Last April, we found out that a new biopic feature about the life of legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk was in the works.
Ten months later, we now have the official trailer for the film.
Starring Mark O'Brien, the film will cover Sawchuk's journey from a kid growing up in Winnipeg to his NHL career with stops in Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Los Angeles and New York that lasted 21-seasons spanning from 1950-1970.
The biopic is based off the book “Night Work” by Randall Maggs and “Sawchuk: The Troubles and Triumphs of the World’s Greatest Goalie” by David Dupuis.
Considered to be the greatest goaltender from his era, Sawchuk won the Stanley Cup three times with the Wings (1952, 1954, 1955) and backstopped the Leafs to their most recent Stanley Cup in 1967.
With over 500 combined regular season and playoff wins, Sawchuk has the second most shutouts in NHL history with 103 that was broken by Martin Brodeur, who ended his illustrious career with 125.
Sawchuk is widely known for the number of pucks he took the face over his career. It's estimated he took over 400 stitches over his career.
A father of seven, Sawchuk passed away at the age of 40 on May 31, 1970. He passed away from a pulmonary embolism after a mixup with a teammate punctured his liver.
Actor Kevin Pollak appears in the film as Red Wings manager Jack Adams.
'Goalie' will appear in be only released in Vancouver and Toronto-based theatres on March 1.
