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1961-62 Parkhurst #31 Terry Sawchuk (SGC 4)

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1961-62 Parkhurst #31 Terry Sawchuk (SGC 4)
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Solid mid-grade example of this great HOFers 61 Parkie card. By all measures Sawchuk is at the top of the list of great goalies. Consider: USHL Rookie of the Year (1948), AHL Rookie of the Year (1949)
Calder Memorial Trophy winner as NHL Rookie of the Year (1951), 11 All-Star Games, 3 1st team AS selections and 4 2nd team honors, 4 Vezina Trophies, 4 Stanley Cups, 971 career games with a 2.50 GA and 103 shutouts (a record he held for 46 years). He led a troubled life off the ice, in which alcoholism played a destructive role. He died at the age of 40 when he and roommate, fellow NHLer Ron Stewart, got into a drunken fight. His injuries would lead to internal bleeding and multiple operations, from which he would no recover. A tragic end to a storied on-ice career. Graded a sharp 4 VG-EX by SGC.