Johnny Gottselig

Johnny Gottselig ; born 24 June, 1906 in Odessa, Russia; died May 15, 1986) was a professional left winger who played 17 seasons for the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL between 1928 and 1946. He is the first Russian-born player to play in the NHL, as well as the first European born head coach in the league's history. He won two Stanley Cups in his playing career 1934, and 1938 (as captain). He was also with Chicago in 1961, as Director of Public Relations, when they won their third Stanley Cup.  Gottselig was included on the team, but his name was not engraved onto the Stanley Cup.

Career
Gottselig was born in Odessa in the Russian Empire (now part of Ukraine) and emigrated to Canada when very young. He played junior hockey with the Regina Pats when they won the Memorial Cup in 1924-25. He then moved to the Regina Vics when they made it to the final of the 1925-26 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs. Gottselig's entire NHL career was with Chicago, playing 589 career NHL games, scoring 176 goals and 195 assists for 371 points. He was a second team all star in 1938-39. After his hockey playing career was finished, he became the team's head coach for two full seasons and parts of two others, After coaching, he stayed on as the team's Director of Public Relations.

Career Statistics
--- Regular Season ---  Playoffs Season  Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -- 1926-27 Regina Capitals             PrHL   32   23    7   30   21 1927-28 Winnipeg Maroons            AHA    39   14    5   19   24 1928-29 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    44    5    3    8   26  --  --  --  --  -- 1929-30 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    39   21    4   25   28   2   0   0   0   4 1930-31 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    42   20   12   32   14   9   3   3   6   2 1931-32 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    44   13   15   28   28   2   0   0   0   2 1932-33 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    41   11   11   22    6  --  --  --  --  -- 1933-34 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    48   16   14   30    4   8   4   3   7   4 1934-35 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    48   19   18   37   16   2   0   0   0   0 1935-36 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    41   14   15   29    4   2   0   2   2   0 1936-37 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    47    9   21   30   10  --  --  --  --  -- 1937-38 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    48   13   19   32   22  10   5   3   8   4 1938-39 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    48   16   23   39   15  --  --  --  --  -- 1939-40 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    39    8   15   23    7   2   0   1   1   0 1940-41 Kansas City Americans       AHA    13    9    6   15    2 1940-41 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL     5    1    4    5    5  --  --  --  --  -- 1941-42 Kansas City Americans       AHA    40   25   35   60   22 1942-43 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    10    2    6    8   12  --  --  --  --  -- 1943-44 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    45    8   15   23    6   6   1   1   2   2 1944-45 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL     1    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- --        NHL Totals                        590  176  195  371  203  43  13  13  26  18

Coaching Statistics
Season Team                  Lge Type              GP  W L  T OTL  Pct     Result 1940-41 Kansas City Americans AHA Player-Head Coach 1941-42 Kansas City Americans AHA Player-Head Coach 50 31 17 2 0  0.640 1944-45 Chicago Blackhawks   NHL Head Coach 1945-46 Chicago Blackhawks   NHL Head Coach        50 23 20 7  0  0.530  Lost in round 1 1946-47 Chicago Blackhawks   NHL Head Coach        60 19 37 4  0  0.350  Out of Playoffs 1947-48 Chicago Blackhawks   NHL Head Coach        28  7 19 2  0  0.286