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Douglas Wagner Bentley (Born -
September 3,
1916 in
Delisle,
Saskatchewan Died -
November 24 1972 in
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan) was a
Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 13 seasons in the
National Hockey League for the
Chicago Black Hawks and
New York Rangers. Bentley missed the entire
1944–45 NHL season after being given permission to stay home and tend the family farm by Canadian Armed Forces officials, September,
1944.
From
1940 to
1947, his brother
Max Bentley was his teammate and linemate in Chicago. Both brothers have been elected to the
Hockey Hall of Fame, and in
1998, both brothers were named to
The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, Max at number 48 and Doug at number 73.
On March 13, 1966 in an Eastern Hockey League game vs Jacksonville, Doug Bentley inserted his son, Doug Jr. (b. June 1, 1951) into the game when the team was short of players due to injuries. Doug Jr. was only 14 years of age at the time, becoming the youngest player to play a shift in a professional hockey league.
Achievements & Awards
- Art Ross Trophy (1943)
- First All-Star Team Left Wing (1943, 1944, 1947)
- Second All-Star Team Center (1949)
- Voted by the Herald American as the top hockey player in Chicago for the first half of the century (1950)
Career Statistics
| |
|
Regular season |
|
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 1938–39 |
Drumheller Miners |
ASHL |
?? |
24 |
29 |
53 |
31 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1939–40 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
39 |
12 |
7 |
19 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1940–41 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
46 |
8 |
20 |
28 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| 1941–42 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
38 |
12 |
14 |
26 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 1942–43 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
50 |
33 |
40 |
73 |
18 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1943–44 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
50 |
38 |
39 |
77 |
22 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
| 1945–46 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
36 |
19 |
21 |
40 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 1946–47 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
52 |
21 |
34 |
55 |
18 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1947–48 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
60 |
20 |
37 |
57 |
16 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1948–49 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
58 |
23 |
43 |
66 |
38 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1949–50 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
64 |
20 |
33 |
53 |
28 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1950–51 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
44 |
9 |
23 |
32 |
20 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1951–52 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
PCHL |
35 |
11 |
14 |
25 |
12 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1951–52 |
Chicago Black Hawks |
NHL |
8 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1952–53 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
WHL |
70 |
22 |
23 |
45 |
37 |
13 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
| 1953–54 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
WHL |
42 |
8 |
13 |
21 |
18 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1953–54 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
20 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1954–55 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
WHL |
61 |
14 |
23 |
37 |
52 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1955–56 |
Saskatoon Quakers/Brandon Regals |
WHL |
60 |
7 |
26 |
33 |
21 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1957–58 |
Saskatoon Regals/St. Paul Saints |
WHL |
19 |
11 |
16 |
27 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1961–62 |
Los Angeles Blades |
WHL |
8 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1962–63 |
Long Beach Gulls |
CalHL |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
| NHL Totals |
565 |
219 |
324 |
543 |
217 |
23 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
12 |
Coaching Statistics
| Season |
Team |
League |
Type |
G |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
Pct |
| 1951–52 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
PCHL |
Head Coach + |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
.??? |
| 1952–53 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
PCHL |
Head Coach |
70 |
35 |
26 |
9 |
0 |
.564 |
| 1953–54 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
WHL |
Head Coach ++ |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
.??? |
| 1954–55 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
WHL |
Head Coach |
71 |
19 |
41 |
11 |
0 |
.345 |
| 1955–56 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
WHL |
Head Coach ++ |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
.??? |
| 1958–59 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
SJHL |
Head Coach |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
.??? |
| 1959–60 |
Saskatoon Quakers |
SJHL |
Head Coach |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
.??? |
| 1962–63 |
Long Beach Gulls |
CalHL |
Head Coach |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
.??? |
| 1965–66 |
Knoxville Knights |
EHL |
Head Coach |
72 |
34 |
36 |
2 |
0 |
.486 |
| 1966–67 |
Knoxville Knights |
EHL |
Head Coach |
72 |
27 |
42 |
3 |
0 |
.396 |
| 1967–68 |
Edmonton Nuggets |
WCSHL |
Co-Coach |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
.??? |
| NHL Head Coach Totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.0 |
+ - Midseason replacement
++ - Replaced midseason
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