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{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| name = William Chalmers
| image_size = 230px
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shot = Left
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 180
| weight_lb = 180
| played_for = [[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Troy Bruins]]<br>[[Louisville Rebels]]<br>[[Omaha Knights]]<br>[[Toledo Blades]]<br>[[Des Moines Oak Leafs]]
| played_for = [[New York Rangers]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|1|24}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|1|24}}
| birth_place = [[Stratford, ON|Stratford]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|12|7|1934|1|24}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|12|7|1934|1|24}}
| death_place = [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| career_start = 1953
| career_start = 1953
| career_end = 1971
| career_end = 1971
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}}
'''William "Bill, Chick" Chalmers''' (b. January 24, 1934, in [[Stratford, Ontario]] - d. December 7, 1994), played for the [[Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters]] who won the [[Memorial Cup]] in 1952 as national junior ice hockey champions of [[Canada]], and the [[George Richardson Memorial Trophy]] as eastern Canadian champions the same year.
'''William Junior Chalmers''' (January 24, 1934 – December 7, 1994), was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] player who played one game in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[New York Rangers]] during the [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54 season]]. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1971, was mainly spent in the minor [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]].


==Playing career==
On November 21, 1953, the 20-year-old Chalmers, played one game with the [[National Hockey League|NHL's]] [[New York Rangers]] at [[Maple Leaf Gardens|Toronto]]. This was the only NHL game of his career, earning him a spot on [[List of players who played only one game in the NHL|the list of NHL one gamers]].
Chalmers played junior for the [[Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters]], winning the [[Memorial Cup]] in [[1952 Memorial Cup|1952]] as national junior ice hockey champions of [[Canada]], and the [[George Richardson Memorial Trophy]] as eastern Canadian champions the same year.


On November 21, 1953, the 20-year-old Chalmers played one game with the [[National Hockey League|NHL's]] [[New York Rangers]] at [[Maple Leaf Gardens]] against the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. This was the only NHL game of his career, earning him a spot on [[List of players who played only one game in the NHL|the list of NHL one gamers]].
Beginning in 1957–1958 Chalmers would play the next fourteen seasons for five teams in the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]]. Six of those seasons under General Manager [[Ken Wilson (ice hockey)|Ken Wilson]], 1960–1963 with the [[Omaha Knights]] and 1963–1966 for the [[Toledo Blades]].


Beginning in 1957–58, Chalmers played the next fourteen seasons for five teams in the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]]. Six of those seasons under general manager [[Ken Wilson (ice hockey)|Ken Wilson]], from 1960 to 1963 with the [[Omaha Knights (1963–1965)|Omaha Knights]] and 1963 to 1966 for the [[Toledo Blades]].
In 1982, Chalmers took over coaching duties for the [[Danville Dashers]] of the [[Continental Hockey League|CnHL]]. Chick led the Dashers to a Wal-Mar Cup playoff victory in 1984.


In 1982, Chalmers took over coaching duties for the [[Danville Dashers]] of the [[Continental Hockey League (1972–1986)|Continental Hockey League]]. Chick led the Dashers to a Wal-Mart Cup playoff victory in 1984.
Chalmers died on Wednesday, December 7, 1994.


Chalmers died on December 7, 1994.
==Team awards==
1951–1952 [[Memorial Cup]]<br />
1963–1964 [[Turner Cup]]<br />
1963–1964 [[Fred A. Huber Trophy]]<br />
1966–1967 [[Turner Cup]]


==Career statistics==
==Individual awards==
===Regular season and playoffs===
1959–60 [[Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy|George H. Wilkinson Trophy]] <br />
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
1959–60 [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL Second Team All-Star]]<br />
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
1960–1961 [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL Second Team All-Star]]<br />
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
1961–1962 [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL First Team All-Star]]<br />
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
1964–1965 [[James Gatschene Memorial Trophy]]<br />
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
1966–1967 [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL Second Team All-Star]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
==Playing Statistics==
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
{| cellpadding=5
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
! Team
!Season!!Team!!League!!GP!!Goals!!Assists!!Points!!PIM
! League
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
| 1951–52 || [[Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters|Guelph Biltmores]] || OHA || 53 || 11 || 17 || 28 || 0
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
| 1952–53 || Guelph Biltmores || OHA || 33 || 13 || 12 || 25 || 0
| [[1951–52 OHA season|1951–52]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| [[Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters|Guelph Biltmores]]
| 1953–54 || [[New York Rangers]] || NHL || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 1953–54 || Guelph Biltmores || OHA || 0 || 0 || 0 ||0 || 0
| 53 || 11 || 17 || 28 || 0
| 11 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1954–55 || [[Vancouver Canucks]] || WHL || 17 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4
| [[1952 Memorial Cup|1951–52]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| Guelph Biltmores
| 1955–56 || [[Chatham Maroons]] || OHASr || 45 || 13 || 12 ||25||0
| [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| — || — || — || — || —
| 1956–57 ||[[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]]||NOHA||40||8||11||19||6
| 11 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
| 1956–57 || [[Troy Bruins]] || IHL ||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 || 0
| [[1952–53 OHA season|1952–53]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| Guelph Biltmores
| 1957–58 || [[Louisville Rebels]] ||IHL ||64 ||23 ||58 ||81 || 4
| OHA
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 1958–59 || Louisville Rebels ||IHL ||53 ||34 ||49 ||83 ||14
| 33 || 13 || 12 || 25 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1959–60 || Louisville Rebels||IHL ||68 ||41 ||93 ||134 ||4
| [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| [[New York Rangers]]
| 1960–61 || [[Omaha Knights]] ||IHL ||70 ||35 ||69 ||104 ||15
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 1961–62 || Omaha Knights ||IHL ||68 ||29 ||73 ||102 ||18
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
| 1962–63 || Omaha Knights ||IHL ||68 ||28 ||59 ||87 || 16
| [[1953–54 OHA season|1953–54]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| Guelph Biltmores
| 1963–64 || [[Toledo Blades]] ||IHL ||70 ||32 ||62 ||94 ||20
| OHA
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 1964–65 || Toledo Blades ||IHL ||64 ||27 ||63 ||90 || 12
| 22 || 13 || 12 || 25 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1965–66 || Toledo Blades ||IHL ||70 ||28 ||65 ||93 || 31
| 1953–54
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| [[Galt Black Hawks]]
| 1966–67 || Toledo Blades ||IHL ||72 ||34 ||67 ||101 ||20
| OHA
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 1967–68 || Toledo Blades ||IHL ||70 ||22 ||45 ||67 || 14
| 39 || 12 || 14 || 26 || 20
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
| 1968–69 || [[Des Moines Oak Leafs]]||IHL||64||6||32||38||12
| [[1954–55 WHL season|1954–55]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]]
| 1969–70 || Toledo Blades ||IHL ||51 ||18 ||42 ||60 || 20
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| 1970–71 || [[Greensboro Generals]] ||EHL ||20 ||2 ||17||19 || 0
| 17 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71 || [[Toledo Hornets]] ||IHL ||35 ||6 ||14 ||20 ||12
| 1954–55
| [[Kelowna Packers]]
| [[Okanagan Senior League|OSHL]]
| 37 || 14 || 25 || 39 || 10
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2
|-
| 1955–56
| [[Chatham Maroons]]
| [[OHA Senior A League (1890–1979)|OHA Sr]]
| 45 || 13 || 12 ||25|| 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1956 Allan Cup|1955–56]]
| Chatham Maroons
| [[Allan Cup|Al-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 17 || 5 || 9 || 14 || 10
|-
| [[1956–57 IHL season|1956–57]]
| [[Troy Bruins]]
| IHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1956–57
| Chatham Maroons
| OHA Sr
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1956–57
| [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]]
| [[Northern Ontario Hockey Association|NOHA]]
| 40 || 8 || 11 || 19 || 6
| 9 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1957–58 IHL season|1957–58]]
| [[Louisville Rebels]]
| IHL
| 64 || 23 || 58 || 81 || 4
| 11 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 0
|-
| [[1958–59 IHL season|1958–59]]
| Louisville Rebels
| IHL
| 53 || 34 || 49 || 83 || 14
| 11 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1959–60 IHL season|1959–60]]
| Louisville Rebels
| IHL
| 68 || 41 || 93 || 134 || 4
| 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0
|-
| [[1960–61 IHL season|1960–61]]
| [[Omaha Knights (1963–1965)|Omaha Knights]]
| IHL
| 70 || 35 || 69 || 104 || 15
| 8 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1961–62 IHL season|1961–62]]
| Omaha Knights
| IHL
| 68 || 29 || 73 || 102 || 18
| 7 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 2
|-
| [[1962–63 IHL season|1962–63]]
| Omaha Knights
| IHL
| 68 || 28 || 59 || 87 || 16
| 7 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1963–64 IHL season|1963–64]]
| [[Toledo Blades]]
| IHL
| 70 || 32 || 62 || 94 || 20
| 13 || 2 || 15 || 17 || 2
|-
| [[1964–65 IHL season|1964–65]]
| Toledo Blades
| IHL
| 64 || 27 || 63 || 90 || 12
| 4 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1965–66 IHL season|1965–66]]
| Toledo Blades
| IHL
| 70 || 28 || 65 || 93 || 31
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1966–67 IHL season|1966–67]]
| Toledo Blades
| IHL
| 72 || 34 || 67 || 101 || 20
| 10 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967–68 IHL season|1967–68]]
| Toledo Blades
| IHL
| 70 || 22 || 45 || 67 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1968–69 IHL season|1968–69]]
| [[Des Moines Oak Leafs]]
| IHL
| 64 || 6 || 32 || 38 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1969–70 IHL season|1969–70]]
| Toledo Blades
| IHL
| 51 || 18 || 42 || 60 || 20
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| [[1970–71 IHL season|1970–71]]
| [[Toledo Hornets]]
| IHL
| 35 || 6 || 14 || 20 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71
| [[Greensboro Generals (1959–1977)|Greensboro Generals]]
| [[Eastern Hockey League|EHL]]
| 20 || 2 || 17|| 19 || 0
| 9 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | IHL totals
! 888 !! 363 !! 791 !! 1154 !! 212
! 80 !! 29 !! 52 !! 81 !! 20
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}
|}


==Coaching==
==Awards==
===Team awards===
* 1982–1984 [[Danville Dashers]]
* 1951–1952 [[Memorial Cup]]
* 1963–1964 [[Turner Cup]]
* 1963–1964 [[Fred A. Huber Trophy]]
* 1966–1967 [[Turner Cup]]

===Individual awards===
* 1959–60 [[Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy|George H. Wilkinson Trophy]]
* 1959–60 [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]] Second All-Star Team
* 1960–1961 IHL Second Team All-Star
* 1961–1962 IHL First All-Star Team
* 1964–1965 [[James Gatschene Memorial Trophy]]
* 1966–1967 IHL Second All-Star Team

==See also==
* [[List of players who played only one game in the NHL]]


==External links==
==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}
*{{hockeydb|11303|William Chalmers}}
*{{legendsofhockey|12242|William Chalmers}}
*{{nhlprofile|8445357|William Chalmers}}


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Latest revision as of 21:24, 9 May 2024

William Chalmers
Born (1934-01-24)January 24, 1934
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Died December 7, 1994(1994-12-07) (aged 60)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Playing career 1953–1971

William Junior Chalmers (January 24, 1934 – December 7, 1994), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1953–54 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1971, was mainly spent in the minor International Hockey League.

Playing career[edit]

Chalmers played junior for the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, winning the Memorial Cup in 1952 as national junior ice hockey champions of Canada, and the George Richardson Memorial Trophy as eastern Canadian champions the same year.

On November 21, 1953, the 20-year-old Chalmers played one game with the NHL's New York Rangers at Maple Leaf Gardens against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was the only NHL game of his career, earning him a spot on the list of NHL one gamers.

Beginning in 1957–58, Chalmers played the next fourteen seasons for five teams in the International Hockey League. Six of those seasons under general manager Ken Wilson, from 1960 to 1963 with the Omaha Knights and 1963 to 1966 for the Toledo Blades.

In 1982, Chalmers took over coaching duties for the Danville Dashers of the Continental Hockey League. Chick led the Dashers to a Wal-Mart Cup playoff victory in 1984.

Chalmers died on December 7, 1994.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1951–52 Guelph Biltmores OHA 53 11 17 28 0 11 2 2 4 2
1951–52 Guelph Biltmores M-Cup — — — — — 11 1 3 4 4
1952–53 Guelph Biltmores OHA 33 13 12 25 0 — — — — —
1953–54 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1953–54 Guelph Biltmores OHA 22 13 12 25 8 — — — — —
1953–54 Galt Black Hawks OHA 39 12 14 26 20 — — — — —
1954–55 Vancouver Canucks WHL 17 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
1954–55 Kelowna Packers OSHL 37 14 25 39 10 4 2 1 3 2
1955–56 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 45 13 12 25 0 — — — — —
1955–56 Chatham Maroons Al-Cup — — — — — 17 5 9 14 10
1956–57 Troy Bruins IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1956–57 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 3 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
1956–57 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA 40 8 11 19 6 9 3 0 3 0
1957–58 Louisville Rebels IHL 64 23 58 81 4 11 2 4 6 0
1958–59 Louisville Rebels IHL 53 34 49 83 14 11 3 7 10 4
1959–60 Louisville Rebels IHL 68 41 93 134 4 6 3 0 3 0
1960–61 Omaha Knights IHL 70 35 69 104 15 8 2 7 9 0
1961–62 Omaha Knights IHL 68 29 73 102 18 7 3 5 8 2
1962–63 Omaha Knights IHL 68 28 59 87 16 7 3 5 8 2
1963–64 Toledo Blades IHL 70 32 62 94 20 13 2 15 17 2
1964–65 Toledo Blades IHL 64 27 63 90 12 4 5 1 6 0
1965–66 Toledo Blades IHL 70 28 65 93 31 — — — — —
1966–67 Toledo Blades IHL 72 34 67 101 20 10 5 8 13 8
1967–68 Toledo Blades IHL 70 22 45 67 14 — — — — —
1968–69 Des Moines Oak Leafs IHL 64 6 32 38 12 — — — — —
1969–70 Toledo Blades IHL 51 18 42 60 20 3 1 0 1 2
1970–71 Toledo Hornets IHL 35 6 14 20 12 — — — — —
1970–71 Greensboro Generals EHL 20 2 17 19 0 9 1 3 4 2
IHL totals 888 363 791 1154 212 80 29 52 81 20
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards[edit]

Team awards[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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