George Hainsworth

George Hainsworth (June 26, 1895 – October 9, 1950) was a Canadian professional goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Hainsworth played for the Western Canada Hockey League's Saskatoon Crescents and Saskatoon Sheiks before arriving in Montreal. He replaced Georges Vezina, the Canadiens goaltender who had died of tuberculosis, and who had played every game from the 1910–11 NHA season until the opening game of the 1925–26 NHL season, when the illness proved too much for him, inspiring the team to donate the Vezina Trophy for best goaltender.
Hainsworth proved up to the challenge by winning the Trophy for the 1926–27, 1927–28 and 1928–29 NHL seasons. In 1928–29, he set an all-time record with 22 shutouts and a 0.92 goals against average while only playing 44 games. In 1930 he set an NHL record that still stands, going 270 minutes and 8 seconds without allowing a goal during the NHL playoffs for the Canadiens. He backstopped the Canadiens to back to back Stanley Cups in 1930 and 1931. 
Hainsworth served as the Canadiens' captain during 1932–33, becoming the second of only eight goalies to serve as an NHL team's captain. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1933 and helped the Maple Leafs reach the Stanley Cup finals in 1935.
==Post career==
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. In 1998, he was ranked number 46 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News. 
Hainsworth, at the age of 55, was killed in an auto accident on October 9, 1950.
==Records==
*He was the all-time leader in professional (including both NHL and WCHL/WHL) shutouts with 104 until surpassed by Martin Brodeur. 
*His 94 career NHL shutouts are third on the NHL's all-time list behind Martin Brodeur's 125 and Terry Sawchuk's 103.
*Has the second lowest career goals against average with 1.93 behind Alex Connell's 1.91.
*Holds the single-season shutout record with 22 shutouts in 1928–29.
*Holds the single-season goals against average record with 0.92 in 1928–29.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
1923–24 	Saskatoon Sheiks 	WCHL 		30 	15 	12 	3 	1849 	73 	4 	2.37	—
1924–25 	Saskatoon Sheiks 	WCHL 		28 	16 	11 	1 	1700 	75 	2 	2.65	—
1925–26 	Saskatoon Sheiks 	WHL 		30 	18 	11 	1 	1812 	64 	4 	2.12	—
1926–27 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		44 	28 	14 	2 	2732 	67 	14	1.47	—
1927–28 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		44 	26 	11 	7 	2730 	48 	13	1.05	.966
1928–29 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		44 	22 	7 	15	2800 	43 	22	0.92	—
1929–30 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		42 	20 	13 	9 	2680 	108	4 	2.42	—
1930–31 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		44 	26 	10 	8 	2740 	89 	0 	1.95	—
1931–32 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		48 	25 	16 	7 	2998 	110	6 	2.20	—
1932–33 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		48 	18 	25 	5 	2980 	115	8 	2.32	—
1933–34 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		48 	26 	13 	9 	3010 	119	3 	2.37	—
1934–35 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		48 	30 	14 	4 	2957 	111	8 	2.25	—
1935–36 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		48 	23 	19 	6 	3000 	106	8 	2.12	—
1936–37 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 		3 	0 	2 	1 	190 	9 	0 	2.84	—
1936–37 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		4 	2 	1 	1 	270 	12 	0 	2.67	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		465	246	145	74	29087	937	94	1.93	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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