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(#46) Tiny Thompson
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(#7) Henrik Lundqvist
- Goaltender
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(#5) Terry Sawchuk
- Goaltender
As one of only six players to have their jersey number retired by the Detroit Red Wings, Terry Sawchuck carried the Winged Wheel to three Stanley Cup championships in the 1950s and added a fourth with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967. Though he played alongside the likes of Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe and Sid Abel, Sawchuk held his own in net.
His record of 103 shutouts stood in the NHL for nearly 40 years and he took home no less than four Vezina Trophies along the way. Many would go so far as to say "The Uke" is the best goaltender to ever play in the NHL, including The Hockey News, who ranked him as the top netminder in their 1998 list of the greatest hockey players.
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(#38) Turk Broda
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Another Ukrainian goaltender of note, Walter "Turk" Broda is perhaps the first great goaltender to play in the National Hockey League. Staring his career in 1935, Broda played nearly two decades with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Broda helped the Leafs win five Stanley Cups, but is perhaps best remembered as being an anchor for the team when they completed a nearly impossible comeback.
Down three games to none against the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals, Broda helped Toronto sweep the next four games to win the title. For reference, only a select few teams have also accomplished that comeback feat in the half a century since.
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(#45) Bill Durnan
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(#13) Ed Belfour
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Modern hockey began in England, in 1861, the first hockey club was established. In 1908, hockey was officially included in the Olympic Games. The main responsibility of goaltenders is to save opponents' balls with the hockey stick. An excellent goalkeeper must be agile, quick to react, have judgment, and have a good save skill, bouncing ability and tall body are also an advantage.
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