Doug Bentley
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Pro Clubs | Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | September 3, 1916, Delisle, Saskatchewan |
| Pro Career | 1939 – 1954 |
| Hall of Fame | 1964 |
Douglas Wagner Bentley (Born - September 3, 1916 in Delisle, Saskatchewan, Canada Died - November 24, 1972 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada was a Canadian Professional Hockey Left Winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers.
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.
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[edit] 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)
[edit] Trivia
- Missed entire 1944-45 NHL season after being given permission to stay home and tend family farm by Canadian Armed Forces officials, September, 1944.
[edit] 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 Blackhawks | NHL | 39 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940-41 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 46 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1941-42 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 38 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1942-43 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 50 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1943-44 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 50 | 38 | 39 | 77 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1945-46 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 36 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1946-47 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 52 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1947-48 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1948-49 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 58 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1949-50 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 64 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1950-51 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 44 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1951-52 | Saskatoon Quakers | PCHL | 35 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1951-52 | Chicago Blackhawks | 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 | ||||
[edit] 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
| Preceded by Gaye Stewart |
Chicago Blackhawks captains 1949-50 |
Succeeded by Jack Stewart |
| Preceded by Earl Seibert |
Chicago Blackhawks captains 1942-44 |
Succeeded by Clint Smith |
| Preceded by Bryan Hextall |
NHL Scoring Champion 1943 |
Succeeded by Herb Cain |
