George Hainsworth

George Henry Hainsworth (June 26, 1893 – October 9, 1950) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western Canada Hockey League. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Personal Hainsworth was born in the Kew Beach area of Toronto on June 26, 1893. His parents, John Hainsworth and Mary James, were both from England. Hainsworth's family moved to Berlin, Ontario, where his father was a water commissioner for many years.

Playing career Kitchener Greenshirts in 1917–18, Hainsworth in the middle of the front row. Hainsworth played junior hockey for the Berlin Union Jacks then moved up to senior hockey with the Berlin City Seniors and the Kitchener Greenshirts. Dandurand had to pay $5,000 to Saskatoon for the rights to Hainsworth. In 1930 he set an NHL record that still stands, going 270 minutes and 8 seconds without allowing a goal during the playoffs for the Canadiens. He backstopped the Canadiens to back to back Stanley Cups in 1930 and 1931. Hainsworth served as the Canadiens' captain during 1932–33, becoming the second of only eight goalies to serve as an NHL team's captain.

Hainsworth was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1933 for Lorne Chabot on October 1, 1933, in a move by Dandurand to land another French-Canadian on his roster and boost attendance. Hainsworth retired, but was persuaded to join the Canadiens again after goaltender Wilf Cude was injured. He played four more games for the Montreal Canadiens, from December 12 to 20, 1936, before retiring for good. His 246 victories as a goaltender were the most in NHL history when he retired.

Post career In 1936, Hainsworth became a radio inspector with Dominion Electrohome Ltd. During World War II, he was a member of Kitchener's civil defence guard. In 1949, he was elected to Kitchener's city council.

Hainsworth died in a head-on collision between his car and a light panel truck near Gravenhurst, Ontario, on Monday, October 9, 1950. Hainsworth was pronounced dead at the scene from several broken ribs which punctured his heart. Hainsworth was returning home from Val D'Or, Quebec, where he and his wife had visited their son Bill.

Awards and achievements Vezina Trophy (1927, 1928, 1929) Stanley Cup Championship (1930, 1931) The Captains Cup (1933) Played in the 1934 NHL All-Star Game In 1998, he was ranked number 46 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 greatest hockey players. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. Inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Records He is third all-time in professional (including both NHL and WCHL/WHL) shutouts with 104. His 94 career NHL shutouts are third on the NHL's all-time list behind Martin Brodeur's 125 and Terry Sawchuk's 103. Has the second lowest career goals against average in the NHL with 1.93, behind Alex Connell's 1.91. Holds the NHL single-season shutout record with 22 shutouts in 1928–29. Holds the NHL single-season goals against average record with 0.92 in 1928–29. Holds the NHL single-playoffs record of time in net without allowing a goal, at 270 minutes and 8 seconds, in 1929-30.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T Min GA SO GAA GP W L T Min GA SO GAA 1910–11 Berlin Mavericks Minor-ON — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1911–12 Berlin Union Jacks OHA Jr 4 3 1 0 240 13 0 3.25 6 2 3 1 360 30 0 5.00 1912–13 Berlin City Seniors OHA Sr 4 3 1 0 240 12 1 3.00 8 4 3 1 480 35 1 4.38 1913–14 Berlin City Seniors OHA Sr 7 7 0 0 420 11 0 1.57 9 7 1 1 590 31 1 3.15 1914–15 Berlin City Seniors OHA Sr 5 5 0 0 300 9 1 1.80 4 2 1 1 240 19 1 4.75 1915–16 Berlin City Seniors OHA Sr 8 8 0 0 480 18 1 2.85 4 2 2 0 280 18 0 3.86 1916–17 Kitchener Kew Beach TIHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1917–18 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA Sr 9 9 0 0 540 31 0 3.44 5 3 1 1 298 10 1 2.01 1918–19 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA Sr 9 5 3 1 570 28 0 2.95 — — — — — — — — 1919–20 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA Sr 8 6 2 0 480 16 1 2.00 2 0 1 1 150 6 0 2.40 1920–21 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA Sr 10 7 3 0 600 22 3 2.20 1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00 1921–22 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA Sr 10 3 7 0 600 38 1 3.80 — — — — — — — — 1922–23 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA Sr 12 8 4 0 720 32 1 2.67 — — — — — — — — 1923–24 Saskatoon Crescents WCHL 30 15 12 3 1849 73 4 2.37 — — — — — — — — 1924–25 Saskatoon Crescents WCHL 28 16 11 1 1700 75 2 2.65 2 0 1 1 120 6 0 3.00 1925–26 Saskatoon Sheiks WHL 30 18 11 1 1812 64 4 2.12 2 0 1 1 129 4 0 1.86 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 28 14 2 2739 67 14 1.47 4 1 1 2 252 6 1 1.43 1927–28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 26 11 7 2730 48 13 1.05 2 0 1 1 128 3 0 1.41 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 22 7 15 2800 43 22 0.92 3 0 3 0 180 5 0 1.67 1929–30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 42 20 13 9 2680 108 4 2.42 6 5 0 1 480 6 3 0.75 1930–31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 26 10 8 2740 89 8 1.95 10 6 4 0 722 21 2 1.75 1931–32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 25 16 7 3008 110 6 2.20 4 1 3 0 300 13 0 2.60 1932–33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 18 25 5 2980 115 8 2.32 2 0 1 1 120 8 0 4.00 1933–34 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 26 13 9 3010 119 3 2.37 5 2 3 0 302 11 0 2.19 1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 30 14 4 2957 111 8 2.25 7 3 4 0 461 12 2 1.57 1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 23 19 6 3000 106 8 2.12 9 4 5 0 541 27 0 2.99 1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 2 1 190 9 0 2.84 — — — — — — — — 1936–37 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4 2 1 1 270 12 0 2.67 — — — — — — — — WCHL totals 88 49 34 5 5361 212 10 2.37 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 465 246 144 74 29,104 937 94 1.93 52 22 25 5 3484 112 8 1.93