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Johnny Bower Johnny Bower is commonly considered a great in the history of goaltending. His career started in 1952 where he began as a backup for Lorne Worsley. He later went back down to the minors and finally made his way up to the NHL to start his revolution as a great goalie. His career was extremely long for a goaltender's standards. He played until he was 45! He will go down in hockey history forever.
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Terry Sawchuk Terry Sawchuk is known to many as the greatest goalie who ever lived. He holds many records in the NHL which includes most shutouts in a career with over 100 in his 21 year career with 5 teams. He single handedly carried every team he played for every single year. Sawchuk dried tragically while he was still playing in the NHL. This is a sad day that hockey will remember forever. Throughout his career, he was traded many times because he couldn't seem to get along with any of his coaches or teammates. He was known as a sour, mean man but with out a doubt, he was the greatest goaltender to ever live.
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Glenn Hall Glenn Hall is truly one of the most famous goalie of all time. He is one of the goaltenders that is given credit for developing the aggressive Quebec butterfly style used by nearly all goalies today. He was tall and wide and he used this to his advantage to become a great of his time. He started his career in 1952 where he only played 6 games with the Detroit Red Wings. In 1955, he became Detroit's number one goalie following the trade of Terry Sawchuk to the Bruins. He was a great goaltender and his legacy will live on forever.
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Jacques Plante Jacques Plante was another great goaltender. He has won many awards including the Vezina trophy a record shattering 7 times, and 5 of those being back to back. His best and most impressive accomplishment was losing only 246 games in his 837 game career that stretched over 16 years. His first appearance in the NHL was a surprising one. His coach pulled their starter and started him in the 7th game of the stanely cup finals. He led his team to a 3-0 victory recording his first shutout. He went on to be one of only two goalies to get their name on the cup 6 times. His legacy will live on forever
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