Turk Broda
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda was born on May 15, 1914 in Brandon, Manitoba to a Polish-Canadian family. While growing up, the
youngster's neck had a tendency to turn red when he got angry spawning someone to say that he looked like a turkey. As luck
would have it, a short form of turkey would stick with him as his nickname. Conn Smythe acquired Turk Broda from Jack Adams
and the Detroit Red Wings for $8,000 in 1936. The very next year he was playing in goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
By 1941 he was a star in Toronto and won the Vezina Trophy that year along with being selected to the All Star Team. The following
season Broda had another great season leading Toronto to the first of his five Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs. From 1943 to
1945 Turk Broda did what many young did during that era, he left hockey to serve in the military during the Second World War. He
ended his playing career with the Maple Leafs in 1951-52 having spent all 15 of his NHL seasons in Toronto, winning two Vezina
trophies to go along with five Stanley Cups and numerous All-Star nominations. Turk Broda was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1967 and passed away at the age of 58 in 1972.
Turk Broda's Career Statistics
Year Team GP W L T SO AVG 1936-37 Toronto Maple Leafs 45 22 19 4 3 2.30 1937-38 Toronto Maple Leafs 48 24 15 9 6 2.56 1938-39 Toronto Maple Leafs 48 19 20 9 8 2.15 1939-40 Toronto Maple Leafs 47 25 17 5 4 2.23 1940-41 Toronto Maple Leafs 48 28 14 6 5 2.00 1941-42 Toronto Maple Leafs 48 27 18 3 6 2.76 1942-43 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 22 19 9 1 3.18 1945-46 Toronto Maple Leafs 15 6 6 3 0 3.53 1946-47 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 31 19 10 4 2.87 1947-48 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 32 15 13 5 2.38 1948-49 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 22 25 13 5 2.68 1949-50 Toronto Maple Leafs 68 30 25 12 9 2.48 1950-51 Toronto Maple Leafs 31 14 11 5 6 2.23 1951-52 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 Career Totals 629 302 224 101 62 2.53
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