Kenny Wharram

Kenneth Malcolm Wharram (July 2, 1933 – January 10, 2017) was a Canadian professional right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League, all with the Chicago Black Hawks. He won a Stanley Cup in 1961.
==Early life and career==
Wharram started his hockey career with his hometown team the North Bay Black Hawks in 1949 before switching the next season to the Galt Black Hawks for whom he played three seasons. He played one match for Galt's parent club the Chicago Blackhawks in 1951 before returning for another season to Galt. He played 29 matches for the Hawks in 1953–54 but spent an equal amount of time with the Quebec Aces in the Quebec Hockey League before joining the American Hockey League's Buffalo Bisons in 1954. Under the training of Bisons' coach Harry Watson he enjoyed four productive seasons, made the AHL's second all star team in 1955, and returned to Chicago to stay in 1958.
==The Scooter Line==
Wharram still seemed to struggle to find a spot on the Hawks until he was teamed on a line with Stan Mikita. Mikita and Wharram meshed well together and Wharram's production - attributable to his considerable speed and puck-handling skills - soared. He would have seven straight seasons scoring 20 or more goals. 
All that was needed was a left winger, and the Hawks got one in veteran Ted Lindsay, then near the end of his career. It would be Lindsay, Mikita and Wharram who formed the original Scooter Line. After Lindsay retired, Ab McDonald assumed the honors, and it would be this version of the Scooter Line in force when the Hawks won the 1961 Stanley Cup. After McDonald was traded to the Boston Bruins, Doug Mohns was placed in the left wing spot.
Wharram's best season was the 1963-64 NHL season. He won the Lady Byng Trophy and was the first team All-Star that season and scored 39 goals,
==Sudden retirement and death==
Wharram was attending the Black Hawks' training camp on September 16, 1969 when he noticed he was having chest pains. He was quickly sent to a hospital intensive care unit where he was diagnosed with myocarditis. Wharram's condition worsened to the point where he needed to be trained how to stay awake. The process took weeks, and while Wharram's life was eventually out of danger, the stress of playing hockey made a comeback out of the question. He officially retired in September 1970. Wharram died on January 10, 2017 at age 83.
 
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1951–52 	Galt Black Hawks 	OHA 	 	45 	35 	79 	114 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1951–52 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1952–53 	Galt Black Hawks 	OHA 	 	54 	34 	40 	74 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1953–54 	Quebec Aces 	QHL 	 	29 	7 	10 	17 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1953–54 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	29 	1 	7 	8 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1954–55 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	63 	33 	49 	82 	15 	 	10 	9 	6 	16 	4
1955–56 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	59 	27 	63 	90 	27 	 	5 	4 	2 	6 	2
1955–56 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1956–57 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	64 	28 	49 	77 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1957–58 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	58 	31 	26 	57 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1958–59 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	66 	10 	9 	19 	14 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	2
1959–60 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	59 	14 	11 	25 	16 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0
1960–61 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	64 	16 	29 	45 	12 	 	12 	3 	5 	8 	12
1961–62 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	62 	14 	23 	37 	24 	 	12 	3 	4 	7 	8
1962–63 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	55 	20 	18 	38 	17 	 	6 	1 	5 	6 	0
1963–64 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	70 	39 	32 	71 	18 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	6
1964–65 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	68 	20 	24 	44 	27 	 	12 	2 	3 	5 	4
1965–66 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	69 	26 	17 	43 	28 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	4
1966–67 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	70 	31 	34 	65 	21 	 	6 	2 	2 	4 	2
1967–68 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	74 	27 	42 	69 	18 	 	9 	1 	3 	4 	0
1968–69 	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	76 	30 	39 	69 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	766 	252 	281 	533 	222 	 	80 	16 	27 	43 	38
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1933
Category:Dead in 2017
Category:Galt Black Hawks alumni
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Lady Byng winners
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:Quebec Aces players
Category:Buffalo Bisons players
Category:Retired in 1970