Bill Kitchen

Bill Kitchen
Date of birth	October 12, 1960
place of birth	Schomberg , Ontario , Canada
date of death	July 30, 2012
Place of death	Ottawa , Ontario, Canada
size	183 cm
Weight	91 kg
position	defender
Career stations
1976-1977	Windsor Spitfires
1977-1980	Ottawa 67's
1980-1984	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1984-1986	St. Catharines Saints

Bill Kitchen (born October 12, 1960 in Schomberg , Ontario ; † July 30, 2012 in Ottawa , Ontario) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Montréal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National from 1976 to 1986 Hockey League . His brother Mike was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Bill Kitchen began his career as a hockey player in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey Association , where he was active from 1976 to 1980 for the Windsor Spitfires and Ottawa 67’s . During this period, the defender received a contract with the Montréal Canadiens as a free agent on October 23, 1979 . For the Canadians he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 1981/82 season . During his involvement in the Canadiens franchise , however, he was mainly used for their farm team from the American Hockey League , the Nova Scotia Voyageurs . in August 1984 Kitchen was also hired as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs . For the team from his native Ontario he scored a goal in 29 games in the 1984/85 season and prepared four more. Again, however, he played mainly in the AHL, where he was on the ice for Toronto's farm team St. Catharines Saints . There he ended his career in 1986 at the age of 25.

International

For Canada Kitchen took part in the Junior World Championship in 1980 , in which he finished fifth with his team.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	4th	41	1	4th	5	40
Playoffs	1	3	0	1	1	0

Web links

• Bill Kitchen at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• OHL Mourns Loss of Bill Kitchen - Ontario Hockey League. In: ontariohockeyleague.com. July 31, 2012, accessed March 15, 2017 . 
• Former 67's defender succeeded on and off ice. In: torontosun.com. July 31, 2012, accessed March 15, 2017 . 
• BILL KITCHEN's Obituary on Toronto Star. In: legacy.com. July 30, 2012, accessed March 15, 2017 . 
• Friend remembers Bill Kitchen. In: yorkregion.com. August 2, 2012, accessed March 15, 2017 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Don Campbell, The Ottawa Citizen: Bill Kitchen which 'the consummate teammate' , English , accessed on August 22, 2012