 His father taught Bentley to play hockey on their farm , where the family patriarch believed the daily chores would give his children the strength to have strong shots . Bentley 's father also taught him to use his speed to elude bigger and stronger opponents as he weighed only 155 pounds fully grown . He played two years in Rosetown , Saskatchewan between 1935 and 1937 where he led the Saskatchewan Intermediate league in scoring as a 16 @-@ year @-@ old . He moved onto the Drumheller Miners of the Alberta Senior Hockey League ( ASHL ) in 1937 , leading that league in scoring while playing on a line with brothers Roy and Wyatt . The trio were joined in Drumheller by Doug and Reg for the 1938 – 39 season . The family operated a gas station in town when not playing hockey . 
