Doug Bentley

Doug Bentley’s Career

• NHL: 1939-44; 1945-52; 1953-54; 13 seasons, 10 quality
• Totals:
  • 219G (18th All Time at his retirement),
  • 324A (4th) for
  • 543P (6th) in
  • 566 games;
  • 48.9 PS
• At his retirement, Bentley was 8th All Time in GPG, 3rd in APG, and 4th in PPG
• Era: Bentley is 5th in Goals, 3rd in GPG, 2nd in Assists, APG and PPG, 4th in Points, 6th in OPS, 10th in PS and 16th in Games[2. Of the 18 players to play in at least 550 games between 1939 and 1954]
• 82-game average: 32G, 47A for 79P
• 3-year peak (1942-46): 48-game average of 31G, 35A for 66P
• Playoffs: 9G, 8A for 17P in 23 games
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey Reference:
    • 260G, 468A for 728P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 68A for 105P
    • If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Bentley is 21st All Time in Adjusted PPG
  • VsX:
• Traded once at the very end of his career.

Doug Bentley’s Accomplishments

• Top 5 in Hart voting thrice (’43, ’44, ’49)
• Back Check MVP (’48)
• Top 10 payer[2. By Point Shares] thrice (’43, ’44, ’49)
• Best Offensive Player[3. By Offensive Point Shares] once (’43), Top 5 thrice (’44, ’49), Top 10 seven times (’46, ’47, ’48, ’50)
• Goals:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in Goals twice,
    • Top 10 thrice
  • GPG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in GPG twice,
    • Top 10 four times
  • Single-season Totals:
    • Scored 35 goals once,[4. 1 of only 18 players to do so at his final retirement]
    • 30 goals twice,[5. 1 of only 14 players to do so at his final retirement]
    • scored 20 goals six times[6. 1 of only 14 players to do so at his final retirement]
• Assists:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in Assists twice,
    • Top 5 five times,
    • Top 10 seven times
  • APG Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in APG twice,
    • Top 5 five times,
    • Top 10 six times
• Single-season totals:
  • Tallied 40 assists twice[7. 1 of only 7 players at his final retirement]
• Points:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Tied the single season record in points the one time he led the league,
    • Top 5 in Points four times,
    • Top 10 six times
  • PPG Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in PPG once,
    • Top 5 six times,
    • Top 10 seven times
  • Single-season totals:
    • Scored 70 points twice,[8. 1 of only 7 players to do so at his final retirement]
    • 60 points thrice[9. 1 of only 7 players to do so at his final retirement]
    • 50 points six times[10. 1 of only 3 players to do so at his final retirement]
• 1st Team All Star thrice, 2nd Team once
• 5 All Star Games
• VsX:

Doug Bentley’s Great Teams

• Best Player[11. By points] on one Runner Up (’44 Black Hawks),
• Top 6 Forward[12. By points] on two Final Fours (’41, ’46 Black Hawks)