Reg Bentley
Reg Bentley | |||
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Born |
Delisle, Saskatchewan, Canada | May 3, 1914||
Died |
September 1, 1980 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | (aged 66)||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
Playing career | 1931–1952 |
Reginald Stewart Bentley (May 3, 1914 – September 1, 1980) was a
Personal life
Bentley was born in Delisle, Saskatchewan. He was one of six boys, and thirteen children overall. His father Bill was a speed skating champion in North Dakota before settling in Delisle, where he became mayor and helped build the town's covered skating rink. All of the Bentley children were athletes, and all six brothers played hockey.[1]
Playing career
Bentley first played senior hockey in his hometown of Delisle for the Tigers hockey team in 1931–32 and 1932–33 before moving to nearby
Bentley left professional hockey following that season to join the Canadian military for the balance of the war. He was stationed in Victoria and Calgary, where he played for Navy and Army teams. In 1945, he returned to professional hockey, joining the New Westminster Royals of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) for two seasons. He set personal bests in 1946–47 with 41 goals and 71 points for the Royals.[2] He returned to senior hockey in 1947, joining the Saskatoon Quakers of the Western Canada Senior Hockey League (WCSHL) for four seasons. He was loaned by the Quakers to the Spokane Flyers of the Western International Hockey League (WIHL) for their 1949 playoff final as an injury replacement.[3] He joined his brother Wyatt ("Scoop") with the Flyers.[4] Bentley scored four goals in the series, including the insurance marker in a 2–0 victory over the Kimberley Dynamiters to help the Flyers win the best-of-five championship in four games.[5]
He died after a long illness at a hospital in Red Deer in 1980.[6][7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1931–32 | Delisle Tigers | S-SSHL | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1932–33 | Delisle Tigers | S-SSHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1935–36 | Saskatoon Standards | N-SSHL | 19 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1936–37 | Saskatoon Quakers | N-SSHL | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1937–38 | Moose Jaw Millers | N-SSHL | 24 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | ||
1938–39 | Drumheller Miners | ASHL
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32 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
1939–40 | Drumheller Miners | ASHL | 32 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1940–41 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 30 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1941–42 | Kansas City Americans
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AHA | 50 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
1942–43 | Chicago Black Hawks
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NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1943–44 | Calgary Currie Army | CNDHL | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1943–44 | Moose Jaw Victorias | SSHL | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1944–45 | Calgary Currie Army | CNDHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1945–46 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | 57 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1946–47 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | 60 | 41 | 30 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1947–48 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 45 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1948–49 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 48 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1948–49 | Spokane Flyers | WIHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
1949–50 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 50 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1950–51 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 40 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1951–52 | Yorkton Legionnaires | SSHL | 30 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Shea, Kevin (2010-01-15). "One on one with Max Bentley". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ a b c d "Reg Bentley profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "Reg Bentley helps Spokane". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. 1949-03-07. p. 16. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "Flyers may secure Reg Bentley for hockey series". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1949-03-02. p. 17. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "Flyers gain title; Head for nationals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1949-03-14. p. 17. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "The Phoenix - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ Alberta Genealogical Society Master Surname Index
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database