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Born	June 24, 1905,; Odessa, Russian Empire
Died	May 15, 1986 (aged 80),; Chicago, IL, USA
Height; Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m); 158 lb (72 kg; 11 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	Chicago Black Hawks (NHL); Kansas City Americans (AHA); Winnipeg Maroons (AHA)
Pro career	1928 – 1945

Johnny Gottselig (Russian: Иван Гоцелиг) (24 June, 1905 - 15 May, 1986) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played 17 seasons for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (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 the Black Hawks won their third Stanley Cup. Gottselig was included on the team, but his name was not engraved onto the Stanley Cup.

[edit] Background

Gottselig was born along the banks of Dnieper river in a tiny German Catholic village of Klosterdorf in the Swedish district in the Kherson province of the Russian Empire (now part of Ukraine) and emigrated to Canada the same year. In later years, he would say he was from the better-known city of Odessa which was the largest centre in the general vicinity of his birthplace. His parents were Albert Gottselig and Margarethe Weber.

[edit] Career

He played junior hockey with the Regina Pats before joining Chicago. Gottselig's entire NHL career was with Chicago, playing 589 career NHL games, scoring 176 goals and 195 assists for 371 points. After his hockey playing career was finished, he became the team's head coach. After coaching, he stayed on as the team's Director of Public Relations.

Gottselig also served for several years as a manager of women's baseball teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. He guided the Racine Belles in 1943–1944, the Peoria Redwings in 1947 and the Kenosha Comets in 1949–1950. He later became an executive with Stone Construction.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1923–24	Regina Pats	S-SJHL	6	6	0	6	6	—	—	—	—	—
1924–25	Regina Pats	S-SJHL	5	18	2	20	0	—	—	—	—	—
1924–25	Regina Victorias	S-SSHL	1	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1925–26	Regina Victorias	S-SSHL	16	8	1	9	2	—	—	—	—	—
1926–27	Regina Capitals	PrHL	32	23	7	30	21	2	1	0	1	0
1927–28	Winnipeg Maroons	AHA	39	15	4	19	24	—	—	—	—	—
1928–29	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	44	5	3	8	26	—	—	—	—	—
1929–30	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	39	21	4	25	28	2	0	0	0	4
1930–31	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	42	20	12	32	14	9	3	3	6	2
1931–32	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	44	13	15	28	28	2	0	0	0	2
1932–33	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	41	11	11	22	6	—	—	—	—	—
1933–34	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	48	16	14	30	4	8	4	3	7	4
1934–35	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	48	19	18	37	16	2	0	0	0	0
1935–36	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	40	14	15	29	4	2	0	2	2	0
1936–37	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	47	9	21	30	10	—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	48	13	19	32	22	10	5	3	8	4
1938–39	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	48	16	23	39	15	—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	39	8	15	23	7	2	0	1	1	0
1940–41	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	5	1	4	5	5	—	—	—	—	—
1940–41	Kansas City Americans	AHA	13	9	6	15	2	8	3	1	4	2
1941–42	Kansas City Americans	AHA	40	25	35	60	22	6	2	5	7	2
1942–43	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	10	2	6	8	12	—	—	—	—	—
1943–44	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	45	8	15	23	6	6	1	1	2	2
1944–45	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			589	176	195	371	203	43	13	13	26	18
AHA totals			92	49	45	94	48	14	5	6	11	4

[edit] 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

[edit] References

Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: The Ultimate A-Z Guide of Everyone Who Has Ever Played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0385259999.

[edit] External links

http.www.ancestry.com for John B. Gottselig's birthplace, immigration and parentage
Johnny Gottselig's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
Johnny Gottselig's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Chuck Gardiner	Chicago Black Hawks captains 1935-40	Succeeded by Earl Seibert