawchuk

Sawchuk, Terry (Terrance; Савчук, Тарас), b 28 December 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, d 31 May 1970 in New York, New York State, USA. Professional hockey player. As a goaltender in 21 seasons, he recorded a goals-against-average of 2.52 with 103 regular-season and 12 play-off shutouts. He won the Calder Trophy as the National Hockey League (NHL) rookie of the year (1950–1) and the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in 1951–2, 1952–3, 1954–5, and 1964–5 (shared). He was a member of four Stanley Cup winners as a player with the Detroit Red Wings (1952, 1954, 1955) and Toronto Maple Leafs (1967). He was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 1971.

[This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 4 (1993).]



List of related links from Encyclopedia of Ukraine pointing to Sawchuk, Terry entry:


A referral to this page is found in 1 entry.















Click Home to get to the IEU Home page; to contact the IEU editors click Contact.
To learn more about IEU click About IEU and to view the list of donors and to become an IEU supporter click Donors.  
 
 
©2001 All Rights Reserved. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.