Bill Root (ice hockey)

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]

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 6631922114
1977–78 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 676111761
1978–79 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 6743135119 20471142
1979–80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 554151957 61122
1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 633121576 60112
1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 7762531105 91014
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4623524
1982–83 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 2407729
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 724131745
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3511223
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 28591410
1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2701129 702213
1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 14741111
1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3433637 1310112
1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL 324111523
1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL 90006
1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2412316 20000
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 6610223239 500018
1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 47871520
1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 3624639
NHL totals 247112334180 2212325

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.
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