Pentti Alexander Lund - Born December 6, 1925 in Karijoki, Finland – Died April 16, 2013 in Thunder Bay, Ontario was a Finnish Canadian ice Hockey right winger.

- Atlantic City Boardwalk Trophy Champion 1946, 1947 with Boston Olympics.

- Calder Memorial Trophy Winner 1949 with New York Rangers.

- O'Brien Trophy Champion 1950 with New York Rangers.
Stanley Cup finalist 1950.

- Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Champion 1955 with Soo Greyhounds.

Lund moved to Canada from Finland at the age of six, and later began his junior career with his local Port Arthur West End Bruins in the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League in 1942, then on to the Port Arthur Navy and the Port Arthur Flyers in 1944. Lund led the league in scoring during his two seasons with the Navy team, where, in 19 regular season games, he scored an impressive 47 goals.

Lund turned pro in 1945-46 with the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League / EAHL, a minor affiliate team of the Boston Bruins. He had 33 points during the regular season and scored 13 goals (19 points) in 12 playoff games with the Olympics helping the team win the league championship, the 1946 Atlantic City Boardwalk Trophy (Boardwalk Challenge Trophy), along with the Walker Cup.

Next season, Lund scored a league high 49 goals with 92 points in 56 games, and was also the leading scorer in the playoffs with 8 assists and 15 points, helping the Boston Olympics to another Boardwalk Trophy and Walker Cup. His impressive season even gave him the opportunity to make his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins in the 1947 playoffs (1 game) on April 3, 1947 at Montreal Forum in a 4-3 Canadiens OT win.

In 1947-48, Lund played in the AHL where he skated for the Hershey Bears. He put up very solid numbers over the course of the regular season, scoring 26 goals (62 points) and was rewarded with an appearance in 2 Boston Bruins playoff games. During the off-season, Lund was traded to the New York Rangers.

Lund scored his 1st NHL goal vs Turk Broda of Toronto Maple Leafs at 2:56 of 2nd period on November 6, 1948 at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 3-3 tie thus becoming the first Finnish-born player to score a goal in the NHL.

Lund would win the 1949 Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie on the strength of his 30 points (14 goals and 16 assists) in 59 games during the 1948-49 season becoming the first Finnish-born player to win a major NHL trophy.

In his 2nd year with the Rangers, he scored a career high 18 goals. Lund and the Rangers made a great run to the Stanley Cup Finals as the 4th seeded team. Lund not only led all playoff scorers with 11 points (6 goals and 5 assists) in 12 games but also managed to shut down Montreal's super star Maurice "Rocket " Richard. Richard only managed to score in one of the 5 games thanks to Lund's relentless checking of him. Pentti himself managed to score a hat trick in a 4-1 win in game 3. After the series he was dubbed "Lucky Lund" by the Montreal media. He then continued with his fine play in the finals, but the Rangers would lose the Stanley Cup to the first-place Detroit Red Wings in 7 games.

Lund stayed on with the Rangers through the end of the 1950-51 campaign. His offensive numbers slipped, and as a result, he was traded back to Boston.

As a Bruin again, the most defining moment of Lund's career occurred early in the 1951-52 season. Some suggest that the superstitiously prone number 13 played a role. The date was November 13, with Lund skating with number 13 on his jersey and it was the 13th game of the season for the Bruins. On that night, he and his teammates went up against the Chicago Black Hawks.

Clare Martin, a Black Hawks blueliner had a habit of clearing his zone by backhanding the puck with a strong upward motion. Lund came over the blueline and got too close to Martin's stick, catching the blade in the right eye. The blow was so severe he lost almost all of his sight on the right side. He was sidelined for three months, but, remarkably, he staged a comeback to complete the season. He also made the team for the following year and managed to score 17 points (8 goals and 9 assists) with only one eye.

After the close of the 1952-53 campaign, Lund was traded to the Victoria Cougars. But instead of reporting to the West Coast, he decided to reclaim his amateur status with a senior club in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Lund finished his career with the Soo Greyhounds of the North Ontario Hockey Association / NOHA. where he played until 1955, winning the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Championship.

Lund played in 259 regular season NHL games, scoring 44 goals (3 GWG), 55 assists with 42 penalty minutes and 19 NHL playoff games, scoring 7 goals, 5 assists and 0 penalties.

After retiring, Lund became a sports reporter with the Fort William Times Journal.

Pentti Lund was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame on September 29, 1984.

Pentti Lund was inducted into the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992