Terrance G. Sawchuk

(1929-1970) lived in Omaha. Professional hockey player, ranked as one of the best goaltenders in the history of the National Hockey League, he played 20 seasons with teams in Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York, and out of 953 games played, he recorded 103 shutouts and allowed an average of only 2.52 goals per game, inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971; played with Omaha Knights in United States Hockey League during 1947-48 season, earning USHL Outstanding Rookie Award. Consult New York Times obituary, June 1, 1970, pp. 1, 46 and Andy O'Brien, Superstars: Hockey's Greatest Players (McGraw-Hill, 1973) 172-188 and Omaha World Herald, September 25, 2003, p. C-9.

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