Bill Warwick

Bill Warwick
Date of birth	November 17, 1924
place of birth	Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada
date of death	October 3, 2007
size	173 cm
Weight	75 kg
position	Left wing
Career stations
1941-1942	Regina Abbotts
1942-1944	New York Rangers New York Rovers
1944-1945	Hershey Bears
1945	Pittsburgh Hornets
1945-1946	Providence Reds
1946-1947	Philadelphia Rockets
1947-1949	Fort Worth Rangers Springfield Indians
1949-1950	Minneapolis Millers
1950-1951	Denver Falcons
1951-1952	Ottawa Senators Halifax St. Mary's
1952-1956	Penticton V's
1956-1957	Trail Smoke Eaters
1957-1958	Kamloops Chiefs

William Harvey "Bill" Warwick (* 17th November 1924 in Regina , Saskatchewan ; † 3. October 2007 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player , who in his playing days from 1941 to 1958, among others for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League played Has. His brothers Dick and Grant were also professional ice hockey players.

Career

Bill Warwick began his career as a hockey player in his hometown with the amateur team Regina Abbotts, for which he was active in the 1941/42 season. Due to good performance, the winger would then get a contract with the New York Rangers from the professional National Hockey League . There he could not prevail and within two years played only 14 games for the Rangers, in which he scored three goals and three assists. However, most of this time he spent with the New York Rovers in the EAHL, in which he also played two games for the Brooklyn Crescents. In 1943 he was elected to the second All-Star Team of the EAHL.

From 1944 to 1947 the Canadian played in the American Hockey League for the Hershey Bears , Pittsburgh Hornets , Providence Reds and Philadelphia Rockets . In the following four years he played in the USHL for the Fort Worth Rangers, Minneapolis Millers and Denver Falcons, but was still sporadically used in the AHL - in a total of 17 games for the Springfield Indians and in two games for the Cleveland Barons . For the 1951/52 season Warwick switched back to amateur hockey and played for the Ottawa Senators and Halifax St. Mary's. From 1952 to 1956 he played for the Penticton V’s , with whom he won the Allan Cup , the Canadian amateur championship, in 1954 . Most recently he played for the Trail Smoke Eaters and Kamloops Chiefs for a year before retiring at the age of 33.

International

With his club team Penticton V’s , Warwick was allowed to compete as the reigning Canadian amateur champion at the 1955 World Cup as the Canadian national team. In this he won the gold medal with his team. He himself was voted the tournament's best striker and member of its all-star team.

Achievements and Awards

• 1943 EAHL Second All-Star Team
• 1954 Allan Cup winner with the Penticton V’s
• 1954 OSHL First All-Star Team
• 1955 OSHL First All-Star Team

International

• 1955 gold medal at the world championship
• 1955 World Championship All-Star Team
• 1955 Best striker in the world championship

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	2	14th	3	3	6th	16
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

Web links

• Bill Warwick at hockeydb.com (English)
• Bill Warwick at legendsofhockey.net (English)