Bill Mosienko's name is synonymous with an NHL record that is considered unbreakable by most.

The Winnipeg native and Chicago Black Hawks right wing scored the fastest three goals in NHL history, accomplishing that feat in 21 seconds with even-strength goals at 6:09, 6:20 and 6:30 of the third period in a 7-6 victory against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 23, 1952.

Each goal against Rangers goalie Lorne Anderson was assisted by linemate Gus Bodnar. The postgame photograph that celebrates the achievement, with the Black Hawks captain smiling broadly and holding up three pucks in a right hand taped around the wrist and thumb.

The photo itself remains an iconic NHL moment but Mosienko's career was much more than that.

His NHL career spanned 15 seasons, all with Chicago, from 1941-55, and included 540 points (258 goals, 282 assists) in 711 games.

Mosienko was signed by the Black Hawks on Oct. 27, 1940 at the age of 18 and began his professional career in the minor leagues.

He played his first NHL game in Detroit against the Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 29, 1942 and scored his first two goals in his fifth game, Feb. 8, 1942. It may have been something of an omen, because it was against the Rangers and the goals came 21 seconds apart.

Mosienko's career soared after that. In his first full-time NHL season with the Black Hawks in 1943-44, he played on a line with Clint Smith and Doug Bentley and the trio set the NHL record for points in a season, 219. Mosienko had his career high of 70 points (career-best 32 goals, 38 assists) in 50 games.

Chicago reached the Stanley Cup Final in 1944 but lost in a four-game sweep to the Montreal Canadiens. It would be the closest Mosienko would come to winning the Cup.

The following season, with 54 points (28 goals, 26 assists) in 50 games and no penalty minutes, Mosienko was named to the NHL's Second All-Star team and was named winner of the Lady Byng Trophy.

Mosienko had new linemates for the 1945-46 season, brothers Doug and Max Bentley, and the famous "Pony Line" was a dangerous trio against all opponents. For a second straight season, Mosienko was named to the NHL's Second All-Star team and in his 14-season career, he played in five NHL All-Star Games.

The 1954-55 season was Mosienko's last with the Black Hawks and he scored his last NHL goal against the Rangers, of course, on March 16, 1955.

He returned to his hometown to play for the Winnipeg Warriors the next season, leading them to the championship of the Western Hockey League. Mosienko continued with the Warriors until 1958-59, named to the league's all-star team in each season and also as Manitoba's athlete of the year in 1957.

Mosienko, who died July 9, 1994 at the age of 72, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965 and also into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985. The city of Winnipeg changed the name of its Keewatin Arena to the Bill Mosienko Arena in 1991.