Bill Cook

Bill Cook
Born	October 9, 1896(1896-10-09) Brantford, ON, CAN
Died	April 6, 1986(1986-04-06) (aged 89)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers
Playing career	1926–1937
Hall of Fame, 1952

William Osser Xavier Cook (October 9, 1896 – April 6, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.

Bill was part of the Bread Line with his brother Bun Cook and Frank Boucher. The line scored every Ranger goal in the Stanley Cup finals in 1928, leading the team to its first Cup. He was captain when Rangers won their 2nd cup in 1933.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1952. In 1998, he was ranked number 44 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, making him the highest-ranked player to have played a majority of his career with the Rangers.

Legacy

• Ranked No. 5 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1923–24	Saskatoon Crescents	WCHL		30	26	14	40	—		—	—	—	—	—
1924–25	Saskatoon Sheiks	WCHL		28	27	6	33	—		—	—	—	—	—
1925–26	Saskatoon Sheiks	WCHL		30	31	13	44	—		—	—	—	—	—
1926–27	New York Rangers	NHL		44	33	4	37	58		2	1	0	1	6
1927–28	New York Rangers	NHL		43	18	6	24	42		9	2	3	5	26
1928–29	New York Rangers	NHL		43	15	8	23	41		6	0	0	0	6
1929–30	New York Rangers	NHL		44	29	30	59	56		4	0	1	1	11
1930–31	New York Rangers	NHL		43	30	12	42	39		4	3	0	3	4
1931–32	New York Rangers	NHL		48	34	14	48	33		7	3	3	6	2
1932–33	New York Rangers	NHL		48	28	22	50	51		8	3	2	5	4
1933–34	New York Rangers	NHL		48	13	13	26	21		2	0	0	0	2
1934–35	New York Rangers	NHL		48	21	15	36	23		4	1	2	3	7
1935–36	New York Rangers	NHL		44	7	10	17	16		—	—	—	—	—
1936–37	New York Rangers	NHL		21	1	4	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	Cleveland Barons	IAHL		5	0	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				474	229	138	367	386		46	13	11	24	68

External links

• Bill Cook's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Find-A-Grave profile for Bill Cook
• Bill Cook's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Position created	New York Rangers captain 1926–37	Succeeded by Art Coulter
Preceded by Harvey Jackson	NHL Scoring Champion 1933	Succeeded by Charlie Conacher
Preceded by Nels Stewart	NHL Scoring Champion 1927	Succeeded by Howie Morenz
Preceded by Neil Colville	Head coach of the New York Rangers 1951-53	Succeeded by Frank Boucher