Bill Staub

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Bill Staub
Born (1941-05-12) May 12, 1941 (age 81)
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 19611976

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

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Career

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

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1961–62 North Dakota WCHA 301918372
1962–63 North Dakota WCHA 3220244410
1963–64 North Dakota WCHA 312321442
1964–65 Jacksonville Rockets EHL 7227467322
1965–66 Houston Apollos CPHL 2765110
1965–66 Quebec Aces AHL 10000
1965–66 Providence Reds AHL 32415192
1966–67 Providence Reds AHL 243472
1968–69 Columbus Checkers IHL 3512233514
1968–69 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 3219224112
1969–70 Dayton Gems IHL 591933521413311142
1970–71 Dayton Gems IHL 572230528103360
1971–72 Toledo Hornets IHL 581825438
1972–73 Toledo Hornets IHL 722334578
1973–74 Toledo Hornets IHL 581825438133142
1975–76 Greensboro Generals SHL 134590
NCAA Totals93626312514
AHL Totals57719264
IHL Totals3871341993337026717244

Awards and honors

AwardYear
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]

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References

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  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. 1 2 "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.