Bill Root (ice hockey)

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Bill Root
Born (1959-09-06) September 6, 1959 (age 64)
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 19791991

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]

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 6631922114
1977–78 Niagara Falls FlyersOMJHL676111761
1978–79 Niagara Falls FlyersOMJHL674313511920471142
1979–80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 55415195761122
1980–81 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL63312157660112
1981–82 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL776253110591014
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4623524
1982–83 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL2407729
1983–84 Montreal CanadiensNHL724131745
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL3511223
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL28591410
1985–86 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL2701129702213
1985–86 St. Catharines SaintsAHL14741111
1986–87 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL34336371310112
1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL324111523
1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL90006
1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL241231620000
1988–89 Newmarket SaintsAHL6610223239500018
1989–90 Newmarket SaintsAHL47871520
1990–91 Newmarket SaintsAHL3624639
NHL totals2471123341802212325

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References

  1. "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.