Lin Bend

John Linthwaite Bend (December 20, 1922 – April 6, 1978) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played eight games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1942–43 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 to 1951, was mainly spent in the United States Hockey League. He was born in Poplar Point, Manitoba.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1939–40 Portage Terriers MJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1940–41 Portage Terriers MJHL 19 16 15 31 10 6 4 2 6 2 1941–42 Portage Terriers MJHL 17 27 31 58 24 5 9 7 16 8 1941–42 Portage Terriers M-Cup — — — — — 10 13 8 21 7 1942–43 New York Rangers NHL 8 3 1 4 2 — — — — — 1942–43 Winnipeg Army Grenades WNDHL 7 3 1 4 4 — — — — — 1944–45 Winnipeg Army Grenades WNDHL 16 16 14 30 17 2 2 0 2 2 1945–46 St. Paul Saints USHL 56 18 25 43 25 6 2 2 4 4 1946–47 New Haven Ramblers AHL 64 18 25 43 25 6 2 2 4 4 1947–48 St. Paul Saints USHL 66 22 27 49 25 — — — — — 1948–49 St. Paul Saints USHL 66 29 35 64 20 7 2 3 5 0 1949–50 St. Paul Saints USHL 70 21 23 44 34 3 1 1 2 2 1950–51 Kansas City Royals USHL 39 10 11 21 24 — — — — — USHL totals 297 100 121 221 128 16 5 6 11 6 NHL totals 8 3 1 4 2 — — — — —

Awards and achievements Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship (1942) Memorial Cup Championship (1942) MJHL First All-Star Team (1942) MJHL Scoring Champion (1942) Paul W. Loudon (USHL) Championship (1949) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame