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Canada Bill Root

a.k.a. "William Root"

Newmarket Saints / AHL - 90/91

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Bill Root Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
64
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Bill Root Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1975-76 Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA U18 AAA 46* 6* 39* 45* 102* -* |
1976-77 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 66* 3* 19* 22* 114* -* |
1977-78 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67* 6* 11* 17* 61* -* |
1978-79 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67* 4* 31* 35* 119* -* | Playoffs 20 4 7 11 42 -
1979-80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 55* 4* 15* 19* 57* -* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -
1980-81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 63* 3* 12* 15* 76* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 -
1981-82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 77* 6* 25* 31* 105* -* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 4 -
1982-83 Montréal Canadiens NHL 46* 2* 3* 5* 24* 5* |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 24* 0* 7* 7* 29* -* |
1983-84 Montréal Canadiens NHL 72* 4* 13* 17* 45* 26* |
1984-85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35* 1* 1* 2* 23* -25* |
St. Catharines Saints AHL 28* 5* 9* 14* 10* -* |
1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 27* 0* 1* 1* 29* -8* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 13 -
St. Catharines Saints AHL 14* 7* 4* 11* 11* -* |
1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34* 3* 3* 6* 37* -9* | Playoffs 13 1 0 1 12 -
Newmarket Saints AHL 32* 4* 11* 15* 23* -* |
1987-88 St. Louis Blues NHL 9* 0* 0* 0* 6* -7* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 24* 1* 2* 3* 16* 3* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
1988-89 Newmarket Saints AHL 66* 10* 22* 32* 39* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 18 -
1989-90 Newmarket Saints AHL 47* 8* 7* 15* 20* -* |
1990-91 Newmarket Saints AHL 36* 2* 4* 6* 39* -* |

Bill Root Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1971-72 Toronto Blues Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
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Bill Root Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 10 442* 49* 116* 165* 0.37* 409* -* | 4 26 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.15 * 26 * - *
NHL 6 247* 11* 23* 34* 0.14* 180* -15* | 3 22 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.14 * 25 * 0 *
OMJHL (OHL) 3 200* 13* 61* 74* 0.37* 294* -* | 1 20 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.55 * 42 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 AAA 1 46* 6* 39* 45* 0.98* 102* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Bill Root Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1976, 19 #232 overall by Niagara Falls Flyers in the OHL Priority Selection

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