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Bill Houlder

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 217 lbs.
Born: March 11, 1967 in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 4th round (82nd overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 20 WSH NHL 30 1 2 3 1 -2 10 1 0 0 0 20 5.0
1988-89 21 WSH NHL 8 0 3 3 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1989-90 22 WSH NHL 41 1 11 12 4 8 28 1 0 0 0 49 2.0
1990-91 23 BUF NHL 7 0 2 2 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1991-92 24 BUF NHL 10 1 0 1 1 -2 8 1 0 0 0 18 5.6
1992-93 25 BUF NHL 15 3 5 8 3 5 6 3 0 0 0 29 10.3
1993-94 26 MDA NHL 80 14 25 39 15 -18 40 11 3 0 3 187 7.5
1994-95 27 STL NHL 41 5 13 18 6 16 20 4 1 0 0 59 8.5
1995-96 28 TBL NHL 61 5 23 28 9 1 22 2 3 0 0 90 5.6
1996-97 29 TBL NHL 79 4 21 25 8 16 30 4 0 0 2 116 3.4
1997-98 30 SJS NHL 82 7 25 32 11 13 48 3 4 0 2 102 6.9
1998-99 31 SJS NHL 76 9 23 32 11 8 40 2 7 0 5 115 7.8 1682 22:08
1999-00 32 TOT NHL 71 3 14 17 5 -9 26 1 2 0 1 89 3.4 1589 22:23
1999-00 32 TBL NHL 14 1 2 3 1 -3 2 0 1 0 0 21 4.8 301 21:29
1999-00 32 NSH NHL 57 2 12 14 4 -6 24 1 1 0 1 68 2.9 1289 22:36
2000-01 33 NSH NHL 81 4 12 16 5 -7 40 3 0 1 1 78 5.1 1717 21:12
2001-02 34 NSH NHL 82 0 8 8 2 -1 40 0 0 0 0 44 0.0 1768 21:33
2002-03 35 NSH NHL 82 2 4 6 2 -2 46 2 0 0 1 51 3.9 1567 19:07
Career NHL 846 59 191 250 85 31 412 38 20 1 15 1059 5.6 8324 21:14

NHL Miscellaneous

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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
1987-88 20 WSH NHL 30 0.03 0.07 0.10 0.04 0.33 0.67 1 2 3 1 13 0 15 0 -2 -0.3 1.8 1.4
1988-89 21 WSH NHL 8 0.00 0.38 0.38 0.10 0.50 0.63 0 2 2 1 11 1 3 0 7 0.1 0.8 0.9
1989-90 22 WSH NHL 41 0.02 0.27 0.29 0.09 0.68 1.20 1 9 10 3 56 8 41 1 8 0.1 2.7 2.8
1990-91 23 BUF NHL 7 0.00 0.29 0.29 0.08 0.57 1.00 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 0 -2 0.0 0.2 0.2
1991-92 24 BUF NHL 10 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.06 0.80 1.80 1 0 1 1 6 1 8 1 -2 0.0 0.3 0.3
1992-93 25 BUF NHL 15 0.20 0.33 0.53 0.20 0.40 1.93 2 4 6 2 17 2 13 3 5 0.5 1.0 1.5
1993-94 26 MDA NHL 80 0.18 0.31 0.49 0.19 0.50 2.34 13 23 36 13 77 31 89 25 -18 2.9 3.5 6.4
1994-95 27 STL NHL 41 0.12 0.32 0.44 0.15 0.49 1.44 9 22 31 11 48 7 28 3 16 1.3 2.3 3.6
1995-96 28 TBL NHL 61 0.08 0.38 0.46 0.15 0.36 1.48 5 22 27 9 60 24 58 23 1 1.7 3.7 5.5
1996-97 29 TBL NHL 79 0.05 0.27 0.32 0.10 0.38 1.47 4 22 26 8 92 14 93 31 16 1.2 5.4 6.6
1997-98 30 SJS NHL 82 0.09 0.30 0.39 0.13 0.59 1.24 8 29 37 12 86 25 80 32 13 2.4 5.3 7.6
1998-99 31 SJS NHL 76 0.12 0.30 0.42 0.15 0.53 1.51 10 26 36 13 78 32 69 31 8 2.5 4.6 7.1
1999-00 32 TOT NHL 71 0.04 0.20 0.24 0.08 0.37 1.25 3 15 18 6 60 8 79 18 -9 0.4 2.9 3.3
1999-00 32 TBL NHL 14 0.07 0.14 0.21 0.08 0.14 1.50 1 2 3 1 12 4 17 6 -3 0.1 0.4 0.4
1999-00 32 NSH NHL 57 0.04 0.21 0.25 0.08 0.42 1.19 2 13 15 5 48 4 62 12 -6 0.3 2.5 2.8
2000-01 33 NSH NHL 81 0.05 0.15 0.20 0.07 0.49 0.96 4 13 17 6 56 5 86 28 -7 0.2 4.2 4.4
2001-02 34 NSH NHL 82 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.03 0.49 0.54 0 9 9 2 63 1 97 34 -1 -1.0 4.1 3.2
2002-03 35 NSH NHL 82 0.02 0.05 0.07 0.03 0.56 0.62 2 4 6 2 37 0 78 39 -2 -0.8 4.0 3.2
Career NHL 846 0.07 0.23 0.30 0.10 0.49 1.25 63 204 267 90 763 161 840 269 31 11.2 46.8 57.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1992-93 25 BUF NHL 8 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1994-95 27 STL NHL 4 1 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 10 10.0
1995-96 28 TBL NHL 6 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
1997-98 30 SJS NHL 6 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1998-99 31 SJS NHL 6 3 0 3 2 4 0 3 0 0 8 37.5 150 24:59
Career NHL 30 5 6 11 9 14 2 3 0 0 45 11.1 150 24:59

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 16 Thunder Bay Beavers TBJHL 23 4 18 22 37
1984-85 17 North Bay Centennials OHL 66 4 20 24 37
1985-86 18 North Bay Centennials OHL 59 5 30 35 97
1986-87 19 North Bay Centennials OHL 62 17 51 68 68
1987-88 20 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 43 10 14 24 32
1988-89 21 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 65 10 36 46 50
1989-90 22 Washington Capitals Fr-Tour 4 0 0 0 2
1989-90 22 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 26 3 7 10 12
1990-91 23 Rochester Americans AHL 69 13 53 66 28
1991-92 24 Rochester Americans AHL 42 8 26 34 16
1992-93 25 San Diego Gulls IHL 64 24 48 72 39
Career 4 Seasons AHL 202 34 122 156 106
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 4 0 0 0 2
Career 2 Seasons IHL 107 34 62 96 71
Career 3 Seasons OHL 187 26 101 127 202
Career 1 Season TBJHL 23 4 18 22 37

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 17 North Bay Centennials OHL 8 0 0 0 2
1985-86 18 North Bay Centennials OHL 10 1 6 7 12
1986-87 19 North Bay Centennials OHL 22 4 19 23 20
1989-90 22 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 7 0 2 2 2
1990-91 23 Rochester Americans AHL 15 5 13 18 4
1991-92 24 Rochester Americans AHL 16 5 6 11 4
Career 3 Seasons AHL 38 10 21 31 10
Career 3 Seasons OHL 40 5 25 30 34

Similarity Scores

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Thru 16 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Bill Houlder 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.4 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.8 1.5 1.4 0.9 0.3 0.2
Marty Burke 91.4 7.0 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.0
Joe Watson 91.2 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.0 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 0.2 0.1
Mike McEwen 90.8 8.2 8.0 7.4 6.7 6.0 5.4 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.9 0.6
Bob Goldham 90.6 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 4.3 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.7 0.9
Jeff Norton 90.5 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 5.3 4.8 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.2 1.2 1.1 0.8
Gord Murphy 90.4 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.7 3.7 2.5 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.5
Cy Wentworth 90.2 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.5 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.4
Doug Jarrett 89.8 8.5 7.7 6.6 6.5 5.3 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.2 2.8 0.3 -0.1
Jim Morrison 89.7 7.2 6.8 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.7 4.6 3.5 3.4 3.0 1.9 1.1
Tom Poti 89.2 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.0 2.5 1.1
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 Houlder 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.4 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.8 1.5 1.4 0.9 0.3 0.2
Marty Burke 91.4 7.0 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.0
Joe Watson 91.2 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.0 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 0.2 0.1
Mike McEwen 90.8 8.2 8.0 7.4 6.7 6.0 5.4 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.9 0.6
Bob Goldham 90.6 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 4.3 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.7 0.9
Jeff Norton 90.5 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 5.3 4.8 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.2 1.2 1.1 0.8
Gord Murphy 90.4 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.7 3.7 2.5 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.5
Cy Wentworth 90.2 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.5 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.4
Doug Jarrett 89.8 8.5 7.7 6.6 6.5 5.3 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.2 2.8 0.3 -0.1
Jim Morrison 89.7 7.2 6.8 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.7 4.6 3.5 3.4 3.0 1.9 1.1
Tom Poti 89.2 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.0 2.5 1.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1997-98 NHL 82 (2)
2001-02 NHL 82 (2)
2002-03 NHL 82 (4)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

2001-02 NHL 97 (7)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

2001-02 NHL 34 (10)
2002-03 NHL 39 (6)

Transactions

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September 30, 1990: Traded to Buffalo by Washington for Shawn Anderson, September 30, 1990.

June 24, 1993: Claimed by Anaheim from Buffalo in Expansion Draft, June 24, 1993.

August 29, 1994: Traded to St. Louis by Anaheim for Jason Marshall, August 29, 1994.

July 26, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay, July 26, 1995.

July 16, 1997: Signed as a free agent by San Jose, July 16, 1997.

August 4, 1999: Traded to Tampa Bay by San Jose with Andrei Zyuzin, Shawn Burr and Steve Guolla for Niklas Sundstrom and NY Rangers' 3rd round choice (previously acquired, later traded to Chicago - Chicago selected Igor Radulov) in 2000 Entry Draft, August 4, 1999.

November 10, 1999: Claimed on waivers by Nashville from Tampa Bay, November 10, 1999.

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