Bill Bennett (ice hockey)
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| Bill Bennett | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1953 Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins Hartford Whalers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1982 | ||
William Bennett (born May 31, 1953) is an American former ice hockey left winger.
Career[edit]
Bennett played 31 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Hartford Whalers between 1978 and 1980. After leaving the NHL, he played with the Wichita Wind, Hershey Bears, and Fort Wayne Komets.
Personal life[edit]
Bennett's father, Harvey Bennett Sr., and two of his brothers (Curt Bennett and Harvey Bennett Jr. also played in the NHL.
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 34 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Central Wisconsin Flyers | USHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Columbus Owls | IHL | 70 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 131 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1978–79 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 35 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 28 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 68 | ||
| 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 184 | 64 | 75 | 139 | 257 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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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