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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
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Fan Ratings
Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 8:48AM
| All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #158. Syl Apps… #159. BILL GADSBY… #160. Clark Gillies… #160. Max Bentley… |
NHL Standard
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 19 | CBH | NHL | 48 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 31 | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | 20 | CBH | NHL | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1948-49 | 21 | CBH | NHL | 50 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 85 | |||||||||
| 1949-50 | 22 | CBH | NHL | 70 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 138 | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | 23 | CBH | NHL | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 32 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 24 | CBH | NHL | 59 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 87 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 25 | CBH | NHL | 68 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 84 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 26 | CBH | NHL | 70 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 108 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 70 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 61 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | CBH | NHL | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | NYR | NHL | 52 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 44 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 16 | 84 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 29 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 12 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 30 | NYR | NHL | 65 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 17 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 31 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 15 | 56 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 32 | NYR | NHL | 65 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 33 | NYR | NHL | 65 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 49 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 34 | DET | NHL | 70 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 88 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 35 | DET | NHL | 70 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 116 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 36 | DET | NHL | 64 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1964-65 | 37 | DET | NHL | 61 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1965-66 | 38 | DET | NHL | 58 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | NHL | 1248 | 130 | 438 | 568 | 195 | 1539 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NHL Miscellaneous
| 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 |
| 1946-47 | 19 | CBH | NHL | 48 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.16 | 0.65 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||||||
| 1947-48 | 20 | CBH | NHL | 60 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 1.10 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | ||||||
| 1948-49 | 21 | CBH | NHL | 50 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.09 | 1.70 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | ||||||
| 1949-50 | 22 | CBH | NHL | 70 | 0.14 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.18 | 1.97 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 16 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 5.6 | ||||||
| 1950-51 | 23 | CBH | NHL | 25 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 1.28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ||||||
| 1951-52 | 24 | CBH | NHL | 59 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 1.47 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.6 | ||||||
| 1952-53 | 25 | CBH | NHL | 68 | 0.03 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.10 | 1.24 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | ||||||
| 1953-54 | 26 | CBH | NHL | 70 | 0.17 | 0.41 | 0.59 | 0.21 | 1.54 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 20 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 5.7 | ||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 70 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.87 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 13 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.9 | ||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | CBH | NHL | 18 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.94 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | NYR | NHL | 52 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.85 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | ||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 0.13 | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.23 | 1.20 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 8.2 | ||||||
| 1956-57 | 29 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 0.06 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.18 | 1.03 | 5 | 47 | 52 | 16 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 6.0 | ||||||
| 1957-58 | 30 | NYR | NHL | 65 | 0.22 | 0.49 | 0.71 | 0.26 | 0.74 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 19 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | ||||||
| 1958-59 | 31 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 0.07 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.22 | 0.80 | 6 | 53 | 59 | 18 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 7.7 | ||||||
| 1959-60 | 32 | NYR | NHL | 65 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.17 | 0.92 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 5.0 | ||||||
| 1960-61 | 33 | NYR | NHL | 65 | 0.14 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.75 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 5.4 | ||||||
| 1961-62 | 34 | DET | NHL | 70 | 0.10 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.17 | 1.26 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 6.2 | ||||||
| 1962-63 | 35 | DET | NHL | 70 | 0.06 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 1.66 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | ||||||
| 1963-64 | 36 | DET | NHL | 64 | 0.03 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 1.25 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | ||||||
| 1964-65 | 37 | DET | NHL | 61 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 2.00 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||||||
| 1965-66 | 38 | DET | NHL | 58 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 1.24 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | ||||||
| Career | NHL | 1248 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 1.23 | 154 | 546 | 700 | 233 | 47.0 | 53.4 | 100.3 | ||||||||
NHL Playoffs
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 25 | CBH | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | NYR | NHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 29 | NYR | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 30 | NYR | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 35 | DET | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 36 | DET | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 37 | DET | NHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 38 | DET | NHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | NHL | 67 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 92 |
Other Standard
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-44 | 16 | Calgary Grills | AHA-B | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | 19 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHA-B | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Other Playoffs
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-46 | 18 | Edmonton Canadians | M-Cup | 14 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 14 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 20 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Bill Gadsby | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | |
| Glen Wesley | 95.6 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| Marcel Pronovost | 94.9 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Garry Galley | 92.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |||
| Teppo Numminen | 91.8 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Allan Stanley | 90.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 89.6 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |||
| Carol Vadnais | 89.4 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | |||
| Sylvain Cote | 89.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Roman Hamrlik | 89.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||
| Earl Seibert | 88.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | |||||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| Bill Gadsby | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | ||
| Glen Wesley | 95.6 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | |
| Marcel Pronovost | 94.9 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | |
| Garry Galley | 92.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| Teppo Numminen | 91.8 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | |
| Allan Stanley | 91.1 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 89.6 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | ||||
| Carol Vadnais | 89.4 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | ||||
| Sylvain Cote | 89.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Roman Hamrlik | 89.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | |||
| James Patrick | 88.3 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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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) |
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 (73) |
1956-57 NHL 37 (7) 1958-59 NHL 46 (3) |
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1951-52 NHL 87 (10) 1952-53 NHL 84 (10) 1953-54 NHL 108 (7) 1962-63 NHL 116 (5) |
1956-57 NHL 0.53 (9) 1958-59 NHL 0.66 (5) |
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1956-57 NHL 47 (7) 1958-59 NHL 53 (3) |
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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 due to leg injury 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.
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