Bill Berg (ice hockey)

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Bill Berg
Born (1967-10-21) October 21, 1967 (age 55)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 59th overall, 1986
New York Islanders
Playing career 19871999

William Daniel Berg (born October 21, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams between 1988 and 1999.

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Early life

Berg was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. Berg was a member of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, with whom he won a Calder Cup in 1990.

Career

Berg started his National Hockey League career with the New York Islanders in 1988–89. He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and Ottawa Senators. He retired after the 1998–99 campaign. In 2008, Berg began coaching high school hockey at Ridley College. [1]

Berg served as a hockey analyst on the NHL Network's NHL on the Fly and On the Fly: Final. He previously appeared on the radio program Hockey Central at Noon on CJCL, which was also simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Toronto Marlboros OHL 6433538143400019
1986–87 Toronto MarlborosOHL5731518138
1986–87 Springfield Indians AHL 41124
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 50118703331
1987–88 Springfield IndiansAHL7662632148
1988–89 Springfield IndiansAHL69173249122
1988–89 New York Islanders NHL712310
1989–90 Springfield IndiansAHL7412425474155121722
1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 789142367
1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL302216
1991–92 New York IslandersNHL47591428
1992–93 New York IslandersNHL2263949
1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL587815542111218
1993–94 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL8381119931812310
1994–95 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL325162670114
1995–96 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL2311233
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL182138101010
1996–97 New York RangersNHL6786143730002
1997–98 New York RangersNHL67191055
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL442242820000
1998–99 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL16471123
NHL totals54655671224886134734

Awards and honors

AwardYear
AHL
Calder Cup (Springfield Indians) 1990

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References

  1. Grossman, David (September 2, 2008). "Ex-Leaf Bill Berg to coach college hockey". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 6, 2018.