Cully Dahlstrom
Carl Sidney "Cully" Dahlstrom (July 3, 1912 — December 19, 1998) was an American professional ice hockey center who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks between 1937 and 1945. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie for the 1937–38 season and won the Stanley Cup in the same season. He played 342 career NHL games, scoring 88 goals and 118 assists for 206 points. In 1973 he was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Playing career Dahlstrom began his playing career at Minneapolis South High School, after which he went on to play professionally in the Central Hockey League (CHL) with the Minneapolis Millers. Following his second season with the Millers, Dahlstrom made his first attempt at becoming a National Hockey League (NHL) player when he was invited to Boston Bruins training camp. He failed to make the team. He returned to the Millers and had his best season with the team, scoring 28 points in 43 games. Following his third year with Minneapolis he joined the St. Paul Saints and improved his point total to 36, playing 44 games. At season's end he was named a Second Team CHL All-Star. The following season the Saints changed leagues, joining the American Hockey Association (AHA). In his first year in the AHA Dahlstrom scored 20 goals and 43 points in 46 games. He was named an AHA First Team All-Star. During this time Frederic McLaughlin was scouting the AHA for American talent for the NHL's Chicago Black Hawks. Initially McLaughlin was interested in Dahlstrom's teammate, Oscar Hanson, but Black Hawks' coach Bill Stewart persuaded him to sign Dahlstrom. Dahlstrom attended the Hawks training camp in 1936 but did not make the team. He played one more season with the Saints before being selected by the Black Hawks in an Inter-League Draft on May 9, 1937. Dahlstrom made his NHL debut in the 1937–38 season. In his rookie year he scored 10 goals and 19 points in 48 games and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year, becoming the first American born player to win the award. That season Chicago finished with a 14–25–9 recorded, but still managed to earn a playoff berth, finishing two points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings in the American Division. In the first round of the playoffs the Black Hawks defeated the Montreal Canadiens in a three game series 2–1. The second round featured the Black Hawks facing off against the New York Americans. After losing the opening game, Chicago faced elimination as game two went into double overtime tied 0–0. Then at the 13:01 mark of the second overtime Dahlstrom scored, giving Chicago the win. The Black Hawks went on to win the following game, advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Finals the Black Hawks faced the heavily favored Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago took a 2–1 series lead. In game 4 Dahlstrom