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{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player |
{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player |
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| position = [[Goaltender]] |
| position = [[Goaltender]] |
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| height_ft = 5 |
| height_ft = 5 |
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| height_in = 9 |
| height_in = 9 |
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| played_for = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] |
| played_for = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] |
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| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] |
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] |
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+ | | nationality = {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canadian]] |
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+ | | birth_date = birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|05|15|mf=y}} |
− | | birth_place = Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
+ | | birth_place = [[Brandon, Manitoba]], [[Canada|CA]] |
| death_date = October 17, 1972 (age 58) |
| death_date = October 17, 1972 (age 58) |
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| career_start = 1935 |
| career_start = 1935 |
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| career_end = 1952 |
| career_end = 1952 |
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+ | | image = Turkbroda.jpg |
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| halloffame = 1967 |
| halloffame = 1967 |
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'''Walter Edward "Turk" Broda''' (May 15, 1914 - October 17, 1972) was a former [[goaltender]] for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. |
'''Walter Edward "Turk" Broda''' (May 15, 1914 - October 17, 1972) was a former [[goaltender]] for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. |
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− | Broda was born in [[Brandon]], [[Manitoba]] on May 15, 1914. He originally belonged to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and was sold to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in May, 1936, |
+ | Broda was born in [[Brandon]], [[Manitoba]] on May 15, 1914. He originally belonged to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and was sold to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] by the [[Detroit Olympics]] in May, 1936, for $8,0000. This was a record at the time for a minor league player. |
+ | At the same time Detroit announced the signing of [[Jimmy Franks]] to replace Broda. |
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⚫ | In 1941 he won the [[Vezina Trophy]] and made the All Star Team. The next year Broda had another great season leading Toronto to a [[Stanley Cup]] and making the Second all- Star team. From 1943 to 1945 Broda left hockey to serve in the military during the Second World War. After he came back he led Toronto to three more Stanley Cups and won another Vezina Trophy. He was also selected to be on the 1948 first All star team. In 1951 he won his last Stanley Cup with Toronto and retired in 1952. |
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⚫ | In 1941 he won the [[Vezina Trophy]] and made the All Star Team. The next year Broda had another great season leading Toronto to a [[Stanley Cup]] and making the Second all- Star team. From 1943 to 1945 Broda left hockey to serve in the military during the Second World War. After he came back he led Toronto to three more Stanley Cups and won another Vezina Trophy. He was also selected to be on the 1948 first All star team. In 1951 he won his last Stanley Cup with Toronto and retired in 1952. |
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+ | He was inducted to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1967 and died on October 17, 1972, aged only 58, after having suffered a heart attack. Ironically, he died just two weeks before the death of his [[goaltender]] rival, [[Bill Durnan]]. |
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Broda went on to a coaching career. His best accomplishment was coaching the [[Toronto Marlboros]] to back-to-back [[Memorial Cup]]s in [[1954-55 Memorial Cup Final|1955]] and [[1955-56 Memorial Cup Final|1956]]. |
Broda went on to a coaching career. His best accomplishment was coaching the [[Toronto Marlboros]] to back-to-back [[Memorial Cup]]s in [[1954-55 Memorial Cup Final|1955]] and [[1955-56 Memorial Cup Final|1956]]. |
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+ | * In 1998, he was ranked number 60 on the [[List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News]] |
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+ | ==Gallery== |
+ | <gallery captionalign="center"> |
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+ | 2Apr1940-Broda_Pike_Smith_Marker_L._Patrick_Stanowski.jpg|Turk Broda, [[Alf Pike]], [[Clint Smith]], [[Gus Marker]], [[Lynn Patrick]] and [[Wally Stanowski]] in Game 1 of the [[1940 Stanley Cup Finals]], April 2, 1940. |
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+ | 1949_AS_game-Lindsay_Broda.jpg|[[Ted Lindsay]] shoots on Turk Broda while Leafs [[Bill Barilko]], [[Garth Boesch]] and All-Star [[Elmer Lach]] look on, 1949 All Star game. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==Video== |
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+ | Highlights of the February 28, 1948 game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks at [[Maple Leaf Gardens]]. Goals by [[Gus Bodnar]] on Turk Broda as well as [[Max Bentley]] and [[Joe Klukay]] on [[Emile Francis]] are shown in the Leafs 4-3 victory. |
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+ | Ice Hockey (1948) |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | *[http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=9&id=415 Turk Broda's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame] |
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{{succession box | before = [[Bill Durnan]] | title = Winner of the [[Vezina Trophy]] | years = [[1947–48 NHL season|1948]]| after = [[Bill Durnan]]}} |
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[[Category:Born in 1914]] |
[[Category:Born in 1914]] |
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[[Category:Dead in 1972]] |
[[Category:Dead in 1972]] |
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[[Category:Detroit Olympics (IHL) players]] |
[[Category:Detroit Olympics (IHL) players]] |
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[[Category:Hockey Hall of Fame]] |
[[Category:Hockey Hall of Fame]] |
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[[Category:Quebec Aces coaches]] |
[[Category:Quebec Aces coaches]] |
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[[Category:Stanley Cup champions]] |
[[Category:Stanley Cup champions]] |
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[[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players]] |
[[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players]] |
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[[Category:Toronto Marlboros coaches]] |
[[Category:Toronto Marlboros coaches]] |
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[[Category:Vezina Trophy winners]] |
[[Category:Vezina Trophy winners]] |
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− | [[Category:Winnipeg Monarchs |
+ | [[Category:Winnipeg Monarchs players]] |
[[Category:NHL All-Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:Charlotte Checkers coaches]] |
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+ | [[Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches]] |
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+ | [[Category:Retired in 1952]] |
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Revision as of 03:11, 23 February 2020
Turk Broda | |
Position | Goaltender |
Caught | Left |
Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) |
Teams | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | birth_date = May 15, 1914 Brandon, Manitoba, CA | ,
Died | October 17, 1972 (age 58), |
Pro Career | 1935 – 1952 |
Hall of Fame, 1967 |
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda (May 15, 1914 - October 17, 1972) was a former goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Broda was born in Brandon, Manitoba on May 15, 1914. He originally belonged to the Detroit Red Wings and was sold to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Detroit Olympics in May, 1936, for $8,0000. This was a record at the time for a minor league player.
At the same time Detroit announced the signing of Jimmy Franks to replace Broda.
In 1941 he won the Vezina Trophy and made the All Star Team. The next year Broda had another great season leading Toronto to a Stanley Cup and making the Second all- Star team. From 1943 to 1945 Broda left hockey to serve in the military during the Second World War. After he came back he led Toronto to three more Stanley Cups and won another Vezina Trophy. He was also selected to be on the 1948 first All star team. In 1951 he won his last Stanley Cup with Toronto and retired in 1952.
He was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967 and died on October 17, 1972, aged only 58, after having suffered a heart attack. Ironically, he died just two weeks before the death of his goaltender rival, Bill Durnan.
In 1998, he was ranked number 60 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News
Broda went on to a coaching career. His best accomplishment was coaching the Toronto Marlboros to back-to-back Memorial Cups in 1955 and 1956.
Career Statistics
Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
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1936–37 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 45 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2770 | 106 | 3 | 2.30 |
1937–38 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2980 | 127 | 6 | 2.56 |
1938–39 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 2990 | 107 | 8 | 2.15 |
1939–40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 47 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 2900 | 108 | 4 | 2.23 |
1940–41 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 2970 | 99 | 5 | 2.00 |
1941–42 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 2960 | 136 | 6 | 2.76 |
1942–43 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 3000 | 159 | 1 | 3.18 |
1945–46 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 900 | 53 | 0 | 3.53 |
1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 60 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 3600 | 172 | 4 | 2.87 |
1947–48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 60 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 3600 | 143 | 5 | 2.38 |
1948–49 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 60 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 3600 | 161 | 5 | 2.68 |
1949–50 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 68 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 4040 | 167 | 9 | 2.48 |
1950–51 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 31 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1827 | 68 | 6 | 2.23 |
1951–52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
NHL totals | 629 | 302 | 224 | 101 | 38,167 | 1,609 | 62 | 2.53 |
Awards and Achievements
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1933)
- Vezina Trophy (1941 and 1948)
- NHL First All-Star Team Goalie (1941 and 1948)
- Stanley Cup Championship (1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1951)
- NHL Second All-Star Team Goalie (1942)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978
- In 1998, he was ranked number 60 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1983
Gallery
Video
Highlights of the February 28, 1948 game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks at Maple Leaf Gardens. Goals by Gus Bodnar on Turk Broda as well as Max Bentley and Joe Klukay on Emile Francis are shown in the Leafs 4-3 victory.
External Links
- Turk Broda's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Turk Broda's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Preceded by David Kerr |
Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1941 |
Succeeded by Frank Brimsek |
Preceded by Bill Durnan |
Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1948 |
Succeeded by Bill Durnan |