| Doug Bentley | |
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 08 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Teams | Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers |
| Nationality |  Canadian
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| Born | September 3,1916, Delisle, SK, CAN |
| Died | November 24,1972 (age 56), Saskatoon, SK, CA |
| Pro Career | 1939 – 1954 |
| Hall of Fame, 1964 | |
Douglas Wagner Bentley (September 3, 1916 - November 24, 1972) was a Canadian professional 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. He played for the intermediate level Laura Beavers.
He started his career playing hockey in his hometown of Delisle, He and his brothers played for the senior Delisle Tigers.
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 List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News, 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 and Awards[]
- Art Ross Trophy (1943)
- First All-Star Team Left Wing (1943, 1944, 1947)
- Second All-Star Team centre (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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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
Gallery[]
Video[]
Highlights of the October 13, 1947 All-Star game which including a fight, Bill Mosienko's injury and goals by Max Bentley and the winner for the All-Stars by Doug Bentley.
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.
External Links[]
| Preceded by Gaye Stewart |
Chicago Black Hawks Captains 1949–50 |
Succeeded by Jack Stewart |
| Preceded by Earl Seibert |
Chicago Black Hawks Captains 1942-44 |
Succeeded by Clint Smith |
| Preceded by Bryan Hextall |
NHL Scoring Champion 1943 |
Succeeded by Herb Cain |