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Team Marleau! Hammered! makes its 13th Round 196th overall pick of our first(!) Goalie,
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda

Walter Edward "Turk" Broda (May 15, 1914 - October 17, 1972) was a former ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Broda was born in Brandon, Manitoba on May 15, 1914 to a family of Polish descent. He joined the Maple Leafs in 1936.

In 1941 he won the Vezina Trophy and was be selected to be on the All Star Team. The next year Broda had another great season leading Toronto to a Stanley Cup and being selected on the second all- Star team. From 1943 to 1945 Broda left hockey to serve in the military during the Second World War. When he came back he later led Toronto to three more Stanley Cups and won another Vezina Trophy and to be selected 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.

In 1998, he was ranked number 60 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Awards & Achievements

* Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1933)
* Memorial Cup Championship (1933)
* Vezina Trophy (1941 & 1948)
* NHL First All-Star Team Goalie (1941 & 1948)
* Stanley Cup Championships (1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, & 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 Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players
* “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
* Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1983

NHL totals 629gp 302W 224L 101T 38,167min 1,609ga 62so 2.53gaa

Average of a shutout every 10 games played. Not too shabby!