George Hainsworth

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==

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 ==Bibliography==