William Orser Holmes (February 9, 1899 – March 14, 1961) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played 51 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Americans between 1925 and 1930. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1921 to 1936, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Bill Holmes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 9, 1899 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
March 14, 1961 (aged 62) near Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens New York Americans Edmonton Eskimos | ||
| Playing career | 1921–1936 | ||
Holmes was born in Portage la Prairie, a city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1921–22 | Brandon Elks | MHL | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1921–22 | Brandon Elks | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | Brandon Elks | MHL | 16 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Brandon Wheat Kings | MHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1924–25 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | Can-Pro | 25 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | Can-Pro | 18 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | London Panthers | Can-Pro | 23 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 38 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1929–30 | New York Americans | NHL | 42 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Syracuse Stars | IHL | 48 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Buffalo Majors | AHA | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Cleveland Indians | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Pittsburgh Yellowjackets | IHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Syracuse Stars | IHL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | London Tecumsehs | IHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 39 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Pittsburgh Shamrocks | IHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 51 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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