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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 Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1934-35 22 St. Louis Eagles NHL 41 5 7 12 10
1935-36 23 Boston Bruins NHL 48 11 10 21 17
1936-37 24 Boston Bruins NHL 46 13 22 35 4
1937-38 25 Boston Bruins NHL 48 17 22 39 8
1938-39 26 Boston Bruins NHL 34 8 34 42 2
1939-40 27 Boston Bruins NHL 48 13 27 40 24
1940-41 28 Boston Bruins NHL 46 17 45 62 16
1941-42 29 Boston Bruins NHL 28 4 23 27 6
1942-43 30 Boston Bruins NHL 48 27 45 72 10
1943-44 31 Boston Bruins NHL 36 30 41 71 12
1944-45 32 Boston Bruins NHL 49 25 40 65 12
1945-46 33 Boston Bruins NHL 26 12 12 24 6
1946-47 34 Boston Bruins NHL 51 13 25 38 16
Career 13 Seasons NHL 549 195 353 548 143

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1934-35 22 St. Louis Eagles NHL 41 0.12 0.17 0.29 0.12 0.24 8 14 22 8
1935-36 23 Boston Bruins NHL 48 0.23 0.21 0.44 0.20 0.35 21 22 43 17
1936-37 24 Boston Bruins NHL 46 0.28 0.48 0.76 0.34 0.09 21 48 69 25
1937-38 25 Boston Bruins NHL 48 0.35 0.46 0.81 0.37 0.17 27 42 69 26
1938-39 26 Boston Bruins NHL 34 0.24 1.00 1.24 0.45 0.06 14 63 77 25
1939-40 27 Boston Bruins NHL 48 0.27 0.56 0.83 0.33 0.50 21 50 71 25
1940-41 28 Boston Bruins NHL 46 0.37 0.98 1.35 0.51 0.35 26 77 103 35
1941-42 29 Boston Bruins NHL 28 0.14 0.82 0.96 0.32 0.21 5 32 37 11
1942-43 30 Boston Bruins NHL 48 0.56 0.94 1.50 0.60 0.21 29 54 83 31
1943-44 31 Boston Bruins NHL 36 0.83 1.14 1.97 0.81 0.33 27 43 70 26
1944-45 32 Boston Bruins NHL 49 0.51 0.82 1.33 0.57 0.24 25 55 80 29
1945-46 33 Boston Bruins NHL 26 0.46 0.46 0.92 0.44 0.23 14 20 34 13
1946-47 34 Boston Bruins NHL 51 0.25 0.49 0.75 0.30 0.31 14 35 49 17
Career 13 Seasons NHL 549 0.36 0.64 1.00 0.41 0.26 252 555 807 289

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1935-36 23 Boston Bruins NHL 2 2 1 3 2
1936-37 24 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 3 3 0
1937-38 25 Boston Bruins NHL 3 2 0 2 0
1938-39 26 Boston Bruins NHL SC 12 3 11 14 2
1939-40 27 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 1 1 7
1940-41 28 Boston Bruins NHL SC 2 0 0 0 0
1941-42 29 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 3 3 5
1942-43 30 Boston Bruins NHL 9 1 7 8 4
1944-45 32 Boston Bruins NHL 7 3 3 6 0
1945-46 33 Boston Bruins NHL 10 1 3 4 2
1946-47 34 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 2 2 0
Career 11 Seasons NHL 2 64 12 34 46 22

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1930-31 18 Ottawa Primrose OCJHL 14 10 2 12 16
1931-32 19 Ottawa Jr. Shamrocks OCJHL 2 2 1 3 2
1932-33 20 Ottawa Shamrocks OCHL 14 7 6 13 24
1933-34 21 Halifax Wolverines MSHL 38 25 25 50 42
1934-35 22 Tulsa Oilers AHA 1 0 0 0 5
Career 1 Season AHA 1 0 0 0 5
Career 1 Season MSHL 38 25 25 50 42
Career 1 Season OCHL 14 7 6 13 24
Career 2 Seasons OCJHL 16 12 3 15 18

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1930-31 18 Ottawa Primrose M-Cup 9 9 3 12 4
1930-31 18 Ottawa Primrose OCJHL 4 4 1 5 8
1931-32 19 Ottawa Shamrocks OCHL 1 0 0 0 0
1931-32 19 Ottawa Jr. Shamrocks OCJHL 3 4 4 8 2
1932-33 20 Ottawa Shamrocks OCHL 4 1 0 1 4
1933-34 21 Halifax Wolverines MSHL 6 2 2 4 2
Career 1 Season M-Cup 9 9 3 12 4
Career 1 Season MSHL 6 2 2 4 2
Career 2 Seasons OCHL 5 1 0 1 4
Career 2 Seasons OCJHL 7 8 5 13 10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

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)

Adjusted Goals

1937-38 NHL 27 (10)
1940-41 NHL 26 (10)
1942-43 NHL 29 (5)
1943-44 NHL 27 (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)

Adjusted Assists

1936-37 NHL 48 (6)
1937-38 NHL 42 (7)
1938-39 NHL 63 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 50 (3)
1940-41 NHL 77 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 54 (1)
 1943-44 NHL 43 (5)
1944-45 NHL 55 (2)
Career NHL 555 (87)

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 (38)

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)

Adjusted Points

1936-37 NHL 69 (7)
1937-38 NHL 69 (5)
1938-39 NHL 77 (3)
1939-40 NHL 71 (4)
1940-41 NHL 103 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 83 (2)
1943-44 NHL 70 (6)
1944-45 NHL 80 (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 (54)

Goals Created

1936-37 NHL 15.8 (9)
1937-38 NHL 17.8 (6)
1939-40 NHL 15.9 (7)
1940-41 NHL 23.3 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 28.9 (2)
1943-44 NHL 29.3 (5)
1944-45 NHL 28.2 (4)

Adjusted Goals Created

1937-38 NHL 26.2 (7)
1939-40 NHL 25.1 (7)
1940-41 NHL 35.2 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 30.6 (2)
1943-44 NHL 26.4 (5)
1944-45 NHL 28.6 (4)

Goals Created Per Game

1936-37 NHL 0.34 (9)
1937-38 NHL 0.37 (6)
1938-39 NHL 0.45 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 0.33 (9)
1940-41 NHL 0.51 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 0.60 (2)
1943-44 NHL 0.81 (1)
 1944-45 NHL 0.57 (5)
Career NHL 0.41 (42)
  

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.

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