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Bill Cowley

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: June 12, 1912 in Bristol, Quebec
Died: December 31, 1993

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1968

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
1934-35 22 St. Louis Eagles NHL 41 5 7 12 0.29 5 0.12 10
1935-36 23 Boston Bruins NHL 48 11 10 21 0.44 9 0.20 17
1936-37 24 Boston Bruins NHL 46 13 22 35 0.76 17 0.37 4
1937-38 25 Boston Bruins NHL 48 17 22 39 0.81 18 0.38 8
1938-39 26 Boston Bruins NHL 34 8 34 42 1.24 17 0.50 2
1939-40 27 Boston Bruins NHL 48 13 27 40 0.83 17 0.35 24
1940-41 28 Boston Bruins NHL 46 17 45 62 1.35 25 0.54 16
1941-42 29 Boston Bruins NHL 28 4 23 27 0.96 10 0.36 6
1942-43 30 Boston Bruins NHL 48 27 45 72 1.50 29 0.61 10
1943-44 31 Boston Bruins NHL 36 30 41 71 1.97 29 0.81 12
1944-45 32 Boston Bruins NHL 49 25 40 65 1.33 29 0.60 12
1945-46 33 Boston Bruins NHL 26 12 12 24 0.92 11 0.44 6
1946-47 34 Boston Bruins NHL 51 13 25 38 0.75 16 0.31 16
Career NHL 549 195 353 548 1.00 233 0.42 143

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
1935-36 23 Boston Bruins NHL 2 2 1 3 1.50 2
1936-37 24 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 3 3 1.00 0
1937-38 25 Boston Bruins NHL 3 2 0 2 0.67 0
1938-39 26 Boston Bruins NHL SC 12 3 11 14 1.17 2
1939-40 27 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 7
1940-41 28 Boston Bruins NHL SC 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1941-42 29 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 3 3 0.60 5
1942-43 30 Boston Bruins NHL 9 1 7 8 0.89 4
1944-45 32 Boston Bruins NHL 7 3 3 6 0.86 0
1945-46 33 Boston Bruins NHL 10 1 3 4 0.40 2
1946-47 34 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 2 2 0.40 0
Career NHL 2 64 12 34 46 0.72 22

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
1930-31 18 Ottawa Primrose OCJHL 14 10 2 12 0.86 16
1930-31 18 Ottawa Primrose M-Cup 9 9 3 12 1.33 4
1931-32 19 Ottawa Jr. Shamrocks OCJHL 2 2 1 3 1.50 2
1932-33 20 Ottawa Shamrocks OCHL 14 7 6 13 0.93 24
1933-34 21 Halifax Wolverines MSHL 38 25 25 50 1.32 42
1934-35 22 Tulsa Oilers AHA 1 0 0 0 0.00 5
Career AHA 1 0 0 0 0.00 5
Career M-Cup 9 9 3 12 1.33 4
Career MSHL 38 25 25 50 1.32 42
Career OCHL 14 7 6 13 0.93 24
Career OCJHL 16 12 3 15 0.94 18

Other 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
1930-31 18 Ottawa Primrose OCJHL 4 4 1 5 1.25 8
1931-32 19 Ottawa Shamrocks OCHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1931-32 19 Ottawa Jr. Shamrocks OCJHL 3 4 4 8 2.67 2
1932-33 20 Ottawa Shamrocks OCHL 4 1 0 1 0.25 4
1933-34 21 Halifax Wolverines MSHL 6 2 2 4 0.67 2
Career MSHL 6 2 2 4 0.67 2
Career OCHL 5 1 0 1 0.20 4
Career OCJHL 7 8 5 13 1.86 10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1940-41 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1942-43 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy

Honors

1937-38 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1940-41 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1942-43 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1943-44 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1944-45 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1935-36 NHL 48 (2)
1937-38 NHL 48 (2)
1939-40 NHL 48 (2)

Goals

1937-38 NHL 17 (10)
1940-41 NHL 17 (10)
1942-43 NHL 27 (5)
1943-44 NHL 30 (9)
1944-45 NHL 25 (8)

Goals Per Game

1942-43 NHL 0.56 (6)
1943-44 NHL 0.83 (2)

Assists

1936-37 NHL 22 (6)
1937-38 NHL 22 (7)
1938-39 NHL 34 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 27 (3)
1940-41 NHL 45 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 45 (1)
 1943-44 NHL 41 (5)
1944-45 NHL 40 (2)

Assists Per Game

1936-37 NHL 0.48 (6)
1937-38 NHL 0.46 (9)
1938-39 NHL 1.00 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 0.56 (3)
1940-41 NHL 0.98 (1)
 1941-42 NHL 0.82 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 0.94 (1)
 1943-44 NHL 1.14 (1)
 1944-45 NHL 0.82 (2)
1946-47 NHL 0.49 (6)
Career NHL 0.64 (36)

Points

1936-37 NHL 35 (8)
1937-38 NHL 39 (5)
1938-39 NHL 42 (3)
1939-40 NHL 40 (4)
1940-41 NHL 62 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 72 (2)
1943-44 NHL 71 (7)
1944-45 NHL 65 (4)

Points Per Game

1936-37 NHL 0.76 (9)
1937-38 NHL 0.81 (5)
1938-39 NHL 1.24 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 0.83 (7)
1940-41 NHL 1.35 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 1.50 (1)
 1943-44 NHL 1.97 (1)
 1944-45 NHL 1.33 (5)
Career NHL 1.00 (51)

Goals Created

1936-37 NHL 17.1 (6)
1937-38 NHL 18.1 (3)
1938-39 NHL 17.1 (3)
1939-40 NHL 16.6 (6)
1940-41 NHL 24.7 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 29.3 (1)
 1943-44 NHL 29.2 (5)
1944-45 NHL 29.2 (4)

Goals Created Per Game

1936-37 NHL 0.37 (7)
1937-38 NHL 0.38 (3)
1938-39 NHL 0.50 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 0.35 (8)
1940-41 NHL 0.54 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 0.61 (1)
 1943-44 NHL 0.81 (1)
 1944-45 NHL 0.60 (5)
Career NHL 0.42 (25)
  

Transactions

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October 22, 1934: Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, October 22, 1934.

October 15, 1935: Claimed by Boston from St. Louis in Dispersal Draft, October 15, 1935.

January 22, 1942: Missed majority of 1941-42 season recovering from jaw injury suffered in game vs. Detroit, January 22, 1942.