Helge Bostrom

Helge "Bulge" Bostrom (January 9, 1894 – January 25, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 96 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Bostrom played with several senior teams in Western Canada, including the Winnipeg Ypres, Winnipeg Monarchs, and the Moose Jaw Maple Leafs. He turned pro in the Western Canada Hockey League with the Edmonton Eskimos and then in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association with the Vancouver Maroons.
When the western leagues folded in 1926, Bolstrom was sold to the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association. He stayed there for three years before he was called up to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Bostrom stayed with the Hawks for four seasons. He retired from hockey in 1936.
He was the player-coach of the Tulsa Oilers for part of the 1932-33 season. Later he coached the Kansas City Greyhounds for two seasons.
==Career statistics==
 --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1922-23 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 22 2 1 3 20
1923-24 Vancouver Maroons PCHA 30 3 0 3 26
1924-25 Vancouver Maroons WCHL 27 7 4 11 18
1925-26 Vancouver Maroons WCHL 30 0 1 1 28
1926-27 Minneapolis Millers AHA 35 4 2 6 45
1927-28 Minneapolis Millers AHA 36 10 3 13 39
1928-29 Minneapolis Millers AHA 38 5 3 8 71
1929-30 Minneapolis Millers AHA 12 2 1 3 18
1929-30 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21 0 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0
1930-31 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 38 2 2 4 32 9 0 0 0 16
1931-32 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- --
1932-33 St. Paul Greyhounds/Tulsa AHA 22 2 6 8 10
1932-33 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 18 1 0 1 14 -- -- -- -- --
1933-34 Oklahoma City Warriors AHA 48 5 8 13 48
1934-35 Philadelphia Arrows CAHL 0 0 5 5 10
1935-36 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 25 0 1 1 18
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 NHL Totals 90 3 3 6 58 11 0 0 0 16
==Coaching statistics==
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct 
1932-33 St. Paul Greyhounds/Tulsa Oile AHA Player-Head Coach 
1937-38 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA Head Coach 48 21 22 5 0 0.490 
1938-39 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA Head Coach 55 15 33 7 0 0.336 
== External links ==
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*Obituary at LostHockey.com
Category:Born in 1894
Category:Dead in 1977
Category:Winnipeg Monarchs players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Edmonton Eskimos players
Category:Vancouver Maroons players
Category:Minneapolis Millers players
Category:Tulsa Oilers (USHL) players
Category:Oklahoma City Warriors players
Category:Philadelphia Arrows players
Category:Kansas City Greyhounds players
Category:Retired in 1936
Category:Tulsa Oilers (AHA) coaches
Category:Kansas City Greyhounds coaches