Turk broda, maple leafs great, autographed index card with photo. Canadian primary source offtopic discussion in an american polish book. He won multiple vezinas in his hall of fame career and is the leafs alltime leader in both wins and shutouts. Vintage hockey autographs, autographed memorabilia, page 5 eddie shore, boston bruins great, autographed index card with photo. Interestingly, while the game was wiped from the record books, its statistics werent.
I remember many names from that book, but the two i remember the most are maurice the rocket richardsp. Regarded as perhaps the best clutch goaltender of all time, walter turk broda was mr. In the net, one hockey writer observed about turk broda, he looks like a harmless, jolly tub of lard, but the leaf goalie dives for the puck like an angry cat. Hockey autographs, vintage autographs, hockey hall of fame. Walter edward turk broda was a canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. This was a record at the time for a minor league player. Maple leaf for 16 seasons with two years lost to canadian armed forces duty in world war ii. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the. Vintage hockey autographs, autographed memorabilia, page 5. Walter turk broda may 15, 1914 october 17, 1972 was asked to attend the 1933 detroit red wings training camp, but found little room in the crease with netminders normie smith and john ross roach already on the wings roster.
Turk broda rare signed 3x5 cut autograph psadna certified nhl cut signatures. Walter edward turk broda may 15, 1914 october 17, 1972 was a canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the toronto maple leafs. Turk brodas hockey hall of fame post card produced in 1983. Last seen in the 19511952 season with the toronto maple leafs nhl. Amazon price new from used from paperback, 1950 please retry. Drydens relationship with card collectors and autograph hounds is a strained one at best, but he is. Turk broda cap hit, salary, contracts, contract history, earnings, aav, free agent status. Walter turk broda autograph autograph forum primarily sports. These forums are devoted to both pre and post war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. He was born in brandon, manitoba on may 15, 1914 to a polishcanadian family. Bill barilko so, you be keon and ill be mahovlich childrens book. Nhl 1940 turk broda toronto maple leafs vs new york rangers 8 x 10 photo. Antique goalie stick signed by turk broda 1943 hockeygods.
The article continued, the stocky happygolucky broda appeared serious in his assessment that his bulky frame will never again be a target for flying pucks. Offered is a high quality replica of the 194142 stanley cup ring awarded. There is a separate section for buying, selling and t. Lot of rocket richard signed photos 17 1935 hamilton tigers tour. Find great deals on ebay for turk broda and turk broda chronology. Turk broda simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Second degree, the next installment of the series, is a story.
Is it possible that the artist who rendered him was looking at a photograph of syl apps, brodas erstwhile teammate and captain, when he went to work. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. A goaltender, broda played his entire career for the toronto maple leafs of the national hockey league nhl between 1935 and 1951, taking a brief hiatus from 1943 to 1946 to fight in the second world war. Hockey autographs, vintage autographs, hockey hall of fame players. Turk broda made the cover of babe ruths sports magazine in may of 1950 it was supposed to be broda. As it is required to have the rule book available for use by the 20th of august, anyone having any comments or changes should make them by long. Walter turk broda grew up in manitoba and was developed as a player in the detroit minor system, playing with the olympics in 193536. He used to play hockey in the street with the kids. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. This article was originally published in the toronto star on march 11, 1995. Find highquality turk broda stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. On the other we have a book on polish americans with no page number or physical verification. Turk broda toronto maple leafs goaltender hockeygods strives to untie.
He was a pudgy fellow and a poor skater, yet he contained an incredible enthusiasm for playing hockey. Maple leaf for 16 seasons, with two years lost to canadian armed forces duty in world war ii. Turk broda is one of only three leafs to win five stanley cups. I possess an autograph book with original autographs of the 193334 toronto maple leafs nhl team. Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types of hockey imaginable. Hockey autographs, vintage hockey autographs, deceased hockey hall of. Record books show that terry sawchuk was one of the greatest goaltenders ever to play in the nhl.
Turks fictitious alter ego attorney benjamin abraham davis, whose initials bad reflect his brass persona in the courtroom. Legends of hockey spotlight turk broda treasure chest. Simply stated, turk broda was the available at 2011 april dallas signature. Smythe once ordered turk to cut his grocery intake enough to lose some weight. Turk broda hockey card 2008 itg ultimate memorabilia fall expo autograph gold 11 66 turk broda. Walter turk broda may 15, 1914 october 17, 1972 regarded as perhaps the best clutch goaltender of all time, walter turk broda was mr. Turk broda was my inspiration, although soccer and waterpolo arent hockey, i still found myself drawing strength from examples of turks obvious hard core attitude in this book. He was discovered by leafs owner conn smythe, who was in detroit to check out a goalie named earl robertson, but when smythe saw broda at the other end, he immediately contacted jack adams of the red wings about acquiring broda, which he did for just. The signatures include hockey heroes turk broda, meeker, boesh, smith, timgren, gardner, bill. Turk broda lived on the same street as my uncle in seaside. Turk broda toronto maple leafs personal stanley cup championship trophy. The often witty though shorttempered turk had the toronto media press attention as he and leaf boss conn smythe constantly battled over turks playing weight. Mostly strong fountain pen signatures with the broda and hewitt.
This white dureen jersey by general athletic was worn by hall of fame legend turk broda during an on ice ceremony, in his honor, at maple leaf gardens in 1968, shortly after gaining entry into the hockey hall of fame. In order to compile a whos who section in the national hockey leagues guide and record book, players were asked to provide information on various topics, including their minor hockey career, accomplishments in other sports, ancestry, military service, and offseason employment. Hockey games ice hockey chris chelios find a book ted kennedy wayne gretzky toronto maple leafs modern history the one. Perhaps the late gary lautens, the noted humourist of the star, said it best about walter turk broda, the superb. Walter turk broda player profile, stats and championships. This 3x5 index card has been signed by toronto maple leafs goaltender and hall of famer turk broda. I possess an autograph book with original autographs of. The majority of the team signed including all the names that were the better players of the day. The latter book was published in 2011, the former 1983, but this shouldnt matter seeing as broda died in 72. Ken dryden signed book becoming canada autograph nhl hockey politics. Broda was practising at amsterdam with a cfn allstar team when a. Blue and white centennial is the debut product for presidents choice hockey, a new venture by dr. 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.
You are looking at an incredible 193637 toronto maple leafs team signed autograph page. Wonderful little treasure is highlighted by singlesigned pages featuring the autographs of turk broda, syl apps, foster hewitt and the cinderella man boxer jim braddock dec. May 15, 1914 october 17, 1972 was a canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Price returns to the hobby after a couple years absence following the sale of itg to leaf.
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