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32: 211:. On October 30, 1943, Bodnar scored his first ever NHL goal 15 seconds into his first NHL game, setting the record for the fastest goal by a player in his first NHL game. Bodnar scored 62 points during the regular season, a career-best, and he beat 326:. Bodnar coached in the Boston farm system with the Lakeshore Bruins in the Metro Jr.B league, they won the League Championship in 57/58 and went to the OHA Jr.B Championship round. He was the coach and manager of the 343: 1761: 455:
On October 30, 1943, in his first game, Bodnar scored a goal 15 seconds into the game, setting the record for fastest goal by a player in his first NHL game.
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in 1983, and the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. On July 1, 2005, Bodnar died at the Lakeridge Health Unit in
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On March 23, 1952, Bodnar set an NHL record for recording 3 assists in 21 seconds.
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midway through the season. He would remain with the Bruins for one more season in
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from 1971 to 1976. He was the recipient of the OHA Coach of the Year Award in
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Bodnar retired from playing hockey in 1955 but later came back to
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After leading the TBJHL in points in 1942–43, Bodnar joined the
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shown presenting the Calder Memorial Trophy to Bodnar in 1944.
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Picture of Gus Bodnar's Name on the 1945 Stanley Cup plaque
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Record rookie assists 1943–44 season (surpassed in 2017 by
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Inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Biographical information and career statistics from
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Oshawa, Ontario
Centre
Shot
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Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
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Calder Memorial Trophy
National Hockey League
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Fort William, Ontario
Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League
Memorial Cup
1941–42
1942–43
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Bill Durnan
Calder Memorial Trophy
1943–44
Stanley Cups
1944–45
1946–47
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