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Bill McCreary

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 172 lbs.
Born: December 2, 1934 in Sundridge, Ontario

Coaching Record

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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
1953-54 19 NYR NHL 2 0 0 0 0 2
1954-55 20 NYR NHL 8 0 2 2 1 0
1957-58 23 DET NHL 3 1 0 1 1 2
1962-63 28 MTL NHL 14 2 3 5 2 0
1967-68 33 STL NHL 70 13 13 26 11 2 22 7 2 4 2 154 8.4
1968-69 34 STL NHL 71 13 17 30 12 4 50 9 3 1 4 130 10.0
1969-70 35 STL NHL 73 15 17 32 13 4 16 12 2 1 1 174 8.6
1970-71 36 STL NHL 68 9 10 19 8 7 16 6 0 3 0 90 10.0
Career NHL 309 53 62 115 47 17 108 34 7 9 7 548 9.1

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
1953-54 19 NYR NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1954-55 20 NYR NHL 8 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.07 0.00 0 3 3 1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
1957-58 23 DET NHL 3 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.18 0.67 1 0 1 1 0.1 0.0 0.1
1962-63 28 MTL NHL 14 0.14 0.21 0.36 0.14 0.00 2 3 5 2 0.0 0.3 0.2
1967-68 33 STL NHL 70 0.19 0.19 0.37 0.16 0.31 2.20 14 14 28 11 42 9 41 10 2 0.6 1.4 2.0
1968-69 34 STL NHL 71 0.18 0.24 0.42 0.17 0.70 1.83 13 17 30 12 41 6 46 15 4 0.7 1.2 1.9
1969-70 35 STL NHL 73 0.21 0.23 0.44 0.18 0.22 2.38 15 17 32 13 52 15 56 23 4 1.2 1.4 2.6
1970-71 36 STL NHL 68 0.13 0.15 0.28 0.12 0.24 1.32 8 9 17 7 30 4 39 20 7 -0.4 1.3 1.0
Career NHL 309 0.17 0.20 0.37 0.15 0.35 1.94 53 63 116 46 165 34 182 68 17 2.0 5.7 7.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 33 STL NHL 15 3 2 5 0 1 0 2 2
1968-69 34 STL NHL 12 1 5 6 14 0 1 0 1
1969-70 35 STL NHL 15 1 7 8 0 1 0 0 0
1970-71 36 STL NHL 6 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
Career NHL 48 6 16 22 14 3 1 2 3

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1951-52 17 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 52 30 28 58 12
1952-53 18 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 50 32 25 57 31
1953-54 19 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 59 35 49 84 57
1954-55 20 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 48 46 37 83 38
1955-56 21 Providence Reds AHL 37 8 13 21 18
1955-56 21 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 25 12 20 32 45
1956-57 22 Edmonton Flyers WHL 69 33 26 59 37
1957-58 23 Edmonton Flyers WHL 21 7 7 14 10
1957-58 23 Hershey Bears AHL 31 4 9 13 6
1958-59 24 Springfield Indians AHL 65 14 34 48 22
1959-60 25 Springfield Indians AHL 69 19 31 50 16
1960-61 26 Springfield Indians AHL 72 33 54 87 26
1961-62 27 Springfield Indians AHL 69 27 49 76 49
1962-63 28 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 46 15 32 47 22
1963-64 29 Omaha Knights CPHL 72 24 51 75 56
1964-65 30 Omaha Knights CPHL 70 24 44 68 48
1965-66 31 Houston Apollos CPHL 70 26 26 52 44
1966-67 32 Houston Apollos CPHL 56 22 34 56 34
Career 6 Seasons AHL 343 105 190 295 137
Career 4 Seasons CPHL 268 96 155 251 182
Career 1 Season EPHL 46 15 32 47 22
Career 4 Seasons OHA-Jr. 209 143 139 282 138
Career 3 Seasons WHL 115 52 53 105 92

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1951-52 17 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 11 4 4 8 6
1951-52 17 Guelph Biltmores M-Cup 12 5 10 15 4
1952-53 18 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 7 2 3 5 2
1953-54 19 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 3 0 3 3 4
1954-55 20 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 6 4 3 7 2
1955-56 21 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 3 0 0 0 0
1956-57 22 Edmonton Flyers WHL 8 2 7 9 4
1957-58 23 Edmonton Flyers WHL 5 2 1 3 2
1959-60 25 Springfield Indians AHL 10 6 4 10 6
1960-61 26 Springfield Indians AHL 8 5 4 9 6
1961-62 27 Springfield Indians AHL 2 0 2 2 0
1963-64 29 Omaha Knights CPHL 3 1 0 1 2
1964-65 30 Omaha Knights CPHL 6 0 3 3 0
1966-67 32 Houston Apollos CPHL 6 1 2 3 0
Career 3 Seasons AHL 20 11 10 21 12
Career 3 Seasons CPHL 15 2 5 7 2
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 19 7 13 20 6
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 20 8 10 18 12
Career 3 Seasons WHL 16 4 8 12 6

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Bill McCreary 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Branko Radivojevic 89.8 2.6 2.2 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.1
Doug Robinson 86.4 2.3 1.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.0
Steve Guolla 84.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.1
Hnat Domenichelli 83.5 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.0
Andy Hilbert 83.2 2.8 2.2 2.1 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Kevyn Adams 82.3 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 -0.1
Bob Carse 81.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.2
Mike Craig 81.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.2
Dave Hudson 80.5 2.4 2.0 1.8 0.9 0.8 -0.5
Jamie Lundmark 80.5 2.7 1.9 1.7 0.7 0.0 -0.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bill McCreary 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Branko Radivojevic 89.8 2.6 2.2 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.1
Doug Robinson 86.4 2.3 1.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.0
Steve Guolla 84.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.1
Hnat Domenichelli 83.5 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.0
Andy Hilbert 83.2 2.8 2.2 2.1 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Bob Carse 81.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.2
Jamie Lundmark 80.5 2.7 1.9 1.7 0.7 0.0 -0.4
Dave Hudson 80.5 2.4 2.0 1.8 0.9 0.8 -0.5
Mike Craig 80.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Jay McClement 80.0 2.5 2.1 1.5 1.0 0.8 -0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Short-Handed Goals

1967-68 NHL 4 (1)
 1970-71 NHL 3 (6)

Transactions

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April, 1953: Loaned to Toronto (OHA-Jr.) by Guelph (OHA-Jr.) for Memorial Cup playoffs, April, 1953.

June 5, 1956: Claimed by Detroit from NY Rangers in Intra-League Draft, June 5, 1956.

May 1, 1958: Traded to Springfield (AHL) by Detroit with Dennis Olson and Hank Bassen for Gerry Ehman, May 1, 1958.

October 25, 1962: Traded to Montreal by Springfield (AHL) for Bob McCammon, Andre Tardiff and Norm Waslowski, October 25, 1962.

June 14, 1967: Traded to St. Louis by Montreal for Claude Cardin and Phil Obendorf, June 14, 1967.

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