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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

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 8:48AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #247. Ian Turnbull… #247. Babe Dye… #249. Shane Doan… #249. Brian Rafalski… #249. BILL COWLEY… #249. Ron Greschner… #249. Ron Ellis… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1934-35 22 STE NHL 41 5 7 12 5 10
1935-36 23 BOS NHL 48 11 10 21 10 17
1936-37 24 BOS NHL 46 13 22 35 16 4
1937-38 25 BOS NHL 48 17 22 39 18 8
1938-39 26 BOS NHL 34 8 34 42 15 2
1939-40 27 BOS NHL 48 13 27 40 16 24
1940-41 28 BOS NHL 46 17 45 62 23 16
1941-42 29 BOS NHL 28 4 23 27 9 6
1942-43 30 BOS NHL 48 27 45 72 29 10
1943-44 31 BOS NHL 36 30 41 71 29 12
1944-45 32 BOS NHL 49 25 40 65 28 12
1945-46 33 BOS NHL 26 12 12 24 12 6
1946-47 34 BOS NHL 51 13 25 38 15 16
Career NHL 549 195 353 548 225 143

NHL Miscellaneous

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1934-35 22 STE NHL 41 0.12 0.17 0.29 0.12 0.24 8 14 22 8 -0.1 0.5 0.4
1935-36 23 BOS NHL 48 0.23 0.21 0.44 0.20 0.35 21 22 43 17 2.1 1.2 3.3
1936-37 24 BOS NHL 46 0.28 0.48 0.76 0.34 0.09 21 48 69 25 4.1 0.9 5.0
1937-38 25 BOS NHL 48 0.35 0.46 0.81 0.37 0.17 27 42 69 26 4.5 1.2 5.7
1938-39 26 BOS NHL 34 0.24 1.00 1.24 0.45 0.06 14 63 77 25 4.3 0.9 5.1
1939-40 27 BOS NHL 48 0.27 0.56 0.83 0.33 0.50 21 50 71 25 3.9 1.0 5.0
1940-41 28 BOS NHL 46 0.37 0.98 1.35 0.51 0.35 26 77 103 35 6.4 1.0 7.4
1941-42 29 BOS NHL 28 0.14 0.82 0.96 0.32 0.21 5 32 37 11 1.5 0.6 2.1
1942-43 30 BOS NHL 48 0.56 0.94 1.50 0.60 0.21 29 54 83 31 5.4 0.9 6.3
1943-44 31 BOS NHL 36 0.83 1.14 1.97 0.81 0.33 27 43 70 26 5.2 0.3 5.5
1944-45 32 BOS NHL 49 0.51 0.82 1.33 0.57 0.24 25 55 80 29 5.0 0.6 5.6
1945-46 33 BOS NHL 26 0.46 0.46 0.92 0.44 0.23 14 20 34 13 2.1 0.5 2.6
1946-47 34 BOS NHL 51 0.25 0.49 0.75 0.30 0.31 14 35 49 17 2.4 0.9 3.3
Career NHL 549 0.36 0.64 1.00 0.41 0.26 252 555 807 289 46.7 10.5 57.2

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1935-36 23 BOS NHL 2 2 1 3 2
1936-37 24 BOS NHL 3 0 3 3 0
1937-38 25 BOS NHL 3 2 0 2 0
1938-39 26 BOS NHL SC 12 3 11 14 2
1939-40 27 BOS NHL 6 0 1 1 7
1940-41 28 BOS NHL SC 2 0 0 0 0
1941-42 29 BOS NHL 5 0 3 3 5
1942-43 30 BOS NHL 9 1 7 8 4
1944-45 32 BOS NHL 7 3 3 6 0
1945-46 33 BOS NHL 10 1 3 4 2
1946-47 34 BOS NHL 5 0 2 2 0
Career NHL 2 64 12 34 46 22

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% 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 GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1930-31 18 Ottawa Primrose OCJHL 4 4 1 5 8
1930-31 18 Ottawa Primrose M-Cup 9 9 3 12 4
1931-32 19 Ottawa Jr. Shamrocks OCJHL 3 4 4 8 2
1931-32 19 Ottawa Shamrocks OCHL 1 0 0 0 0
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

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Bill Cowley 7.4 6.3 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.1 0.4
Rick Tocchet 93.2 10.2 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.2 5.5 5.4 4.3 3.7 3.5 2.6 1.8 1.7
Steve Sullivan 92.9 8.8 8.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.3 2.2 1.0
Brian Bellows 92.8 9.5 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 1.0
Bobby Smith 91.5 8.7 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.1 4.7 3.3 2.9 1.4
Stephane Richer 91.3 9.6 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 3.3 2.8 2.4 0.0
Doug Weight 90.9 9.0 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.2 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.4 3.0 2.6 2.5 1.4
Dino Ciccarelli 90.7 9.8 9.2 8.2 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.4 5.4 3.0 2.7 1.8
Brian Rolston 90.6 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.1 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.4
Rod Brind'Amour 90.3 9.0 8.2 8.2 7.3 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.1 3.3 3.1 1.4
Vincent Damphousse 90.2 9.6 8.8 7.9 7.9 7.4 7.2 6.3 5.2 4.7 4.6 3.9 3.0 2.5
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Bill Cowley 7.4 6.3 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.1 0.4
Steve Sullivan 91.7 8.8 8.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.3 2.5 2.2 1.0
Bobby Smith 90.2 8.7 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.1 4.7 3.3 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.0
Bill Barber 89.9 12.3 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.7 5.9 4.6 4.6 3.4
Ray Sheppard 89.2 10.1 6.7 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.4 3.5 2.8 1.8 0.4
Petr Sykora 88.8 10.6 8.7 8.1 7.5 7.3 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.2 4.0 0.0 -0.4
Miroslav Satan 88.7 10.0 9.1 8.3 8.3 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 1.9
Robert Lang 88.7 10.0 8.5 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.3 2.4 2.1 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0
Garry Unger 88.1 8.7 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.0 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.8 1.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.7
Keith Primeau 87.9 9.3 8.0 7.4 7.1 5.5 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.5 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.5 -0.5
Dave Gagner 87.9 8.2 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.9 4.3 4.1 3.7 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, 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)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1939 Boston Bruins (NHL)
1941 Boston Bruins (NHL)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Goals Per Game

1942-43 NHL 0.56 (6)
1943-44 NHL 0.83 (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 (39)

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 (56)

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)

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)

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 (96)

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)

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)

Offensive Point Shares

1936-37 NHL 4.1 (8)
1937-38 NHL 4.5 (6)
1938-39 NHL 4.3 (4)
1939-40 NHL 3.9 (8)
1940-41 NHL 6.4 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 5.4 (2)
1943-44 NHL 5.2 (4)
1944-45 NHL 5.0 (4)

Point Shares

1940-41 NHL 7.4 (5)
1942-43 NHL 6.3 (8)
    

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

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 due to jaw injury vs. Detroit, January 22, 1942.

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