Douglas Allen "Diesel" Mohns (December 13, 1933 – February 7, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1953–54 until 1974–75. Mohns twice won the most coveted prize in junior hockey, the Memorial Cup. He played on the 1951 and 1953 Barrie Flyers teams.
Junior career Mohns was born and raised in Capreol, Ontario, a town located 25 km north of Sudbury, Ontario. He began playing hockey for his hometown team in Capreol before moving on to the Ontario Hockey Association'ss Barrie Flyers in 1951. He stayed with the Flyers until 1953 when he moved on to the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins.
NHL career Mohns played 1390 career NHL games, scoring 248 goals and 462 assists for 710 points, as well as compiling 1250 penalty minutes. Mohns played both forward and defence in his career. Mohns joined the Boston Bruins in 1953, where he became a versatile cornerstone of that franchise for 11 seasons. An early slapshot expert, he combined skating speed and breakout passing skills with rugged reliability. Mohns starred with Bruins captain and blueline Stalwart Fern Flaman on defence and longtime teammate, smooth Centre Don McKenney on offence, during the Bruins' halcyon years of the late 1950s. Mohns became an alternate captain with the Boston Bruins in 1960. He remained a team pillar during the difficult reconstruction period of the early 1960s.
Mohns achieved much of his later career success with the Chicago Black Hawks. He played left wing on one of the greatest lines in NHL history, the "Scooter Line", with centre Stan Mikita and right wing Kenny Wharram. Their speed and puck handling ability fueled the Black Hawks' high-powered offence during this time period. He was also known as an enforcer for Bobby Hull. Mohns finished his 22 season long career as the captain of the expansion Washington Capitals. He was one of the first players to wear a helmet.
After retirement Mohns’ marriage to Jane Foster ended with her death in 1988. In addition to his wife, Tabor Ansin Mohns, he is survived by a sister, Erma Wilson; a son, Douglas Jr.; a daughter, Andrea Brillaud; a stepson, Greg Ansin; a stepdaughter, Lisa Ansin; and nine grandchildren. Mohns was heavily involved with charity activities, including serving on the board of the Dianne DeVanna Center in support of family health, and with the local food pantry.
Mohns died on February 7, 2014, at the age of 80, of myelodysplastic syndrome.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1950–51Capreol CapsNOJHA—————————— 1950–51Barrie FlyersOHA-Jr.—————10000 1950–51Barrie FlyersMC—————41014 1951–52Barrie FlyersOHA-Jr.5340367646————— 1952–53Barrie FlyersOHA-Jr.5634427628155498 1952–53Barrie FlyersMC—————106121814 1953–54Boston BruinsNHL701314272741014 1954–55Boston BruinsNHL701418328250004 1955–56Boston BruinsNHL641081848————— 1956–57Boston BruinsNHL686344089102352 1957–58Boston BruinsNHL545162128123101318 1958–59Boston BruinsNHL476243040402212 1959–60Boston BruinsNHL6520254562————— 1960–61Boston BruinsNHL6512213363————— 1961–62Boston BruinsNHL6916294574————— 1962–63Boston BruinsNHL687233063————— 1963–64Boston BruinsNHL709172695————— 1964–65Chicago Black HawksNHL49132033841434721 1965–66Chicago Black HawksNHL702227496351014 1966–67Chicago Black HawksNHL612535605850558 1967–68Chicago Black HawksNHL65242953531115612 1968–69Chicago Black HawksNHL6522194147————— 1969–70Chicago Black HawksNHL666273346802215 1970–71Chicago Black HawksNHL39461016————— 1970–71Minnesota North StarsNHL1725714622410 1971–72Minnesota North StarsNHL786303682412310 1972–73Minnesota North StarsNHL67413175260112 1973–74Atlanta FlamesNHL2803310————— 1974–75Washington CapitalsNHL752192154————— NHL totals 1,390 248 462 710 1,250 94 14 36 50 122
Awards and accomplishments Played in NHL All-Star game (1954, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1972) Named One of the Top 100 Best Bruins Players of all Time.
See also List of NHL players with 1,000 games played
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