Seasons with Rangers: 1 (1954-55)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 16
Playoff Games with Rangers: 0

Acquired
Pro hockey rights traded to Rangers by Vancouver (WHL) in exchange for Jackie McLeod and cash on Feb. 12, 1955.

Departed
Pro hockey rights traded by Rangers to Providence (AHL) with cash in exchange for Jean-Guy Gendron on May 8, 1955.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1954-1955 Rangers 16 2 2 4 22 Team Totals: 16 2 2 4 22

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1941-1942 Winnipeg Rangers-MJHL 2 3 0 3 0 1942-1943 Oshawa Generals-OHA-Jr. 16 21 10 31 21 1942-1943 Oshawa Generals-M-Cup 11 17 6 23 33 1943-1944 Oshawa Generals-OHA-Jr. 25 38 25 63 33 1943-1944 Oshawa Generals-M-Cup 10 12 11 23 34 1944-1945 Maple Leafs 8 1 4 5 17 1944-1945 Toronto Army Shamrocks-TIHL 1 1 2 3 10 1945-1946 Maple Leafs 24 4 8 12 29 1945-1946 Pittsburgh Hornets-AHL 27 9 12 21 23 1946-1947 Maple Leafs 60 17 20 37 93 1947-1948 Maple Leafs 60 11 20 31 97 1948-1949 Maple Leafs 52 13 15 28 145 1949-1950 Maple Leafs 67 10 12 22 144 1950-1951 Pittsburgh Hornets-AHL 13 6 3 9 24 1950-1951 Bruins 53 16 19 35 119 1951-1952 Bruins 28 5 5 10 47 1951-1952 Pittsburgh Hornets-AHL 16 4 9 13 53 1952-1953 Pittsburgh Hornets-AHL 41 15 13 28 115 1954-1955 Ottawa Senators-QHL 18 5 6 11 39 1954-1955 Vancouver Canucks-WHL 15 5 2 7 50 1954-1955 Rangers 16 2 2 4 22 1956-1957 Sudbury Wolves-NOHA 19 5 4 9 32 NHL Totals: 368 79 105 184 713

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1942-1943 Oshawa Generals-OHA-Jr. 10 13 10 23 26 1942-1943 Oshawa Generals-M-Cup 11 17 6 23 33 1943-1944 Oshawa Generals-OHA-Jr. 11 13 3 16 49 1943-1944 Oshawa Generals-M-Cup 10 12 11 23 34 1946-1947 Maple Leafs 11 0 2 2 30 1947-1948 Maple Leafs 9 3 1 4 6 1948-1949 Maple Leafs 9 1 4 5 20 1949-1950 Maple Leafs 5 0 0 0 13 1950-1951 Bruins 6 1 1 2 18 1951-1952 Pittsburgh Hornets-AHL 11 3 1 4 67 1952-1953 Pittsburgh Hornets-AHL 7 0 3 3 8 1956-1957 Sudbury Wolves-NOHA 12 1 9 10 29 NHL Totals: 40 5 8 13 87

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Feb. 12, 1955 (Rangers vs. Boston Bruins) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS March 20, 1955 (Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 0 Minor-league teams: None MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Wild Bill Uniform Numbers: 5 Retired from pro hockey: 1955 NOTES Led NHL in penalty minutes while playing for Toronto in both 1948-49 and 1949-50. ... Retired from pro hockey for the first time in 1953 to pursue a career as a pro golfer but returned to hockey for 1954-55 season.