Bill Mosienko

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.

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

Career statistics

External links

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* [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1980/bmosienko.htm Bill Mosienko’s biography] at [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]
* [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=7&id=19 Bill Mosienko's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]