Bill Mosienko

William "Bill" Mosienko (November 2, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – July 9, 1994) was a Canadian Right Winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks. He is famous for the fastest hat-trick in NHL history, a record that still stands. On March 23, 1952, playing for the Chicago Black Hawks, he scored three goals in 21 seconds against the New York Rangers. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965.

Mosienko played junior hockey for the Winnipeg Monarchs and then joined the Black Hawks full-time in 1943-44. He played for the Hawks for 12 straight seasons. He was a member of the famous, high-scoring 'Pony Line' alongside Max & Doug Bentley. In 1944-45 and 1945-46 Mosienko was a second team all star. In 1944-45 he won the Lady Byng Trophy.

He played from 1955-59 for the Winnipeg Warriors of the Western Hockey League. In 1955-56 the team won the Edinburgh Trophy.

Mosienko died of brain cancer July 9th, 1994.

Awards & Achievements

 * NHL Second All-Star Team (1945 & 1946)
 * Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1945)
 * Lester Patrick Cup (WHL) Championship (1956)
 * Edinburgh Trophy Championship (1956)
 * WHL All-Star Team (1957, 1958, & 1959)
 * Manitoba Athlete of the Year (1957)
 * “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Career Moves

 * Signed as a free agent by Chicago, October 27, 1940.

Video
An incredible video featuring the 1951 off-season activities of 15 NHL players in the days when most worked during the summer. Brief, excellent game footage of each is shown. Players featured are Ted Lindsay, Johnny Peirson, Bill Mosienko, Bill Gadsby, Bill Juzda, Leo Reise, Jack Gelineau, Edgar Laprade, Doug and Max Bentley, Chuck Rayner, Gus Mortson, Pentti Lund, Glen Harmon, Elmer Lach.