John Linthwaite Bend (December 20, 1922 – April 6, 1978) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played eight games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1942–43 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 to 1951, was mainly spent in the United States Hockey League. He was born in Poplar Point, Manitoba.
| Lin Bend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 20, 1922 Poplar Point, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 6, 1978 (aged 55) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1942–1951 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1939–40 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 19 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 17 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1941–42 | Portage Terriers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 7 | ||
| 1942–43 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Winnipeg Army Grenades | WNDHL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg Army Grenades | WNDHL | 16 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 56 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 64 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1947–48 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 66 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 66 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 70 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | Kansas City Royals | USHL | 39 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USHL totals | 297 | 100 | 121 | 221 | 128 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and achievements
edit- Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship (1942)
- Memorial Cup Championship (1942)
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1942)
- MJHL Scoring Champion (1942)
- Paul W. Loudon (USHL) Championship (1949)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Lin Bend at Find a Grave
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