Doug Bentley
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"Douglas Wagner Bentley" was a Canadian ice hockey Winger (ice hockey)/left winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks/Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers as part of a senior and professional career that spanned nearly three decades. He was named to four NHL All-Star Teams in his career and was the List of past NHL scoring leaders/scoring leader in points and goals in 1942–43 NHL season/1942–43 and again in goals in 1943–44 NHL season/1943–44.

Bentley was one of six hockey playing brothers and at one point played with four of his brothers with the Drumheller Miners of the Alberta Senior Hockey League (1965–78)/Alberta Senior Hockey League. He made NHL history when he played on the league's first all-brother line with Max Bentley/Max and Reg Bentley/Reg in 1943. Injuries forced him out of the NHL in 1951, but he returned in 1953–54 NHL season/1953–54 to play one last season for the Rangers with Max. He spent several seasons as a player-coach for the Saskatoon Quakers, leading the team to the Pacific Coast Hockey League championship in 1952. Bentley was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964.

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