1954-55 Topps 54 Bill Mosienko Hockey Card (Front)
1954-55 Topps 54 Bill Mosienko Hockey Card (Back)
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Bill is one of the speediest players in the NHL. He holds the league record for the fastest 3 goals, having scored them in 21 seconds, and is one of the few 200 goal men in hockey with 246 at the start of the 1954-55 campaign. In 1944-45 he was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy as the player with a low penalty record but high in efficiency. In the off-season he runs a bowling alley.
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Bill Mosienko’s record of three goals in just a span of 21 seconds would seem to be an untouchable record. The closest any other NHL player has come is Jean Beliveau with three in 44 seconds in a game against the Boston Bruins during the 1955-56 season.
Mosienko’s record hat trick happened on March 23, 1952 in a game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. It was the last game of the 1951-52 season for both the Blackhawks and Rangers. The Blue Shirts held a 6-2 lead before Bill took control at 6:09 of the third period.
He scored again on Rangers goalie Lorne Anderson at 6:20 then again at 6:30. Gus Bodnar assisted on all three. Mosienko assisted on Bodnar’s goal just 44 seconds into the game and both finished with four point nights. Sid Finney took over for the Hawks, scoring two more goals to secure the 7-6 win.
1954-55 was the final year in the NHL for Bill, finishing with a total of 258 regular season goals. He reached the 20 goal plateau five times and topped out with a career best 32 in his first full season, 1943-44. He added 38 assists for 70 points that year over 50 games, finishing eighth in the race for the Art Ross Trophy.
Between 1941-42 and 1954-55, Bill Mosienko played 710 regular season and 22 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 1944-45 Lady Byng Trophy winner was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965.