Bill Baker

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United StatesUnited States  Bill Baker Ice hockey player
Date of birth November 29, 1956
place of birth Grand Rapids , Minnesota , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 87 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1976 , 3rd lap, 54th position
Montréal Canadiens
WHA Amateur Draft 1976 , 5th lap, 49th position
New England Whalers
Career stations
1975-1979 University of Minnesota
1979-1980 Team USA
1980-1981 Montréal Canadiens
1981 Colorado Rockies
1981-1982 St. Louis Blues
1982-1983 New York Rangers
1983-1984 Tulsa Oilers

William Robert "Bill" Baker (born November 29, 1956 in Grand Rapids , Minnesota ) is a retired American ice hockey defender . He was a member of the US team at the Miracle on Ice , the United States Olympic victory in 1980. Between 1980 and 1983, he played in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens , Colorado Rockies , St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers .

Career

In high school, Baker achieved his first successes in ice hockey when he won the Minnesota School Championship for the first time with the East Grand Rapids Pioneers . During his student days, he played four years for the University of Minnesota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , where he won two NCAA titles. In the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft , he was drawn in the third round in 54th place by the Montréal Canadiens . He became a national player and took part in the 1979 World Cup. In 1980 he was part of the US team at the Olympic Games in Lake Placid and won the gold medal. In the preliminary round match against Sweden , he equalized to 2-2 a few seconds before the end of the game.

In the 1980/81 season , Baker completed his first game for the Montréal Canadiens in the National Hockey League, but was swapped for the Colorado Rockies shortly thereafter. In 1981 he took part again with the USA in the ice hockey world championship. Shortly after the start of the season, he moved to the St. Louis Blues before he played the 1982/83 season for the New York Rangers. He then spent another year with the Tulsa Oilers in the CHL before retiring from professional sports.

Baker now lives in Brainerd , Minnesota and works as an oral surgeon .

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1975/76 University of Minnesota NCAA 44 8th 15th 23 28
1976/77 University of Minnesota NCAA 28 0 8th 8th 42
1977/78 University of Minnesota NCAA 38 10 23 33 34
1978/79 University of Minnesota NCAA 44 12 42 54 38
1979/80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 12 4th 8th 12 5 1 0 1 1 0
1980/81 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 11 0 0 0 32 - - - - -
1980/81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 18th 5 12 17th 42 - - - - -
1980/81 Colorado Rockies NHL 13 0 3 3 12 - - - - -
1981/82 Colorado Rockies NHL 14th 0 3 3 17th - - - - -
1981/82 Fort Worth Texans CHL 10 3 12 15th 20th - - - - -
1981/82 St. Louis Blues NHL 35 3 5 8th 50 4th 0 0 0 0
1982/83 New York Rangers NHL 70 4th 14th 18th 64 2 0 0 0 0
1983/84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 59 11 22nd 33 47 - - - - -
NCAA overall 154 30th 88 118 142
CHL total 69 14th 34 48 67 - - - - -
AHL total 30th 9 20th 29 47 1 0 1 1 0
NHL overall 143 7th 25th 32 175 6th 0 0 0 0

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1979 United States WM 4th Place 7th 2 1 3 2
1980 United States Olympia 1st place, gold 7th 1 0 1 4th
1981 United States Canada Cup 2nd place 1 0 0 0 0
1981 United States WM 4th Place 7th 0 1 1 8th
Men overall 22nd 3 2 5 14th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Baker, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baker, William Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Grand Rapids , Minnesota