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Terrance Gordon Sawchuk (December 28, 1929 – May 31, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers between 1950 and 1970.
Pages in category "National Hockey League players with retired numbers" The following 133 pages are in this category, out of 133 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Of the players on the list, 39 are centremen, 21 are defencemen, 15 are goaltenders, 15 are right wingers and 10 are left wingers. [3] There are 21 players who started their NHL career in the decade of the 1980s, and 22 who last played in the NHL during the decade of the 2000s, the most by decade for each category.
This list of National Hockey League (NHL) players is divided into the following lists: ... List of New Jersey Devils players; List of New York Islanders players;
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The player category has been in existence since the beginning of the Hall of Fame and the first nine players were inducted in 1945. For a person to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player, they must have been retired for a minimum of three years and must be nominated by an elected 18-person selection committee. [3]
In 1998, he was ranked number 29 on The Hockey News list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. [26] He later served as an ambassador for the Canadiens' organization. [9] In 2017, as part of the NHL's centennial celebrations, the league compiled a list of the 100 greatest players during the past century, with Richard on it. [27]
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: 1983 Number 25 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players 1998 Number 29 was retired by the Montreal Canadiens: January 29, 2007 His number 1 was retired by the Cornell Big Red: February 25, 2010 One of only two players to have his number retired by the Cornell hockey program;