Doug Bentley
Douglas Wagner Bentley (September 3, 1916 – November 24 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey 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, September, 1944.
| Doug Bentley | |
|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1964 | |
| Born | September 3, 1916 Delisle, SK, CAN |
| Died | November 24, 1972 (aged 56) Saskatoon, SK, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 08 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers |
| Playing career | 1939–1954 |
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. 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)
- NHL First All-Star Team left wing (1943, 1944, 1947)
- NHL 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Other websites
- Doug Bentley's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Doug Bentley's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Gaye Stewart |
Chicago Black Hawks captain 1949–50 |
Succeeded by Jack Stewart |
| Preceded by Earl Seibert |
Chicago Black Hawks captain 1942-44 |
Succeeded by Clint Smith |