1 Mike Karakas
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Nickname : "Iron" Mike
Born : Aurora, Minnesota, December 12, 1911
Died : May 2, 1992
Catches : Left
Weight : 147 lbs.
Height : 5' 11"
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28-Oct-35 |
Signed as a free agent
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23-Feb-40 |
Rights loaned by NHL to the Montréal Canadiens for remainder of 1939-40 season
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14-May-40 |
Traded to the Providence Reds (AHL) for cash
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07-Jan-44 |
Re-acquired from the Providence Reds (AHL) for Hec Highton, Gord Buttrey and $10,000
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1935-1936 |
Led the NHL in games played (48) ... Winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy. |
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1936-1937 |
Led the NHL in games played (48). |
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1937-1938 |
Led the NHL in games played (48), playoffs games played (8), playoffs minutes played (525) and playoffs shutouts (2). |
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1938-1939 |
Led the NHL in games played (48). |
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1943-1944 |
Led the NHL in playoffs games played (9), playoffs minutes played (549) and playoffs shutouts (1). |
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Named on the AHA First All-Star Team with the Tulsa Oilers, 1935 ...
Named on the AHL First All-Star Team with the Providence Reds, 1941 ...
Named on the AHL Second All-Star Team with the Providence Reds, 1943.
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Led the AHA in wins (29) and playoffs wins (3) with the Chicago Shamrocks, 1931-32 ...
Led the AHA in shutouts (5) and playoffs shutouts (1) with the St.Louis Flyers, 1932-33 ...
Led the AHA in playoffs shutouts (1) and GAA (1,52) with the Tulsa Oilers, 1934-35 ... Introduced the trappers glove to the NHL ... Member of the Stanley Cup champions Chicago Black Hawks, 1938 ... Member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame ... Mike Karakas was the first American-born goalie to
star in the NHL ... Shares with Chuck Gardiner Blackhawks goaltending record
for career playoffs lowest GAA ... Shares with Glenn Hall, TonyEsposito and
Chuck Gardiner Blackhawks record for season playoffs most shutouts.
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Regular season
SEASON GP MIN W L T GA SO GAA SA Sv% G A PIM
1945-46 48 2880 22 19 7 166 1 3,46 0 1 5
1944-45 48 2880 12 29 7 187 4 3,90 0 0 0
1943-44 26 1560 12 9 5 79 3 3,04 0 0 0
1939-40 17 1050 7 9 1 58 0 3,31 0 0 0
1938-39 48 2988 12 28 8 132 5 2,65 0 0 2
1937-38 48 2980 14 25 9 139 1 2,80 0 0 0
1936-37 48 2978 14 27 7 131 5 2,64 0 0 2
1935-36 48 2990 21 19 8 92 9 1,85 0 0 0
TOTAL 331 20306 114 165 52 984 28 2,91 0 1 9
Playoffs
SEASON GP MIN W L GA SO GAA SA Sv% G A PIM
1945-46 4 240 0 4 26 0 6,50 0 0 0
1943-44 9 549 4 5 24 1 2,62 0 0 0
1937-38 8 525 6 2 15 2 1,71 0 0 0
1935-36 2 120 1 1 7 0 3,50 0 0 0
TOTAL 23 1434 11 12 72 3 1,43 0 0 0
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