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Canada Bill McCreary

#15 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 70/71

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Bill McCreary Facts

Date of Birth
Dec 02, 1934
Position
LW
Age
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Sundridge, ON, CAN
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
3-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 3

McCreary, 84, died on November 25, 2019.
Son: Bill McCreary Jr.
Grandson: Bill McCreary III
Brother: Keith McCreary
Nephew: Ron Attwell
Grand-Nephew: Bob Attwell

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Bill McCreary Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1951-52 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 52* 30* 28* 58* 12* -* | Playoffs 11 4 4 8 6 -
1952-53 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 50* 32* 25* 57* 31* -* |
1953-54 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 59* 35* 49* 84* 57* -* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 4 -
New York Rangers NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1954-55 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 48* 46* 37* 83* 38* -* | Playoffs 6 4 3 7 2 -
New York Rangers NHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
1955-56 Providence Reds AHL 37* 8* 13* 21* 18* -* |
Saskatoon Quakers WHL-Sr. 25* 12* 20* 32* 45* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1956-57 Edmonton Flyers WHL-Sr. 69* 33* 26* 59* 37* -* | Playoffs 8 2 7 9 4 -
1957-58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
Edmonton Flyers WHL-Sr. 21* 7* 7* 14* 10* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 -
Hershey Bears AHL 31* 4* 9* 13* 6* -* |
1958-59 Springfield Indians AHL 65* 14* 34* 48* 22* -* |
1959-60 Springfield Indians AHL 69* 19* 31* 50* 16* -* | Playoffs 10 6 4 10 6 -
1960-61 Springfield Indians AHL 72* 33* 54* 87* 26* -* | Playoffs 8 5 4 9 6 -
1961-62 Springfield Indians AHL 69* 27* 49* 76* 49* -* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 0 -
1962-63 Montréal Canadiens NHL 14* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 46* 15* 32* 47* 22* -* |
1963-64 Omaha Knights CPHL 72* 24* 51* 75* 56* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -
1964-65 Omaha Knights CPHL 70* 24* 44* 68* 48* -* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 0 -
1965-66 Houston Apollos CPHL 70* 26* 26* 52* 44* -* |
1966-67 Houston Apollos CPHL 56* 22* 34* 56* 34* -* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0 -
1967-68 St. Louis Blues NHL 70* 13* 13* 26* 22* 2* | Playoffs 15 3 2 5 0 -
1968-69 St. Louis Blues NHL 71* 13* 17* 30* 50* 4* | Playoffs 12 1 5 6 14 -
1969-70 St. Louis Blues NHL 73* 15* 17* 32* 16* -43* | Playoffs 15 1 7 8 0 -
1970-71 St. Louis Blues NHL 68* 9* 10* 19* 16* 7* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0 -

Bill McCreary Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1951-52 Guelph Biltmores Memorial Cup 12* 5* 10* 15* 4* -* |
1952-53 Toronto Marlboros Memorial Cup 7* 2* 3* 5* 2* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1963-64 Omaha Knights CPHL Player-Coach Replaced Scotty Bowman midseason
1964-65 Omaha Knights CPHL Player-Coach
1971-72 Denver Spurs WHL-Sr. Head Coach Replaced by Jean-Guy Talbot midseason
St. Louis Blues NHL Head Coach Replaced by Al Arbour midseason
1973-74 Vancouver Canucks NHL Head Coach Replaced by Phil Maloney midseason
1974-75 California Golden Seals NHL Head Coach Replaced Marshall Johnston midseason
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Bill McCreary Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 343* 105* 190* 295* 0.86* 137* -* | 3 20 11 * 10 * 21 * 1.05 * 12 * - *
CPHL 4 268* 96* 155* 251* 0.94* 182* -* | 3 15 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.47 * 2 * - *
EPHL 1 46* 15* 32* 47* 1.02* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 19* 7* 13* 20* 1.05* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 309* 53* 62* 115* 0.37* 108* -30* | 4 48 6 * 16 * 22 * 0.46 * 14 * - *
OHA-Jr. 4 209* 143* 139* 282* 1.35* 138* -* | 3 20 8 * 10 * 18 * 0.90 * 12 * - *
WHL-Sr. 3 115* 52* 53* 105* 0.91* 92* -* | 3 16 4 * 8 * 12 * 0.75 * 6 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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Bill McCreary Connections

Player Period Teams
Norm Dennis (F) 1962-1971 8 Houston Apollos, Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, Omaha Knights, St. Louis Blues
Noël Picard (D) 1963-1971 7 Houston Apollos, Omaha Knights, St. Louis Blues
Jimmy Roberts (D) 1962-1971 6 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, Omaha Knights, St. Louis Blues
Al Arbour (D) 1956-1971 6 Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Flyers, St. Louis Blues

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