| Mike Karakas | |||
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| Born |
November 13, 1910 Aurora, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Died |
May 2, 1992 (aged 81) Wakefield Township, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 147 lb (67 kg; 10 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1935–1946 | ||
Michael George Karakas (November 13, 1910 – May 2, 1992) was an American professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the league's first American-born and -trained goaltender.[1] He played eight seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks and appeared in two Stanley Cup Finals. In 1938, he helped Chicago, who had a .411 winning percentage in the regular season, win the Stanley Cup, playing with a steel-toed boot on one foot in the last two games of the Finals after he had broken it in the last game of the Semi-finals. He is one of the charter members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
- ^ Allen, Kevin; Duff, Bob (2002). Without Fear: Hockey's 50 greatest goaltenders. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 223. ISBN 1-57243-484-8.