{"id":245,"date":"2023-11-21T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rihhof.com\/rireds.org\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2024-07-05T10:40:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T14:40:17","slug":"mike-karakas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rihhof.com\/rireds.org\/hall-of-fame\/player-members\/mike-karakas\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Karakas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Karakas<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Born December 12, 1911 in Aurora, Minnesota, USA
\nHeight: 5\u201911\u201d Weight: 160 bs<\/p>\n

A \u201cClass of 1963\u201d charter inductee, “Iron Mike”Karakas grew up as a baseball battery mate with another Reds Hall of Famer, Frank Brimsek. He was the first American-born goalie to star in the NHL.<\/p>\n

Mike compiled a 110-132-28 record and a 3.66 GAA in 270 games played over 5 seasons with the Reds from 1939-1944 and 1946-1947, backstopping the Reds to their Calder Cup championship in the 1939-1940 campaign.<\/p>\n

During his six-year NHL career from 1935-1940, Karakas’ brilliance was reflected in a sparkling 2.92 GAA and a 114-169-53 record in 336 games. He won the league’s rookie of the year Calder Trophy in 1936 and the led the Chicago Black Hawks to the Stanley Cup the following year.<\/p>\n

Ten years after is Reds Hall of Fame induction, he was further honored with enshrinement as a charter member into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Mike Karakas<\/strong>
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