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Bill Root

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 6, 1959 in Toronto, Ontario

18 28 25 14 48 34

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1982-83 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 46 2 3 5 0.11 2 0.04 42 2 44 9 5 24 2 0 0 0 44 0.96 4.5
1983-84 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 4 13 17 0.24 6 0.09 90 2 75 13 26 45 2 1 1 0 71 0.99 5.6
1984-85 25 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35 1 1 2 0.06 1 0.02 25 0 65 15 -25 23 1 0 0 0 34 0.97 2.9
1985-86 26 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 27 0 1 1 0.04 0 0.01 28 5 48 17 -8 29 0 0 0 0 34 1.26 0.0
1986-87 27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 3 3 6 0.18 3 0.07 24 1 47 15 -9 37 2 1 0 0 31 0.91 9.7
1987-88 28 2 Teams NHL 33 1 2 3 0.09 1 0.03 17 2 22 3 -4 22 0 1 0 0 19 0.58 5.3
1987-88 28 St. Louis Blues NHL 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0 13 2 -7 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.67 0.0
1987-88 28 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 24 1 2 3 0.13 1 0.05 13 2 9 1 3 16 0 1 0 0 13 0.54 7.7
Career 6 Seasons NHL 247 11 23 34 0.14 13 0.05 226 12 301 72 -15 180 7 3 1 0 233 0.94 4.7

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1985-86 26 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 0 2 2 0.29 -1 13 0 0 0 0 6 0.86 0.0
1986-87 27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 1 0 1 0.08 0 12 1 0 0 0 5 0.38 20.0
1987-88 28 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Career 3 Seasons NHL 22 1 2 3 0.14 -1 25 1 0 0 0 11 0.50 9.1

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 16 Don Mills Flyers MTHL 46 6 39 45 0.98 102
1976-77 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 66 3 19 22 0.33 114
1977-78 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67 6 11 17 0.25 61
1978-79 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67 4 31 35 0.52 119
1979-80 20 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 55 4 15 19 0.35 57
1980-81 21 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 63 3 12 15 0.24 76
1981-82 22 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 77 6 25 31 0.40 105
1982-83 23 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 24 0 7 7 0.29 29
1984-85 25 St. Catharines Saints AHL 28 5 9 14 0.50 10
1985-86 26 St. Catharines Saints AHL 14 7 4 11 0.79 11
1986-87 27 Newmarket Saints AHL 32 4 11 15 0.47 23
1988-89 29 Newmarket Saints AHL 66 10 22 32 0.48 39
1989-90 30 Newmarket Saints AHL 47 8 7 15 0.32 20
1990-91 31 Newmarket Saints AHL 36 2 4 6 0.17 39
Career 10 Seasons AHL 442 49 116 165 0.37 409
Career 1 Season MTHL 46 6 39 45 0.98 102
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 200 13 61 74 0.37 294

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 20 4 7 11 0.55 42
1979-80 20 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 2
1980-81 21 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 2
1981-82 22 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 9 1 0 1 0.11 4
1988-89 29 Newmarket Saints AHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 18
Career 4 Seasons AHL 26 2 2 4 0.15 26
Career 1 Season OMJHL 20 4 7 11 0.55 42

Transactions

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October 4, 1979: Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 4, 1979.

August 21, 1984: Traded to Toronto by Montreal with Montreal's 2nd round choice (Darryl Shannon) in 1986 Entry Draft for Dom Campedelli, August 21, 1984.

September 8, 1987: Traded to Hartford by Toronto for Dave Semenko, September 8, 1987.

October 5, 1987: Claimed by St. Louis from Hartford in Waiver Draft, October 5, 1987.

November 26, 1987: Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia from St. Louis, November 26, 1987.

June 21, 1988: Traded to Toronto by Philadelphia for Mike Stothers, June 21, 1988.