Black Hawks to their second Stanley Cup win. Overall in that playoff run, Karakas had a 6–2 record, with two shutouts and a 1.71 goals-against-average. Karakas also surrendered an overtime goal clinching a Stanley Cup by Toe Blake in the 1944 Stanley Cup Finals. After helping Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 1938, Karakas asked the team's owners for a US$500 raise. The owners refused the raise, and for the next five seasons Karakas played three full seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL), and split two between the AHL and the NHL. Karakas had 28 shutouts in the regular season, and another three in the playoffs in his six seasons in the NHL. In 5 of his 8 seasons in chicago Karakas appeared in all 48 games. in 38-39 he played 17 games with chicago + 5 with montreal. In 1973, Karakas was named as an original member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, located in his hometown of Eveleth. Personal life Mike's younger brother Tommy played college hockey at Illinois, winning a championship in 1943. Awards and achievements Selected to the AHA First All-Star Team in 1935. Calder Memorial Trophy winner in 1936. Stanley Cup champion in 1938. Calder Cup champion in 1940. Selected to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1941. Selected to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 1943. Selected to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1945. Inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links 1910 births 1992 deaths American men's ice hockey goaltenders American people of Greek descent Calder Trophy winners Chicago Blackhawks players Chicago Shamrocks players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Montreal Canadiens players New Haven Eagles players People from Aurora, Minnesota Providence Reds players St. Louis Flyers (AHA) players Springfield Indians players Sportspeople from Eveleth, Minnesota Stanley Cup champions Tulsa Oilers (AHA) players United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees