Billy Gooden

Billy Gooden
Born	(1923-09-08)September 8, 1923 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	December 17, 1998(1998-12-17) (aged 75)
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers
Playing career	1942–1957

William Francis Charles "Bill" Gooden (September 8, 1923 – December 17, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played 53 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 to 1957, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League, where he scored 20 goals in a season seven times.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1940–41	Winnipeg Maroons	MJHL		7	8	2	10	6		3	4	0	4	2
1941–42	Portage Terriers	MJHL		18	15	22	37	25		5	7	4	11	15
1941–42	Portage Terriers	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		10	15	12	27	16
1942–43	New York Rangers	NHL		12	0	4	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1942–43	Niagara Falls Catracts	OHA Sr		22	11	12	23	21		2	0	0	0	4
1943–44	New York Rangers	NHL		41	9	8	17	15		—	—	—	—	—
1944–45	Hershey Bears	AHL		59	27	41	68	12		11	4	5	9	11
1945–46	Hershey Bears	AHL		37	13	9	22	18		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	New Haven Eagles	AHL		19	6	7	13	6		—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	Springfield Indians	AHL		62	17	22	39	40		2	0	0	0	5
1947–48	Springfield Indians	AHL		68	32	36	68	14		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Fort Worth Rangers	USHL		5	4	0	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Springfield Indians	AHL		60	34	32	66	24		3	3	1	4	2
1949–50	Springfield Indians	AHL		67	29	37	66	23		2	1	0	1	0
1950–51	Springfield Indians	AHL		63	32	37	69	28		1	0	1	1	0
1951–52	Syracuse Warriors	AHL		65	21	25	46	33		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Syracuse Warriors	AHL		60	21	28	49	21		4	0	0	0	2
1953–54	Syracuse Warriors	AHL		41	15	20	35	6		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		15	0	4	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Providence Reds	AHL		20	3	8	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Trois-Rivières Lions	QSHL		38	13	17	30	8		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Providence Reds	AHL		6	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Clinton Comets	EHL		25	7	10	17	4		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				627	251	302	553	233		23	8	7	15	20
NHL totals				53	9	12	21	15		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and achievements

• MJHL Championship (1942)
• Memorial Cup Championship (1942)
• AHL Second All-Star Team (1951)
• Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database