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Terry Sawchuk

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: December 28, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died: May 31, 1970

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1971

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 9:51AM
All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #1. Jacques Plante… #2. TERRY SAWCHUK… #3. Ken Dryden… #3. Martin Brodeur… 

NHL Standard

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
1949-50 20 DET NHL 7 4 3 0 16 2.29 1 0 420 1.5 0 0 0
1950-51 21 DET NHL 70 44 13 13 139 1.99 11 2 4200 17.0 0 0 0
1951-52 22 DET NHL 70 44 14 12 133 1.90 12 2 4200 17.0 0 0 0
1952-53 23 DET NHL 63 32 15 16 120 1.90 9 5 3780 14.2 0 0 0
1953-54 24 DET NHL 67 35 19 13 129 1.93 12 31 4004 14.8 0 1 1
1954-55 25 DET NHL 68 40 17 11 132 1.96 12 10 4040 15.6 0 1 1
1955-56 26 BOS NHL 68 22 33 13 177 2.60 9 20 4080 10.3 0 0 0
1956-57 27 BOS NHL 34 18 10 6 81 2.38 2 14 2040 6.6 0 0 0
1957-58 28 DET NHL 70 29 29 12 206 2.94 3 39 4200 10.4 0 0 0
1958-59 29 DET NHL 67 23 36 8 207 3.09 5 12 4020 9.6 0 0 0
1959-60 30 DET NHL 58 24 20 14 155 2.67 5 22 3480 10.9 0 0 0
1960-61 31 DET NHL 37 12 16 8 112 3.13 2 8 2150 5.3 0 1 1
1961-62 32 DET NHL 43 14 21 8 141 3.28 5 12 2580 5.9 0 0 0
1962-63 33 DET NHL 48 22 16 7 118 2.55 3 14 2781 9.3 0 0 0
1963-64 34 DET NHL 53 25 20 7 138 2.64 5 0 3140 9.2 0 0 0
1964-65 35 TOR NHL 36 17 13 6 92 2.56 1 24 2160 7.0 0 2 2
1965-66 36 TOR NHL 27 10 11 3 80 3.16 1 12 1521 3.9 0 1 1
1966-67 37 TOR NHL 28 15 5 4 66 2.81 2 2 1409 4.2 0 0 0
1967-68 38 LAK NHL 36 11 14 6 99 3.07 2 0 1936 4.2 0 0 0
1968-69 39 DET NHL 13 3 4 3 28 2.62 0 0 641 2.1 0 0 0
1969-70 40 NYR NHL 8 3 1 2 20 2.91 1 0 412 1.1 0 1 1
Career NHL 971 447 330 172 2389 2.51 103 229 57194 180.1 0 7 7

NHL Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1950-51 21 DET NHL 6 2 4 13 1.68 1 0 463 0 0 0
1951-52 22 DET NHL SC 8 8 0 5 0.62 4 0 480 0 0 0
1952-53 23 DET NHL 6 2 4 21 3.39 1 10 372 0 0 0
1953-54 24 DET NHL SC 12 8 4 20 1.60 2 2 751 0 0 0
1954-55 25 DET NHL SC 11 8 3 26 2.36 1 12 660 0 0 0
1957-58 28 DET NHL 4 0 4 19 4.52 0 0 252 0 0 0
1959-60 30 DET NHL 6 2 4 20 2.96 0 0 405 0 0 0
1960-61 31 DET NHL 8 5 3 18 2.32 1 0 465 0 0 0
1962-63 33 DET NHL 11 5 6 35 3.18 0 0 660 0 0 0
1963-64 34 DET NHL 13 6 5 31 2.75 1 2 677 0 0 0
1964-65 35 TOR NHL 1 0 1 3 3.00 0 0 60 0 0 0
1965-66 36 TOR NHL 2 0 2 6 3.00 0 0 120 0 0 0
1966-67 37 TOR NHL SC 10 6 4 25 2.65 0 0 565 0 0 0
1967-68 38 LAK NHL 5 2 3 18 3.86 1 0 280 0 0 0
1969-70 40 NYR NHL 3 0 1 6 4.50 0 0 80 0 0 0
Career NHL 4 106 54 48 266 2.54 12 26 6290 0 0 0

Other Standard

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1945-46 16 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 10 58 5.80 0 600
1946-47 17 Galt Red Wings OHA-Jr. 30 94 3.13 4 1800
1947-48 18 Windsor Spitfires OHA-Jr. 4 11 2.75 0 240
1947-48 18 Windsor Spitfires IHL 3 3 0 0 5 1.67 0 180
1947-48 18 Omaha Knights USHL 54 30 18 5 174 3.21 4 3248
1948-49 19 Indianapolis Capitols AHL 67 38 17 2 205 3.06 2 4020
1949-50 20 Indianapolis Capitols AHL 61 31 20 10 188 3.08 3 3660
Career 2 Seasons AHL 128 69 37 12 393 3.07 5 7680
Career 1 Season IHL 3 3 0 0 5 1.67 0 180
Career 1 Season MJHL 10 58 5.80 0 600
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 34 105 3.09 4 2040
Career 1 Season USHL 54 30 18 5 174 3.21 4 3248

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1945-46 16 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 2 0 2 0 12 6.00 0 120
1946-47 17 Galt Red Wings OHA-Jr. 2 0 2 0 9 4.32 0 125
1947-48 18 Omaha Knights USHL 3 1 2 0 9 3.00 0 180
1948-49 19 Indianapolis Capitols AHL 2 0 2 0 9 4.50 0 120
1949-50 20 Indianapolis Capitols AHL 8 8 0 0 12 1.50 0 480
Career 2 Seasons AHL 10 8 2 0 21 2.10 0 600
Career 1 Season MJHL 2 0 2 0 12 6.00 0 120
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 2 0 2 0 9 4.32 0 125
Career 1 Season USHL 3 1 2 0 9 3.00 0 180

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 21 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Terry Sawchuk 17.0 17.0 15.6 14.8 14.2 10.9 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.3 9.2 7.0 6.6 5.9 5.3 4.2 4.2 3.9 2.1 1.5 1.1
Jacques Plante 91.9 15.6 15.6 15.0 14.2 13.9 13.2 11.4 10.8 10.6 9.2 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.4 4.5 3.6 0.9
Glenn Hall 85.4 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 12.6 11.0 10.8 9.4 9.1 8.4 6.6 6.1 2.7 1.5 0.7
Harry Lumley 85.4 16.1 16.0 13.0 12.7 11.9 11.7 9.2 9.0 8.4 7.5 5.0 4.6 3.6 2.6 2.3 0.1
Tony Esposito 84.8 18.2 15.2 14.7 14.0 14.0 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.6 11.2 10.8 10.1 7.4 6.3 2.7 2.3
Dominik Hasek 84.8 18.6 17.2 16.8 14.8 13.9 13.1 11.6 10.3 10.3 9.1 7.2 4.5 4.4 2.4 1.8 0.7
Martin Brodeur 83.8 17.3 15.5 14.9 13.2 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.1 11.4 11.3 11.1 9.8 9.8 8.9 6.3 5.9 5.2 0.4
Tiny Thompson 83.0 11.5 10.8 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.8 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.1
Curtis Joseph 82.0 16.2 16.1 14.0 14.0 13.4 12.1 11.6 11.0 10.7 10.3 7.2 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.1 2.6 1.1 0.6
Turk Broda 81.6 13.2 13.0 11.6 10.9 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.9 7.8 7.3 6.6 2.3 -0.1
Roberto Luongo 79.7 20.9 18.5 17.1 14.4 14.4 13.6 11.8 11.6 11.1 10.6 4.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Terry Sawchuk 17.0 17.0 15.6 14.8 14.2 10.9 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.3 9.2 7.0 6.6 5.9 5.3 4.2 4.2 3.9 2.1 1.5 1.1
Jacques Plante 91.9 15.6 15.6 15.0 14.2 13.9 13.2 11.4 10.8 10.6 9.2 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.4 4.5 3.6 0.9
Glenn Hall 85.4 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 12.6 11.0 10.8 9.4 9.1 8.4 6.6 6.1 2.7 1.5 0.7
Harry Lumley 85.4 16.1 16.0 13.0 12.7 11.9 11.7 9.2 9.0 8.4 7.5 5.0 4.6 3.6 2.6 2.3 0.1
Tony Esposito 84.8 18.2 15.2 14.7 14.0 14.0 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.6 11.2 10.8 10.1 7.4 6.3 2.7 2.3
Dominik Hasek 84.8 18.6 17.2 16.8 14.8 13.9 13.1 11.6 10.3 10.3 9.1 7.2 4.5 4.4 2.4 1.8 0.7
Martin Brodeur 83.8 17.3 15.5 14.9 13.2 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.1 11.4 11.3 11.1 9.8 9.8 8.9 6.3 5.9 5.2 0.4
Tiny Thompson 83.0 11.5 10.8 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.8 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.1
Curtis Joseph 82.0 16.2 16.1 14.0 14.0 13.4 12.1 11.6 11.0 10.7 10.3 7.2 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.1 2.6 1.1 0.6
Turk Broda 81.6 13.2 13.0 11.6 10.9 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.9 7.8 7.3 6.6 2.3 -0.1
Roberto Luongo 79.7 20.9 18.5 17.1 14.4 14.4 13.6 11.8 11.6 11.1 10.6 4.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1950 NHL
1951 NHL
1952 NHL
1953 NHL
1954 NHL
1955 NHL
1956 NHL
1959 NHL
1963 NHL
1964 NHL
1968 NHL

Awards

1950-51 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy
1951-52 NHL Vezina Trophy
1952-53 NHL Vezina Trophy
1954-55 NHL Vezina Trophy
1964-65 NHL Vezina Trophy

Honors

1950-51 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1951-52 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1952-53 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1953-54 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1954-55 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1958-59 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1962-63 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1952 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1954 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1955 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1967 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)

Games Played

1950-51 NHL 70 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 70 (1)
 1957-58 NHL 70 (1)

Games Played

1949-50 NHL 7 (7)
1950-51 NHL 70 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 70 (1)
 1952-53 NHL 63 (5)
1953-54 NHL 67 (4)
1954-55 NHL 68 (2)
1955-56 NHL 68 (3)
1956-57 NHL 34 (6)
1957-58 NHL 70 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 67 (2)
1959-60 NHL 58 (4)
1960-61 NHL 37 (6)
1961-62 NHL 43 (5)
1962-63 NHL 48 (5)
1963-64 NHL 53 (5)
1964-65 NHL 36 (6)
1965-66 NHL 27 (9)
1966-67 NHL 28 (7)
Career NHL 971 (3)

Wins

1949-50 NHL 4 (7)
1950-51 NHL 44 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 44 (1)
 1952-53 NHL 32 (1)
 1953-54 NHL 35 (1)
 1954-55 NHL 40 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 22 (4)
1956-57 NHL 18 (5)
1957-58 NHL 29 (2)
1958-59 NHL 23 (5)
1959-60 NHL 24 (4)
1960-61 NHL 12 (7)
1961-62 NHL 14 (5)
1962-63 NHL 22 (2)
1963-64 NHL 25 (3)
1964-65 NHL 17 (4)
1965-66 NHL 10 (7)
1966-67 NHL 15 (5)
Career NHL 447 (5)

Losses

1949-50 NHL 3 (7)
1950-51 NHL 13 (5)
1951-52 NHL 14 (6)
1952-53 NHL 15 (6)
1953-54 NHL 19 (5)
1954-55 NHL 17 (4)
1955-56 NHL 33 (1)
 1956-57 NHL 10 (6)
1957-58 NHL 29 (3)
1958-59 NHL 36 (1)
 1959-60 NHL 20 (5)
1960-61 NHL 16 (4)
1961-62 NHL 21 (4)
1962-63 NHL 16 (4)
1963-64 NHL 20 (3)
1964-65 NHL 13 (7)
1965-66 NHL 11 (8)
Career NHL 330 (7)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1950-51 NHL 13 (4)
1951-52 NHL 12 (3)
1952-53 NHL 16 (2)
1953-54 NHL 13 (1)
 1954-55 NHL 11 (4)
1955-56 NHL 13 (2)
1956-57 NHL 6 (6)
1957-58 NHL 12 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 8 (4)
1959-60 NHL 14 (1)
 1960-61 NHL 8 (3)
1961-62 NHL 8 (5)
1962-63 NHL 7 (5)
1963-64 NHL 7 (5)
1964-65 NHL 6 (5)
1965-66 NHL 3 (7)
1966-67 NHL 4 (6)
Career NHL 172 (1)

Goals Against

1949-50 NHL 16 (7)
1950-51 NHL 139 (5)
1951-52 NHL 133 (6)
1952-53 NHL 120 (6)
1953-54 NHL 129 (4)
1954-55 NHL 132 (4)
1955-56 NHL 177 (2)
1956-57 NHL 81 (6)
1957-58 NHL 206 (2)
1958-59 NHL 207 (2)
1959-60 NHL 155 (4)
1960-61 NHL 112 (5)
1961-62 NHL 141 (6)
1962-63 NHL 118 (5)
1963-64 NHL 138 (5)
1964-65 NHL 92 (7)
1965-66 NHL 80 (8)
1966-67 NHL 66 (8)
1967-68 NHL 99 (10)
Career NHL 2389 (9)

Goals Against Average

1950-51 NHL 1.99 (2)
1951-52 NHL 1.90 (1)
 1952-53 NHL 1.90 (1)
 1953-54 NHL 1.93 (2)
1954-55 NHL 1.96 (2)
1955-56 NHL 2.60 (3)
1956-57 NHL 2.38 (3)
1957-58 NHL 2.94 (6)
1958-59 NHL 3.09 (6)
1959-60 NHL 2.67 (3)
1960-61 NHL 3.13 (6)
1961-62 NHL 3.28 (6)
1962-63 NHL 2.55 (4)
1963-64 NHL 2.64 (4)
1964-65 NHL 2.56 (6)
1965-66 NHL 3.16 (6)
1966-67 NHL 2.81 (6)
Career NHL 2.51 (29)

Shutouts

1949-50 NHL 1 (7)
1950-51 NHL 11 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 12 (1)
 1952-53 NHL 9 (3)
1953-54 NHL 12 (2)
1954-55 NHL 12 (1)
 1955-56 NHL 9 (2)
1956-57 NHL 2 (7)
1957-58 NHL 3 (6)
1958-59 NHL 5 (2)
1959-60 NHL 5 (2)
1960-61 NHL 2 (3)
1961-62 NHL 5 (2)
1962-63 NHL 3 (3)
1963-64 NHL 5 (4)
1964-65 NHL 1 (8)
1965-66 NHL 1 (7)
1966-67 NHL 2 (5)
Career NHL 103 (2)

Minutes

1949-50 NHL 420 (7)
1950-51 NHL 4200 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 4200 (1)
 1952-53 NHL 3780 (5)
1953-54 NHL 4004 (4)
1954-55 NHL 4040 (2)
1955-56 NHL 4080 (3)
1956-57 NHL 2040 (6)
1957-58 NHL 4200 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 4020 (2)
1959-60 NHL 3480 (4)
1960-61 NHL 2150 (6)
1961-62 NHL 2580 (5)
1962-63 NHL 2781 (5)
1963-64 NHL 3140 (5)
1964-65 NHL 2160 (6)
1965-66 NHL 1521 (9)
1966-67 NHL 1409 (8)
Career NHL 57194 (3)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

1950-51 NHL 2.09 (2)
1951-52 NHL 2.09 (1)
 1952-53 NHL 2.30 (1)
 1953-54 NHL 2.32 (2)
1954-55 NHL 2.23 (2)
1955-56 NHL 3.16 (3)
1956-57 NHL 2.68 (3)
1957-58 NHL 3.21 (6)
1958-59 NHL 3.28 (6)
1959-60 NHL 2.71 (3)
1960-61 NHL 3.18 (6)
1961-62 NHL 3.35 (6)
1962-63 NHL 2.57 (4)
1963-64 NHL 2.87 (4)
1964-65 NHL 2.67 (6)
1965-66 NHL 3.16 (6)
1966-67 NHL 2.85 (6)
Career NHL 2.72 (30)

Goalie Point Shares

1949-50 NHL 1.5 (8)
1950-51 NHL 17.0 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 17.0 (1)
 1952-53 NHL 14.2 (1)
 1953-54 NHL 14.8 (2)
1954-55 NHL 15.6 (2)
1955-56 NHL 10.3 (3)
1956-57 NHL 6.6 (6)
1957-58 NHL 10.4 (3)
1958-59 NHL 9.6 (4)
1959-60 NHL 10.9 (4)
1960-61 NHL 5.3 (7)
1961-62 NHL 5.9 (5)
1962-63 NHL 9.3 (3)
1963-64 NHL 9.2 (5)
1964-65 NHL 7.0 (5)
1965-66 NHL 3.9 (6)
1966-67 NHL 4.2 (7)
Career NHL 180.1 (3)

Point Shares

1950-51 NHL 17.0 (1)
 1951-52 NHL 17.0 (1)
 1952-53 NHL 14.2 (2)
1953-54 NHL 14.8 (2)
1954-55 NHL 15.6 (2)
1955-56 NHL 10.3 (6)
1957-58 NHL 10.4 (3)
1958-59 NHL 9.6 (7)
1959-60 NHL 10.9 (4)
1962-63 NHL 9.3 (4)
1963-64 NHL 9.2 (8)
Career NHL 180.1 (10)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 3, 1955: Traded to Boston by Detroit with Vic Stasiuk, Marcel Bonin and Lorne Davis for Ed Sandford, Real Chevrefils, Norm Corcoran, Gilles Boisvert and Warren Godfrey, June 3, 1955.

January 16, 1957: Missed remainder of 1956-57 due to nervous exhaustion, January 16, 1957.

July 10, 1957: Traded to Detroit by Boston for John Bucyk and cash, July 10, 1957.

June 10, 1964: Claimed by Toronto from Detroit in Intra-League Draft, June 10, 1964.

June 6, 1967: Claimed by Los Angeles from Toronto in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

October 10, 1968: Traded to Detroit by Los Angeles for Jimmy Peters, October 10, 1968.

June 17, 1969: Traded to NY Rangers by Detroit with Sandy Snow for Larry Jeffrey, June 17, 1969.

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