Phil Besler

Phil Besler
Born (1911-12-09)December 9, 1911
Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died February 22, 1986(1986-02-22) (aged 74)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1934–1942

Philip Rudolph Besler (December 9, 1911 — February 22, 1986) was a Canadian hockey player who played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings between 1935 and 1939. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1934 to 1942, was spent in different minor leagues. Besler was born in Melville, Saskatchewan and died in Tacoma, Washington

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1929–30 Melville Millionaires S-SSHL 20 3 0 3 25 2 0 0 0 0
1930–31 Melville Millionaires S-SSHL 20 4 2 6 37 — — — — —
1932–33 Humboldt Indians N-SSHL 17 7 5 12 6 — — — — —
1933–34 Prince Albert Mintos SSHL 21 31 4 35 12 4 2 1 3 2
1934–35 Boston Tiger Cubs Can-Am 38 6 3 9 30 3 2 0 2 13
1935–36 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1935–36 Boston Cubs Can-Am 29 4 6 10 25 — — — — —
1936–37 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 28 13 6 19 27 3 1 0 1 2
1937–38 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 38 24 3 27 26 2 0 1 1 6
1938–39 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 17 1 3 4 16 — — — — —
1938–39 Providence Reds IAHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1938–39 Cleveland Barons IAHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1938–39 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1938–39 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 9 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1939–40 Omaha Knights AHA 48 20 16 36 57 9 3 2 5 26
1940–41 Omaha Knights AHA 47 15 15 30 26 — — — — —
1941–42 Omaha Knights AHA 49 17 15 32 36 8 0 3 3 17
NHL totals 30 1 4 5 18 — — — — —
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