Turk Broda

Walter Edward "Turk" Broda (May 15, 1914 - October 17, 1972) was a former goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Broda was born in Brandon, Manitoba on May 15, 1914. 
==Playing Career==
He originally belonged to the Detroit Red Wings and was sold to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Detroit Olympics in May, 1936, for $8,0000. This was a record at the time for a minor league player.
At the same time Detroit announced the signing of Jimmy Franks to replace Broda.
In 1941 he won the Vezina Trophy and made the All Star Team. The next year Broda had another great season leading Toronto to a Stanley Cup and making the Second all- Star team. From 1943 to 1945 Broda left hockey to serve in the military during the Second World War. After he came back he led Toronto to three more Stanley Cups and won another Vezina Trophy. He was also selected to be 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. Ironically, he died just two weeks before the death of his goaltender rival, Bill Durnan.
In 1998, he was ranked number 60 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News
Broda went on to a coaching career. His best accomplishment was coaching the Toronto Marlboros to back-to-back Memorial Cups in 1955 and 1956.
==Career Statistics==
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA
1936–37 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		45 	22 	19 	4 	2770 	106 	3 	2.30
1937–38 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		48 	24 	15 	9 	2980 	127 	6 	2.56
1938–39 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		48 	19 	20 	9 	2990 	107 	8 	2.15
1939–40 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		47 	25 	17 	5 	2900 	108 	4 	2.23
1940–41 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		48 	28 	14 	6 	2970 	99 	5 	2.00
1941–42 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		48 	27 	18 	3 	2960 	136 	6 	2.76
1942–43 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		50 	22 	19 	9 	3000 	159 	1 	3.18
1945–46 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		15 	6 	6 	3 	900 	53 	0 	3.53
1946–47 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		60 	31 	19 	10 	3600 	172 	4 	2.87
1947–48 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		60 	32 	15 	13 	3600 	143 	5 	2.38
1948–49 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		60 	22 	25 	13 	3600 	161 	5 	2.68
1949–50 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		68 	30 	25 	12 	4040 	167 	9 	2.48
1950–51 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		31 	14 	11 	5 	1827 	68 	6 	2.23
1951–52 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		1 	0 	1 	0 	30 	3 	0 	6.00
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		629	302	224	101	38,167	1,609	62	2.53
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards and Achievements ==
*Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1933)
*Vezina Trophy (1941 and 1948) 
*NHL First All-Star Team Goalie (1941 and 1948)
*Stanley Cup Championship (1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 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 List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News
*Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
*Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1983
==Gallery==
1938-39-Hawks Leafs.jpg|Turk Broda fights off the Black Hawks in the 1938-39 season.
Conacher_Cup_winner-16Apr1939.gif|Roy Conacher scores the 1939 Stanley Cup winner, April 16, 1939.
2Apr1940-Broda_Pike_Smith_Marker_L._Patrick_Stanowski.jpg|Turk Broda, Alf Pike, Clint Smith, Gus Marker, Lynn Patrick and Wally Stanowski in Game 1 of the 1940 Stanley Cup Finals, April 2, 1940.
1940-Dec17-Dumart-Leafs.jpg|Woody Dumart scores on Turk Broda, December 17, 1940.
1941-Mar11-Dumart goal.jpg|Woody Dumart scores, March 11, 1941.
1941-Mar20-Conacher-Leafs-Game1.jpg|Roy Conacher shoots on Turk Broda, Game 1 of the 1941 Semi-finals, March 20, 1941.
1947-Nov22-Wilson goal.gif|Pete Babando ties the game 3-3, November 22, 1947.
Egan_goal-24Mar1948.gif|Pat Egan scores, Game 1 of the 1948 Semi-finals, March 24, 1948.
1949_AS_game-Lindsay_Broda.jpg|Ted Lindsay shoots on Turk Broda while Leafs Bill Barilko, Garth Boesch and All-Star Elmer Lach look on, 1949 All Star game.
1949-50-Ronty-Klukay-Broda-Horeck.jpg|Paul Ronty, Joe Klukay, Turk Broda, Pete Horeck in 1949-50 season action.
==Video==
Highlights of the February 28, 1948 game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks at Maple Leaf Gardens. Goals by Gus Bodnar on Turk Broda as well as Max Bentley and Joe Klukay on Emile Francis are shown in the Leafs 4-3 victory.
Ice Hockey (1948)
==External Links==
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*Turk Broda's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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