Born	September 3, 1916(1916-09-03), Delisle, SK, CAN
Died	November 24, 1972 (aged 56), Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Height Weight	5 ft 08 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers
Pro career	1939 – 1954
Hall of Fame, 1964

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.

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.

Contents 1 Achievements and awards 2 Career statistics 3 Coaching statistics 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• Captain (ice hockey)
• Notable families in the NHL

[edit] External links

• 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 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