 Bentley was born March 1 , 1920 , in Delisle , Saskatchewan . He was the youngest of six boys , and one of thirteen children . His father Bill was a native of Yorkshire , England who emigrated to the United States as a child and became a speed skating champion in North Dakota before settling in Delisle . He became mayor and helped build the town 's covered skating rink . All of the Bentley children were athletes , and all six brothers played hockey . Bill Bentley believed that all six boys could have played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , though responsibilities on the family farm resulted in the eldest four boys spending the majority of their careers playing senior hockey on the Canadian Prairies . 
