Johnny Gottselig

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Johnny Gottselig (Джонни Готтселиг; born 24 June 1906 in Odessa, Russia - May 15, 1986) was a professional ice hockey left winger who played 17 seasons for the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL between 1928 and 1946. He won two Stanley Cups in his career.

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[edit] Personal life

Gottselig was born in Russia and emigrated to Canada when very young. He played junior hockey in Regina before joining Chicago. After his hockey playing career was finished, he became the team's head coach. After coaching, he stayed on as the Hawks directory of publicity. 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] Playing career

Gottselig played 589 career NHL games, scoring 176 goals and 195 assists for 371 points, and was also an NHL coach with the Chicago Black Hawks.

[edit] Career statistics

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1926-27  Regina Capitals             PrHL   32   23    7   30   21
1927-28  Winnipeg Maroons            AHA    39   14    5   19   24
1928-29  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    44    5    3    8   26  --  --  --  --  --
1929-30  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    39   21    4   25   28   2   0   0   0   4
1930-31  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    42   20   12   32   14   9   3   3   6   2
1931-32  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    44   13   15   28   28   2   0   0   0   2
1932-33  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    41   11   11   22    6  --  --  --  --  --
1933-34  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    48   16   14   30    4   8   4   3   7   4
1934-35  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    48   19   18   37   16   2   0   0   0   0
1935-36  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    41   14   15   29    4   2   0   2   2   0
1936-37  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    47    9   21   30   10  --  --  --  --  --
1937-38  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    48   13   19   32   22  10   5   3   8   4
1938-39  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    48   16   23   39   15  --  --  --  --  --
1939-40  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    39    8   15   23    7   2   0   1   1   0
1940-41  Kansas City Americans       AHA    13    9    6   15    2
1940-41  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL     5    1    4    5    5  --  --  --  --  --
1941-42  Kansas City Americans       AHA    40   25   35   60   22
1942-43  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    10    2    6    8   12  --  --  --  --  --
1943-44  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    45    8   15   23    6   6   1   1   2   2
1944-45  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL     1    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                        590  176  195  371  203  43  13  13  26  18

[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] See also

[edit] References

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

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