Bill Mosienko

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William "Bill" Mosienko (November 2, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – July 9, 1994) was a Canadian hockey Right Winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks. He is most famous for the fastest hat-trick in NHL history, a record that still stands. On March 23, 1952, playing for the Chicago Black Hawks, he scored three goals in 21 seconds against the New York Rangers. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965.

Mosienko died of brain cancer July 9th, 1994.

[edit] Awards & Achievements

• Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winner (1945)
• NHL Second All-Star Team Right Wing (1945 & 1946)
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game 5 Times
• WHL Championship (1956)
• Edinburgh Trophy Championship (1956)
• WHL All-Star Team (1957, 1958, & 1959)
• Named Manitoba's Athlete of the Year in 1957
• Selected to Manitoba's All-Century First All-Star Team
• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965
• Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1980
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

[edit] Career statistics

Season	Team	League	Regular Season					Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1940–41	Kansas City Americans	AHA	7	2	2	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
1940–41	Providence Reds	AHL	36	14	19	33	8	—	—	—	—	—
1941–42	Kansas City Americans	AHA	33	12	19	31	9	—	—	—	—	—
1941–42	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	11	6	8	14	4	3	2	0	2	0
1942–43	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	2	2	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
1943–44	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	50	32	38	70	10	8	2	2	4	6
1944–45	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	50	28	26	54	0	—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	40	18	30	48	12	4	2	0	2	2
1946–47	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	59	25	27	52	2	—	—	—	—	—
1947–48	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	40	16	9	25	9	—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	60	17	25	42	6	—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	69	18	28	46	10	—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	65	21	15	36	18	—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	70	31	22	53	10	—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	65	17	20	37	8	7	4	2	6	7
1953–54	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	65	15	19	34	17	—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	64	12	15	27	24	—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL	64	22	23	45	37	14	6	12	18	4
1956–57	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL	61	27	26	53	25	—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL	65	38	36	74	43	7	1	0	1	6
1958–59	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL	63	42	46	88	55	7	1	3	4	10
NHL Totals			710	258	282	540	121	22	10	4	14	15

[edit] External links

• Bill Mosienko's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Bill Mosienko's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bill Mosienko’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
• Bill Mosienko's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Preceded by Clint Smith

Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1945

Succeeded by Toe Blake