Sport and Games Atlas

How The Game Is Played
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Athlete

Turk Broda

Hockey Codes

Turk Broda (15 May 1914 to 17 October 1972), born Walter Edward Broda, was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who spent his entire National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, from 1936 to 1951, apart from a break from 1943 to 1946 to serve in the Second World War. He won the Vezina Trophy in 1941 and again in 1948 and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team both times. He was in goal when the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1942 and won four more Cups after that, and in 1950 he became the first goaltender to reach 300 wins. After retiring as a player he coached minor league and junior teams, and in 2017 he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players.

Facts
Birth Year
1914 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 2
Connections

Competed In

Source Turk Broda (Wikipedia)
Source Turk Broda (Wikipedia)

On The Roster Of

Source Turk Broda (Wikipedia)

Plays

Ice Hockey, Sports
Source Turk Broda (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Turk Broda (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach
Sources
1. NHL web API: NHL web API player landing page: Turk Broda
NHL web APIPlayer landing page, birthDate
Quote, Player landing page, birthDate
"birthDate": "1914-05-15"
View the Source
2. Turk Broda (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach
  • Lead, Stanley Cup wins
    while winning four more Stanley Cups
  • Plays: Ice Hockey, Lead
    was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach
  • Competed In: National Hockey League, Lead, league
    Broda played his entire career for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL)
  • Competed In: Stanley Cup, Lead, Stanley Cup
    backstop the team to the Stanley Cup championship
  • On The Roster Of: Toronto Maple Leafs, Lead, team toronto-maple-leafs
    Broda played his entire career for the Toronto Maple Leafs
View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.