Douglas Allen "Diesel" Mohns (born December 13, 1933 in Capreol

Capreol, Ontario

Capreol is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. From 1918 to 2000, Capreol existed as an independent town, situated on the Vermilion River....

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

) is a retired professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player who played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 from 1953–54 until 1974–75. Mohns twice won the most coveted prize in junior hockey, the Memorial Cup

Memorial Cup

The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...

. He played on the 1951

1951 Memorial Cup

The 1951 Memorial Cup final was the 33rd junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Barrie Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Winnipeg Monarchs of the...

 and 1953

1953 Memorial Cup

The 1953 Memorial Cup final was the 35th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Barrie Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions St. Boniface Canadiens of...

 Barrie Flyers

Barrie Flyers

The Barrie Flyers were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1945 to 1960, from Barrie, Ontario.-History:The Barrie Flyers junior team was founded in 1945 by Leighton "Hap" Emms. The franchise was soon affiliated with the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Barrie quickly became a...

 teams.

Mohns played 1390 career NHL games, scoring 248 goals and 462 assists for 710 points, as well as compiling 1250 penalty minutes. Mohns played both forward

Winger (ice hockey)

Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

 and defence in his career. Mohns joined the Boston Bruins in 1953, where he became a versatile cornerstone of that franchise for 11 seasons. An early slapshot expert, Doug Mohns would combine skating speed & breakout passing skills with rugged reliability. Mohns starred with Bruins captain & blueline Stalwart Fern Flaman on defense & longtime teammate, smooth Centre Don McKenney

Don McKenney

Donald Hamilton McKenney is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward...

 on offense, during The Bruins halcyon years of the late 1950s. Doug Mohns became an Alternate Captain of the Boston Bruins in 1960. He remained a team pillar during the difficult reconstruction period of the early 1960s.

Doug Mohns achieved much of his later career success with the Chicago Black Hawks. He played left wing on one of the greatest lines in NHL history, the "Scooter Line", with centre

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

 Stan Mikita

Stan Mikita

Stanislav "Stan" Mikita , is a Slovak-born Canadian retired professional ice hockey player, generally regarded as the best centre of the 1960s. In 1961, he won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he played his entire career.-Early life:Mikita was born in Sokolče, Slovak Republic...

 and right wing Kenny Wharram

Kenny Wharram

Kenneth Malcolm Wharram is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League, all with the Chicago Black Hawks...

. Their speed and puck handling ability fueled the Black Hawks' high-powered offense during this time period. Mohns was also known as an enforcer for Bobby Hull

Bobby Hull

Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull, OC is a former Canadian ice hockey player. He is regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time and perhaps the greatest left winger to ever play the game. Hull was famous for his blonde hair, blinding skating speed, and having the hardest shot, earning...

. Mohns finished his 22 season long career as the captain

Captain (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...

 of the expansion Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...

. He was one of the first players to wear a helmet, covering up an expansive bald spot.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...	Team	League		GP	G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...	A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...	Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...	PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1951–52	Barrie Flyers Barrie Flyers The Barrie Flyers were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1945 to 1960, from Barrie, Ontario.-History:The Barrie Flyers junior team was founded in 1945 by Leighton "Hap" Emms. The franchise was soon affiliated with the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Barrie quickly became a...	OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...		53	40	36	76	0		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Barrie Flyers	OHA		56	34	42	76	0		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	NHL		70	13	14	27	27		4	1	0	1	4
1954–55	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	14	18	32	82		5	0	0	0	4
1955–56	Boston Bruins	NHL		64	10	8	18	48		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Boston Bruins	NHL		68	6	34	40	89		10	2	3	5	2
1957–58	Boston Bruins	NHL		54	5	16	21	28		12	3	10	13	18
1958–59	Boston Bruins	NHL		47	6	24	30	40		4	0	2	2	12
1959–60	Boston Bruins	NHL		65	20	25	45	62		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Boston Bruins	NHL		65	12	21	33	63		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Boston Bruins	NHL		69	16	29	45	74		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Boston Bruins	NHL		68	7	23	30	63		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	9	17	26	95		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		49	13	20	33	84		14	3	4	7	21
1965–66	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	22	27	49	63		5	1	0	1	4
1966–67	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		61	25	35	60	58		5	0	5	5	8
1967–68	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		65	24	29	53	53		11	1	5	6	12
1968–69	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		65	22	19	41	47		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		66	6	27	33	46		8	0	2	2	15
1970–71	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		39	4	6	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...	NHL		17	2	5	7	14		6	2	2	4	10
1971–72	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		78	6	30	36	82		4	1	2	3	10
1972–73	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		67	4	13	17	52		6	0	1	1	2
1973–74	Atlanta Flames Atlanta Flames The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team, a member of the National Hockey League , was relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were re-named the Calgary Flames. The NHL returned to the...	NHL		28	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...	NHL		75	2	19	21	54		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1390	248	462	710	1250		94	14	36	50	122

External links