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Bill Gadsby

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 8, 1927 in Calgary, Alberta

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1970

Coaching Record

* Sweater numbers are available 1951-1970, 1972-1994, and 1999-2008.
4
Chicago Black Hawks
1951-1955		 4
New York Rangers
1955-1961		 4
Detroit Red Wings
1962-1966

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1946-47 19 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 8 10 18 0.38 8 0.16 31
1947-48 20 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 60 6 10 16 0.27 6 0.11 66
1948-49 21 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 50 3 10 13 0.26 5 0.10 85
1949-50 22 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 10 25 35 0.50 13 0.19 138
1950-51 23 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 25 3 7 10 0.40 4 0.16 32
1951-52 24 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 59 7 15 22 0.37 8 0.14 87
1952-53 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68 2 20 22 0.32 8 0.12 84
1953-54 26 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 12 29 41 0.59 15 0.22 108
1954-55 27 2 Teams NHL 70 11 13 24 0.34 10 0.14 61
1954-55 27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18 3 5 8 0.44 3 0.18 17
1954-55 27 New York Rangers NHL 52 8 8 16 0.31 7 0.13 44
1955-56 28 New York Rangers NHL 70 9 42 51 0.73 17 0.25 84
1956-57 29 New York Rangers NHL 70 4 37 41 0.59 13 0.19 72
1957-58 30 New York Rangers NHL 65 14 32 46 0.71 17 0.26 48
1958-59 31 New York Rangers NHL 70 5 46 51 0.73 17 0.24 56
1959-60 32 New York Rangers NHL 65 9 22 31 0.48 11 0.17 60
1960-61 33 New York Rangers NHL 65 9 26 35 0.54 12 0.19 49
1961-62 34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 7 30 37 0.53 13 0.18 88
1962-63 35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 4 24 28 0.40 10 0.14 116
1963-64 36 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 2 16 18 0.28 6 0.09 80 2 0 0 0
1964-65 37 Detroit Red Wings NHL 61 0 12 12 0.20 4 0.06 122 0 0 0 0
1965-66 38 Detroit Red Wings NHL 58 5 12 17 0.29 6 0.10 72 5 0 0 0
Career NHL 1248 130 438 568 0.46 203 0.16 1539 7 0 0 0

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1952-53 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7 0 1 1 0.14 4
1955-56 28 New York Rangers NHL 5 1 3 4 0.80 4
1956-57 29 New York Rangers NHL 5 1 2 3 0.60 2
1957-58 30 New York Rangers NHL 6 0 3 3 0.50 4
1962-63 35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 1 4 5 0.45 36
1963-64 36 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 0 4 4 0.29 22
1964-65 37 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 0 3 3 0.43 8
1965-66 38 Detroit Red Wings NHL 12 1 3 4 0.33 12
Career NHL 67 4 23 27 0.40 92

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1943-44 16 Calgary Grills AHA-B 9 4 1 5 0.56 4
1945-46 18 Edmonton Canadians M-Cup 14 12 5 17 1.21 22
1946-47 19 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 12 2 3 5 0.42 8
Career AHA-B 9 4 1 5 0.56 4
Career M-Cup 14 12 5 17 1.21 22
Career USHL 12 2 3 5 0.42 8

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1953 NHL
1954 NHL
1956 NHL
1957 NHL
1958 NHL
1959 NHL
1960 NHL
1965 NHL

Honors

1952-53 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1953-54 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1955-56 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1956-57 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1957-58 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1958-59 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1964-65 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1947-48 NHL 60 (2)
1949-50 NHL 70 (2)
1953-54 NHL 70 (2)
1954-55 NHL 70 (2)
1955-56 NHL 70 (2)
1956-57 NHL 70 (1)
 1958-59 NHL 70 (1)
 1961-62 NHL 70 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 70 (1)
 Career NHL 1248 (65)

Assists

1955-56 NHL 42 (3)
1956-57 NHL 37 (7)
1958-59 NHL 46 (3)

Assists Per Game

1955-56 NHL 0.60 (4)
1956-57 NHL 0.53 (9)
1958-59 NHL 0.66 (5)

Points

1955-56 NHL 51 (9)

Points Per Game

1955-56 NHL 0.73 (10)

Penalties in Minutes

1949-50 NHL 138 (4)
1951-52 NHL 87 (10)
1952-53 NHL 84 (10)
1953-54 NHL 108 (7)
1962-63 NHL 116 (5)

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

July 14, 1946: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, July 14, 1946.

November 22, 1950: Missed majority of 1950-51 season recovering from leg injury suffered in game vs. Toronto, November 22, 1950.

November 23, 1954: Traded to NY Rangers by Chicago with Pete Conacher for Allan Stanley, Nick Mickoski and Rich Lamoureux, November 23, 1954.

February 5, 1960: Traded to Detroit by NY Rangers with Eddie Shack for Billy McNeill and Red Kelly, February 5, 1960.

February 7, 1960: Kelly and McNeill refused to report and transaction was cancelled, February 7, 1960.

June 12, 1961: Traded to Detroit by NY Rangers for Les Hunt, June 12, 1961.