Seasons with Rangers: 13 (11 as player from 1926-1937; 2 as head coach from 1952-1953)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 474
Playoff Games with Rangers: 46

Acquired
Pro hockey rights sold to Rangers by Saskatoon (WHL) on Oct. 18, 1926.

Departed
Retired from NHL to pursue coaching career.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1926-1927 Rangers 44 33 4 37 58 1927-1928 Rangers 43 18 6 24 42 1928-1929 Rangers 43 15 8 23 41 1929-1930 Rangers 44 29 30 59 56 1930-1931 Rangers 43 30 12 42 39 1931-1932 Rangers 48 34 14 48 33 1932-1933 Rangers 48 28 22 50 51 1933-1934 Rangers 48 13 13 26 21 1934-1935 Rangers 48 21 15 36 23 1935-1936 Rangers 44 7 10 17 16 1936-1937 Rangers 21 1 4 5 6 Team Totals: 474 229 138 367 386

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1926-1927 Rangers 2 1 0 1 6 1927-1928 Rangers 9 2 3 5 26 1928-1929 Rangers 6 0 0 0 6 1929-1930 Rangers 4 0 1 1 11 1930-1931 Rangers 4 3 0 3 4 1931-1932 Rangers 7 3 3 6 2 1932-1933 Rangers 8 3 2 5 4 1933-1934 Rangers 2 0 0 0 2 1934-1935 Rangers 4 1 2 3 7 Team Totals: 46 13 11 24 68

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1914-1915 Kingston Frontenacs-OHA-Jr. 1914-1915 Kingston Frontenacs-OHA-Sr. 1919-1920 Kingston Frontenacs-OHA-Sr. 1920-1921 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds-NOHA 9 12 7 19 48 1920-1921 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds-NMHL 12 12 6 18 1921-1922 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds-NMHL 12 20 8 28 1921-1922 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds-NOHA 8 7 5 12 38 1922-1923 Saskatoon Sheiks-WCHL 30 9 16 25 19 1923-1924 Saskatoon Crescents-WCHL 30 26 14 40 20 1924-1925 Saskatoon Crescents-WCHL 27 22 10 32 79 1925-1926 Saskatoon Crescents-WHL 30 31 13 44 26 1926-1927 Rangers 44 33 4 37 58 1927-1928 Rangers 43 18 6 24 42 1928-1929 Rangers 43 15 8 23 41 1929-1930 Rangers 44 29 30 59 56 1930-1931 Rangers 43 30 12 42 39 1931-1932 Rangers 48 34 14 48 33 1932-1933 Rangers 48 28 22 50 51 1933-1934 Rangers 48 13 13 26 21 1934-1935 Rangers 48 21 15 36 23 1935-1936 Rangers 44 7 10 17 16 1936-1937 Rangers 21 1 4 5 6 1937-1938 Cleveland Barons-IAHL 5 0 0 0 5 NHL Totals: 474 229 138 367 386

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1920-1921 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds-NOHA 5 5 1 6 1921-1922 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds-NOHA 2 1 1 2 2 1924-1925 Saskatoon Crescents-WCHL 2 0 0 0 4 1925-1926 Saskatoon Crescents-WHL 2 2 0 2 26 1926-1927 Rangers 2 1 0 1 6 1927-1928 Rangers 9 2 3 5 26 1928-1929 Rangers 6 0 0 0 6 1929-1930 Rangers 4 0 1 1 11 1930-1931 Rangers 4 3 0 3 4 1931-1932 Rangers 7 3 3 6 2 1932-1933 Rangers 8 3 2 5 4 1933-1934 Rangers 2 0 0 0 2 1934-1935 Rangers 4 1 2 3 7 1937-1938 Cleveland Barons-IAHL 1 0 0 0 0 NHL Totals: 46 13 11 24 68

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Nov. 16, 1926 (Rangers vs. Montreal Maroons) RANGERS CAPTAIN 1926-27 to 1936-37 MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS Hockey Hall of Fame — Inducted 1952 International Hockey Hall of Fame — Inducted 1952 NHL Scoring Leader (pre-Art Ross Trophy era) — 1926-27, 1932-33 NHL First All-Star Team — 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33 NHL Second All-Star Team — 1933-34 NHL All-Star Game — 1934 NHL LEADER Most points — 1926-27, 1932-33 Most goals — 1926-27, 1931-32, 1932-33 RANGERS RECORDS Most career hat tricks — 11 Most points in one period — 5 (set in third period vs. New York Americans on March 12, 1933, 3 goals and 2 assists) RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most points — 1926-27, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33 Most goals — 1926-27, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33 Most playoff points — 1927 (tie), 1931 (tie) Most playoff goals — 1927, 1931 (tie) RANGERS COACHING STATISTICS Head coach — 1952-1953 Career regular-season record: 34-59-24 RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 0 Minor-league teams: None MISCELLANEOUS Full name: William Osser Cook Uniform Numbers: 5 Stanley Cup Champion: 1928, 1933 Retired from NHL: 1937 BIOGRAPHY The older brother of former Ranger Fred "Bun" Cook and former NHL player Bud Cook, Bill Cook was the first captain in New York Rangers history — a role he held for more than a decade. Cook played right wing on a high-scoring line with his brother Bun and Frank Boucher. The trio worked together as the Rangers` No. 1 line from the team`s inaugural season of 1926-27 to the early 1930s, finishing as the team`s top three individual scorers in each of the first five seasons. Bill Cook began his pro hockey career in the Western Hockey League, where he was among the players scouted by Conn Smythe, the Rangers` first general manager. In 1926, Smythe recruited Bill and Bun Cook to New York to be part of the original New York Rangers team. Bill Cook spent 11 seasons with the Rangers before retiring to become head coach of the American Hockey League`s Cleveland Barons, which he led to the 1941 Calder Cup championship. In 1952, Cook returned to the Rangers to take over as head coach, finishing out the 1951-52 season. Later that year, he became the first Rangers alumni inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. RELATED CONTENT º Alumni Profile º Alumni Spotlight º A History of the New York Rangers º Rangers in the Hall of Fame º Rangers Captains º Coaches` Records º Photos of Stanley Cup Champions