William M. Staub is a Canadian retired ice hockey left winger who was an All-American for Denver.[1]

Bill Staub
Born (1941-05-12) May 12, 1941 (age 83)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Denver
Jacksonville Rockets
Providence Reds
Houston Apollos
Quebec Aces
Fort Wayne Komets
Dayton Gems
Toledo Hornets
Greensboro Generals
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1961–1976

Career

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Staub joined the varsity team at Denver in 1961, after the program had won consecutive national championships. A great many players had left after the 1961 title and the team regressed slightly in Staub's first season. Denver finished third in the WCHA tournament and missed out on the NCAA Tournament. The following season, Murray Armstrong's team rebounded and finished atop the conference with Staub leading the club in scoring. He was named an All-American and a All-WCHA First Teamer and helped the Pioneers capture the conference championship. Denver made the championship game that season, however, the team could not overcome a huge first period by North Dakota and fell 5–6.[2]

For his senior season, Staub was named team co-captain and led the team to a second-place finish in the WCHA. The Pioneers upset top-seeded Michigan and earned the #1 spot for the NCAA Tournament. After defeating Rensselaer in the semifinal, Denver and Michigan met for a rematch in the title game and this time the Wolverines came out on top. Despite failing to score in the final match, Staub was named to the All-Tournament First Team.[3]

After graduating, Staub continued his playing career. He started with a season of senior hockey and led the Jacksonville Rockets in scoring. After that strong showing he joined the Houston Apollos, a minor professional team and ended up playing in the American Hockey League over parts of two seasons. Staub, however, couldn't keep up his scoring numbers in the AHL and transferred to the IHL in 1968. He spent six seasons in the second-tier minor league, winning a Turner Cup with the Dayton Gems in 1970. He retired in 1976 after a short stint with the Greensboro Generals.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1961–62 University of Denver WCHA 30 19 18 37 2
1962–63 University of Denver WCHA 32 20 24 44 10
1963–64 University of Denver WCHA 31 23 21 44 2
1964–65 Jacksonville Rockets EHL 72 27 46 73 22
1965–66 Houston Apollos CPHL 27 6 5 11 0
1965–66 Quebec Aces AHL 1 0 0 0 0
1965–66 Providence Reds AHL 32 4 15 19 2
1966–67 Providence Reds AHL 24 3 4 7 2
1968–69 Columbus Checkers IHL 35 12 23 35 14
1968–69 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 32 19 22 41 12
1969–70 Dayton Gems IHL 59 19 33 52 14 13 3 11 14 2
1970–71 Dayton Gems IHL 57 22 30 52 8 10 3 3 6 0
1971–72 Toledo Hornets IHL 58 18 25 43 8
1972–73 Toledo Hornets IHL 72 23 34 57 8
1973–74 Toledo Hornets IHL 58 18 25 43 8 13 3 1 4 2
1975–76 Greensboro Generals SHL 13 4 5 9 0
NCAA Totals 93 62 63 125 14
AHL Totals 57 7 19 26 4
IHL Totals 387 134 199 333 70 26 7 17 24 4

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1962–63 [4]
AHCA West All-American 1962–63 [1]
All-WCHA First Team 1963–64 [4]
NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1964 [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1962-1963 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ "North Dakota 2015-16 Hockey Yearbook" (PDF). North Dakota. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  3. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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