Bill Gadsby

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CanadaCanada  Bill Gadsby Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1970
Bill Gadsby
Date of birth August 8, 1927
place of birth Calgary , Alberta , Canada
date of death March 10, 2016
Place of death Farmington Hills , Michigan , USA
size 183 cm
Weight 86 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1943-1944 Calgary grills
1944-1946 Edmonton Canadians
1946-1954 Chicago Black Hawks
1954-1961 New York Rangers
1961-1966 Detroit Red Wings

William Alexander "Bill" Gadsby (born August 8, 1927 in Calgary , Alberta ; † March 10, 2016 in Farmington Hills , Michigan , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who, during his active career between 1946 and 1966, among other things Has played 1,315 games for the Chicago Black Hawks , New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Gadsby, who also headed the Detroit Red Wings between 1968 and 1969, is considered one of the best defensive players in the NHL of the 1950s and was called up to one of the two NHL All-Star teams at the end of the season seven times between 1953 and 1965 . His career was crowned with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970.

Career

Growing up during World War II , Gadsby was consistently a persistent and tough defender . During his junior years, he went mainly for the Edmonton Canadians , with whom he also took part in the Memorial Cup . A fan of the Chicago Black Hawks from a young age, Gadsby was recruited during this time by Chicago scout Bill Tobin , who was convinced of Gadsby's abilities. Tobin made him an offer of contract for a total of $ 7,500 plus another $ 3,000 bonus.

First, the Canadian was active at the beginning of the 1946/47 season for the minor league team Kansas City Pla-Mors in the United States Hockey League before making his debut for the Black Hawks in the National Hockey League during the season. In the same season, he defeated Harry Lumley of the Detroit Red Wings with a second left when the defender scored the winning goal for the Hawks. While he played his way into the All-Star teams again and again , he never managed to win the Stanley Cup with any of his teams . 1956 followed the first nomination for the NHL First All-Star Team , but at this time he was already playing for the New York Rangers . In 1958 and 1959 he also found himself in the First All-Star Team, while he was another four times in the Second All-Star Team. In the course of his career, the defender in the jersey of the Detroit Red Wings, for which he was active from 1961, reached the final series of the Stanley Cup three times, with the team losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1963 and 1964 and the Canadiens de Montréal in 1966 .

After the 1965/66 season, Gadsby ended his active career shortly before his 39th birthday. At the end of the 1960s he worked as a coach for the Detroit Red Wings. In 1970 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame . He died in May 2016 at the age of 88 in his adopted home of Farmington Hills , Michigan, USA . Bill Gadsby was a survivor of the sinking of the British ocean liner Athenia by a German submarine in September 1939, killing 112 people.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1943/44 Calgary grills AHA-B 9 4th 1 5 4th - - - - -
1944/45 Edmonton Canadians AJHL
1945/46 Edmonton Canadians AJHL 14th 12 26th - - - - -
1946 Edmonton Canadians Memorial Cup 14th 12 5 17th 22nd
1946/47 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 12 2 3 5 8th - - - - -
1946/47 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 8th 10 18th 31 - - - - -
1947/48 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 60 6th 10 16 66 - - - - -
1948/49 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 50 3 10 13 85 - - - - -
1949/50 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 10 25th 35 138 - - - - -
1950/51 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 25th 3 7th 10 32 - - - - -
1951/52 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 59 7th 15th 22nd 87 - - - - -
1952/53 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68 2 20th 22nd 84 7th 0 1 1 4th
1953/54 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 12 29 41 108 - - - - -
1954/55 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18th 3 5 8th 17th - - - - -
1954/55 New York Rangers NHL 52 8th 8th 16 44 - - - - -
1955/56 New York Rangers NHL 70 9 42 51 84 5 1 3 4th 4th
1956/57 New York Rangers NHL 70 4th 37 41 72 5 1 2 3 2
1957/58 New York Rangers NHL 65 14th 32 46 48 6th 0 3 3 4th
1958/59 New York Rangers NHL 70 5 46 51 56 - - - - -
1959/60 New York Rangers NHL 65 9 22nd 31 60 - - - - -
1960/61 New York Rangers NHL 65 9 26th 35 49 - - - - -
1961/62 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 7th 30th 37 88 - - - - -
1962/63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 4th 24 28 116 11 1 4th 5 36
1963/64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 2 16 18th 80 14th 0 4th 4th 22nd
1964/65 Detroit Red Wings NHL 61 0 12 12 122 7th 0 3 3 8th
1965/66 Detroit Red Wings NHL 58 5 12 17th 72 12 1 3 4th 12
NHL overall 1248 130 438 568 1539 67 4th 23 27 92

( 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 )

NHL coaching statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U Pt space Sp S. N result
1968/69 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 33 31 12 78 5th, Eastern - - - not qualified
1969/70 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 2 0 0 (4) 3rd, Eastern Resignation during the season
NHL overall 78 35 31 12 82 0 division title - - - 0 Stanley Cups

( Legend for coach statistics: Sp or GC = total games; W or S = wins scored; L or N = losses scored; T or U = draws scored; OTL or OTN = losses scored after overtime or shootout ; Pts or Pkt = points scored ; Pts% or Pkt% = point rate; Win% = win rate; result = round reached in the play-offs )

Web links

Commons : Bill Gadsby  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Detroit Red Wings star Bill Gadsby dies at 88
personal data
SURNAME Gadsby, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gadsby, William Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Calgary , Alberta
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 2016
Place of death Farmington Hills , Michigan