29 Facts About Bill Mosienko

William Mosienko was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks.

Bill Mosienko is best noted for recording the fastest hat trick in NHL history.

Bill Mosienko left the league in 1955 to help bring professional hockey to his hometown of Winnipeg.

Bill Mosienko helped create the Winnipeg Warriors of the Western Hockey League and was a three-time All-Star in his four years of play in the league.

Bill Mosienko was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965 and into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1980.

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Bill Mosienko was born on November 2,1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Bill Mosienko was one of 13 children, having eight brothers and four sisters.

Bill Mosienko developed a passion for hockey and began playing at the age of 10 with the Tobans and later Sherburn athletic clubs.

Chicago Black Hawks player Joe Cooper discovered Bill Mosienko playing on outdoor rinks in Winnipeg and recommended that Hawks management sign him.

Bill Mosienko had been signed by the New York Rangers, but as Chicago submitted their claim first, they retained Mosienko's rights.

Bill Mosienko signed with Chicago at the age of 18 and was assigned to their minor league team, the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League.

Bill Mosienko scored his first two NHL goals on February 9,1942,21 seconds apart.

Bill Mosienko tried to enlist in the military but was refused for medical reasons, likely related to his small size.

Bill Mosienko appeared in two games when the Hawks traveled to Toronto.

Bill Mosienko was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most gentlemanly player and named a second-team All-Star.

Bill Mosienko was voted the most popular player on the team by its fans.

Bill Mosienko ultimately missed the first two months of play, while the Pony Line was broken up for good shortly after his injury when Max Bentley was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Bill Mosienko remained a key contributor to the Black Hawks offence, appearing in five All-Star Games during his career.

Bill Mosienko scored three goals in a 21-second span of the third period against New York's Lorne Anderson to set a new record for the fastest hat-trick by one player.

Bill Mosienko was named to the WHL All-Star team three times: 1957,1958 and 1959.

At the time of his retirement from the NHL, Bill Mosienko was seventh all-time in league scoring with 540 points.

Bill Mosienko was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965, and to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1980.

Additionally, Bill Mosienko is honoured by the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and in 2000 was named to its provincial All-Century first All-Star team.

Cooper ran the business during Bill Mosienko's playing career, though Bill Mosienko would actively take a role during summers when he was in Winnipeg.

On retiring from hockey Bill Mosienko became more involved, though his relationship with Cooper worsened, and Bill Mosienko ultimately bought out Cooper's interest in the bowling alleys.

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Bill Mosienko was a supporter of Winnipeg minor hockey and Manitoba oldtimers associations.

Bill Mosienko had known his wife, Wanda Swita, since they were both children; they were married on July 13,1946.

The younger Bill Mosienko remembers his grandfather as a humble man who would join him on the family's backyard rink when he was learning to skate as a child.

In October 2021, a book about Bill Mosienko's life titled Bill Mosienko: The Man Who Caught Lightning In A Bottle by Ty Dilello was published.