William John Root (born September 6, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers between 1982 and 1988. As a youth, he played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
| Bill Root | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 6, 1959 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1979–1991 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 66 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 67 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 67 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 119 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 42 | ||
| 1979–80 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 55 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 77 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 105 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1986–87 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 32 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 66 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 47 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 247 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 180 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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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