Helge "Bulge, Arbuckle" Bostrom (January 9, 1894 – January 23, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 90 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1929 to 1933. Bostrom also played for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), and with the Vancouver Maroons in both the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) and the WCHL from 1921 to 1926. Bostrom was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
| Helge Bostrom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | January 9, 1894 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died | January 23, 1977 (aged 81) Deer River, Minnesota, US | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks Vancouver Maroons Edmonton Eskimos | ||
| Playing career | 1921–1936 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1916–17 | Winnipeg Monarchs | WSrHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Winnipeg Ypres | WSrHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1917–18 | Winnipeg Ypres | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1919–20 | Moose Jaw Maple Leafs | SSHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1920–21 | Moose Jaw Maple Leafs | SSHL | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1921–22 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | Edmonton Eskimos | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Vancouver Maroons | PCHA | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Vancouver Maroons | West-P | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Vancouver Maroons | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | Vancouver Maroons | WCHL | 28 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Vancouver Maroons | WHL | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 35 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1927–28 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 36 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 1928–29 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 39 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1929–30 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1930–31 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1931–32 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1933–34 | Oklahoma City Warriors | AHA | 48 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Philadelphia Arrows | CAHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Syracuse Stars | IHL | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WCHL/WHL totals | 80 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AHA totals | 217 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 248 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42 | ||||
| NHL totals | 96 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
Coaching
| Season | Team | League | Position | Regular season | Playoffs Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Win% | Rank | |||||
| 1932–33 | St. Paul Greyhounds/Tulsa Oilers | AHA | Player-Head Coach | — | — | — | — | — | 3rd in League | Lost in Finals | |
| 1937–38 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | Head coach | 48 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 47 | .490 | 5th in League | Out Of Playoffs |
| 1938–39 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | Head coach | 55 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 37 | .336 | 5th in League | Out Of Playoffs |
| Total | 103 | 36 | 55 | 12 | 84 | .408 | |||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Obituary at LostHockey.com
- Helge Bostrom at Find a Grave