peter puck Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 A face only a mother could love....or a hockey fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarsippius Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Holy smokes, who is/was that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Plante I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarsippius Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Plante I thinkLooks like Gerry Cheevers with the mask on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 It's Terry Sawchuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 It's Terry SawchukThat's what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Ewing Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I lifted this from a post I made here about 2.5 years ago, but nothing regarding the photo or Sawchuk has changed... ---- Yeah, that's the famous photo from Life magazine, where a portrait of Terry Sawchuk was doctored to demonstrate the pain and injuries of an NHL goaltender. Greatly exaggerated, but a great photo anyway. Ironically, it didn't tell half the story of Sawchuk, who was a very troubled man off the ice. He suffered a dislocated elbow playing rugby and hid it from his parents (who know went on in THAT household?). The lack of medical attention caused his right arm to be half a foot shorter than his left, was extremely crooked, and caused him considerable pain for the rest of his life. He was distant, angry, miserable with teammates and fans alike, kept to himself, and suffered from what we would now call depression or anxiety. In fear of losing his job, he kept injuries to himself, and suffered quietly through many elbow problems, appendicitis, a collapsed lung, severe hand problems, broken foot, and too many cuts to count. His playing style of an extremely low crouch left him with a permanently bent back and ruptured discs, which meant that he couldn't sleep longer than 2 or 3 hours at a time. This was all a bit much for Sawchuk to take, and he began to drink heavily. His life off the ice was generally a total uproar. Alcoholism and spousal abuse was the name of the game in the Sawchuk household. He had numerous affairs, and eventually impregnated a woman outside of his marriage, before finally being divorced by his wife. Sawchuk died after a drunken scuffle with teammate Ron Stewart, arguing over the phone bill they shared. Sawchuk fell, suffering damage to his liver, and died in hospital after having his gallbladder removed, as well as unsuccessful attempts to stop the bleeding from his liver. The photo, on its own merits, is excellent. Considering what we now know about Sawchuk's life, the picture becomes (imo) amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I lifted this from a post I made here about 2.5 years ago, but nothing regarding the photo or Sawchuk has changed... ---- Yeah, that's the famous photo from Life magazine, where a portrait of Terry Sawchuk was doctored to demonstrate the pain and injuries of an NHL goaltender. Greatly exaggerated, but a great photo anyway. Ironically, it didn't tell half the story of Sawchuk, who was a very troubled man off the ice. He suffered a dislocated elbow playing rugby and hid it from his parents (who know went on in THAT household?). The lack of medical attention caused his right arm to be half a foot shorter than his left, was extremely crooked, and caused him considerable pain for the rest of his life. He was distant, angry, miserable with teammates and fans alike, kept to himself, and suffered from what we would now call depression or anxiety. In fear of losing his job, he kept injuries to himself, and suffered quietly through many elbow problems, appendicitis, a collapsed lung, severe hand problems, broken foot, and too many cuts to count. His playing style of an extremely low crouch left him with a permanently bent back and ruptured discs, which meant that he couldn't sleep longer than 2 or 3 hours at a time. This was all a bit much for Sawchuk to take, and he began to drink heavily. His life off the ice was generally a total uproar. Alcoholism and spousal abuse was the name of the game in the Sawchuk household. He had numerous affairs, and eventually impregnated a woman outside of his marriage, before finally being divorced by his wife. Sawchuk died after a drunken scuffle with teammate Ron Stewart, arguing over the phone bill they shared. Sawchuk fell, suffering damage to his liver, and died in hospital after having his gallbladder removed, as well as unsuccessful attempts to stop the bleeding from his liver. The photo, on its own merits, is excellent. Considering what we now know about Sawchuk's life, the picture becomes (imo) amazing. That photo really is an excellent reflection of the true Sawchuk. Despite the fact that he was quite possibly the best goalie in the history of the sport at the time of his retirement (and the argument could still be made), he often still wondered it he was good enough. It seems that there was no way his life and career would end any way but tragically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 That's what I meant. That's what I figured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocker Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I don't know how much Terry Sawchuk got paid. But, I think he played for less than 20 thousand a year for most of his life in the NHL. The pendulum swings. Players get rich in a year or so now. Seems unfair, but a relatively short time ago, they had to have a second job to feed their family. Terry Sawchuk had a lot of triumphs. But, overall, his life tended toward tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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