Bill Plager
Bill Plager 1973
Born (1945-07-06)July 6, 1945
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Died January 3, 2016(2016-01-03) (aged 70)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
St. Louis Blues
Atlanta Flames
Playing career 19661977

William Ronald Plager (July 6, 1945 — January 3, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.

Plager started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Minnesota North Stars in 1967. He also played for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames. He left the NHL after the 1976 season.

Personal life

Before playing in the National Hockey League, Plager played for the Peterborough Petes in Peterborough, Ontario, where he met his wife Donna Hickey. After retiring from the NHL, Plager returned to Peterborough with Donna, sons William Jr., Brett and daughter Dara. Plager is the brother of former NHL players/coaches Bob Plager and Barclay Plager. All three played together for four seasons with the St. Louis Blues.

Plager retired from hockey and became a manager at Quaker Oats Peterborough plant and was head coach of Atom B/C IceKats, girls hockey teams in the Peterborough Girls Hockey Association.[1] He died on January 3, 2016.[2][3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1962–63 Peterborough Petes OHA 4915694 60000
1963–64 Lachine Maroons MMJHL 4063440187
1963–64 Notre Dame Monarchs M-Cup 401120
1964–65 Peterborough Petes OHA 2743777 1203331
1965–66 Peterborough Petes OHA 4712122190 601114
1966–67 Houston Apollos CHL 5141317130 601114
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3203330 120228
1967–68 Memphis South Stars CHL 3007751
1968–69 St. Louis Blues NHL 20002 40004
1968–69 Kansas City Blues CHL 3514566 40116
1969–70 St. Louis Blues NHL 2414530 30000
1969–70 Buffalo Bisons AHL 482283091
1970–71 St. Louis Blues NHL 3603345 10002
1970–71 Kansas City Blues CHL 700031
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 651111264 1100012
1971–72 Denver Spurs WHL 805518
1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL 762111392
1973–74 Minnesota North Stars NHL 10002
1973–74 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 6743337122 101568
1974–75 Minnesota North Stars NHL 70008
1974–75 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 6462733101 1604423
1975–76 Minnesota North Stars NHL 2003321
1975–76 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 483141758 30114
1976–77 Erie Blades NAHL 645253065
NHL totals 26343539294 3102226

Transactions

Awards and achievements

  • AHL Second All-Star Team (1975)

References

  1. nurun.com. "Former NHLer Plager dead at 70". Peterborough Examiner. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016.
  2. SIHR. "Player Death Index - 2016". Sihrhockey.org. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  3. "Bill Plager, former St. Louis Blues defenseman, dies". NHL.com. January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.