Bill Shill
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| Bill Shill | |||
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| Born |
March 6, 1923 | ||
| Died | August 15, 1998 (aged 75) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| National team | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1942–1953 | ||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Canada Canada | ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 1954 Sweden | |
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William Roy Shill (March 6, 1923 – August 15, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 79 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1942 and 1947. After his professional career, Shill played for the East York Lyndhursts during the 1954 Ice Hockey World Championships.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Shill first joined the Bruins during the 1942–43 season, when he played 7 games. He played a further 45 games in 1945–46 and 27 in 1946–47. Shill scored 21 regular season goals and accrued 13 assists. Shill tallied one goal and assisted on two others in seven games during the 1946 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Red Indians | TIHL | 19 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Young Rangers | OHA | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Young Indians | TIHL | 19 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1941–42 | Toronto Young Rangers | OHA | 16 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1941–42 | Toronto RCAF | TNDHL | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Toronto Red Indians | TIHL | 18 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto Tip Tops | TIHL | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto Navy | OHA Sr | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | Cornwallis Navy | NSNDL | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 45 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1946–47 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Dallas Texans | USHL | 66 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 63 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Seattle Ironmen | PCHL | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 69 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 70 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Brantford Redmen | OHA Sr | 31 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1952–53 | Brantford Redmen | OHA Sr | 46 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1953–54 | East York Lyndhursts | TIHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PCHL totals | 231 | 127 | 94 | 221 | 104 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 79 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Canada | WC | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).Free access icon
- ^ Diamond 2002, p. 805
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 1998 deaths
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Dallas Texans (USHL) players
- East York Lyndhursts players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
- Ottawa Senators (QSHL) players
- Seattle Ironmen players
- Ice hockey people from Toronto
- Toronto Young Rangers players
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1920s birth stubs