Helge Bostrom

Helge "Bulge" Bostrom (January 9, 1894 – January 25, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 96 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bostrom played with several senior teams in Western Canada, including the Winnipeg Ypres, Winnipeg Monarchs, and the Moose Jaw Maple Leafs. He turned pro in the Western Canada Hockey League with the Edmonton Eskimos and then in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association with the Vancouver Maroons.

When the western leagues folded in 1926, Bolstrom was sold to the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association. He stayed there for three years before he was called up to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bostrom stayed with the Hawks for four seasons. He retired from hockey in 1936.

He was the player-coach of the Tulsa Oilers for part of the 1932-33 season. Later he coached the Kansas City Greyhounds for two seasons.

Career statistics
--- Regular Season ---  Playoffs Season  Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -- 1922-23 Edmonton Eskimos            WCHL   22    2    1    3   20 1923-24 Vancouver Maroons           PCHA   30    3    0    3   26 1924-25 Vancouver Maroons           WCHL   27    7    4   11   18 1925-26 Vancouver Maroons           WCHL   30    0    1    1   28 1926-27 Minneapolis Millers         AHA    35    4    2    6   45 1927-28 Minneapolis Millers         AHA    36   10    3   13   39 1928-29 Minneapolis Millers         AHA    38    5    3    8   71 1929-30 Minneapolis Millers         AHA    12    2    1    3   18 1929-30 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    21    0    1    1    8   2   0   0   0   0 1930-31 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    38    2    2    4   32   9   0   0   0  16 1931-32 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    13    0    0    0    4  --  --  --  --  -- 1932-33 St. Paul Greyhounds/Tulsa   AHA    22    2    6    8   10 1932-33 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    18    1    0    1   14  --  --  --  --  -- 1933-34 Oklahoma City Warriors      AHA    48    5    8   13   48 1934-35 Philadelphia Arrows         CAHL    0    0    5    5   10 1935-36 Kansas City Greyhounds      AHA    25    0    1    1   18 --        NHL Totals                         90    3    3    6   58  11   0   0   0  16

Coaching statistics
Season Team                           Lge Type              GP  W  L T OTL  Pct 1932-33 St. Paul Greyhounds/Tulsa Oile AHA Player-Head Coach 1937-38 Kansas City Greyhounds        AHA Head Coach        48 21 22 5  0  0.490 1938-39 Kansas City Greyhounds        AHA Head Coach        55 15 33 7  0  0.336