1959-60 Topps 42 Terry Sawchuk Hockey Card (Front)
1959-60 Topps 42 Terry Sawchuk Hockey Card (Back)
Card Notes
Rated with great goalies of all time, Terry introduced low crouching style to guard against screen shots. Broke in with Wings and was rookie of year in 1950-51. Traded to Boston five years later, Terry walked out after a year and half. Was reacquired by Wings.
Which NHL arena has the largest seating capacity? Chicago Stadium 16,666.
En Français
Il est l’un des meilleurs gardiens de buts dans l’historire de la NHL. Il a fait ses débuts avec Détroit en 1950. Il est passé au Boston cinq ans plus tard, mais il revenu avec les Red Wings il y a deux saisons.
Quel est l’arena de la NHL qui a la plus grande capacité? Chicago Stadium 16,666 seiges.
Details
1959-60 saw Terry Sawchuk appear in 58 regular season games for the Detroit Red Wings, nine games short of his 1958-59 total. Dennis Riggin and Gilles Boisvert covered the rest of the games for the Wings. In Sid Abel‘s second year coaching the team, Detroit qualified for the post season after failing to do so in 58-59.
Sawchuk continued on with his second stint in Detroit until the end of the 1963-64 season. He would return to play 13 more games with the club in 1968-69. In all, Terry appeared in 972 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1949-50 and 1969-70 with the Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers.
Chicago Stadium
As for the trivia snippet, Chicago Stadium had its capacity increased to 17,317 but had a record attendance of 20,069 on April 10, 1982 for a Stanley Cup playoff game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars. The venue opened on March 28, 1929 and closed on September 9, 1994.
The massive home crowd that night went away disappointed with the Hawks losing the game 7-1. Dino Ciccarelli recorded a hat trick and added an assist for a four point night with the Stars. Teammate Bobby Smith had a goal and four assists in the match. Smith also had a third period fight with Greg Fox for the Gordie Howe Hat Trick.