Bill Needham
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| Bill Needham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 12, 1932 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
IHL Grand Rapids Rockets Toledo Hornets WHL New Westminster Royals AHL Cleveland Barons | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1972 | ||
Bill Needham (born January 12, 1932) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward and coach.
Playing career[]
Needham has played for the following minor league teams during his career: Grand Rapids Rockets, Valleyfield Braves, , New Westminster Royals, North Bay Trappers, Toledo Hornets and Cleveland Barons. He holds the franchise record of most games played for the Cleveland Barons, a total of 981, where he spent 15 seasons of his career. In this span, Needham scored 62 goals and 246 assists.
Coaching career[]
Needham assumed the role of Coach-Player for the 1971/72 Toledo Hornets, but suited up to play in less than half of their games that year. From 1972-1974 he was the Cleveland Crusaders head coach in the World Hockey Association Goaltender Gerry Cheevers emerged as a star for The Crusaders, after several All-Star years with the NHL Boston Bruins.
Coaching record[]
WHA[]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 1972-73 | 78 | 43 | 32 | 3 | 89 | 2nd in East | Lost in Division Finals |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 1973-74 | 78 | 37 | 32 | 9 | 83 | 3rd in East | Lost in Semifinals |
| WHA Total | 156 | 80 | 64 | 12 | ||||
College[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Redmen (Independent) (1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Massachusetts | 0–7–0 | |||||||
| Massachusetts: | 0–7–0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–7–0 | ||||||||
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- Living people
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- Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players
- Grand Rapids Rockets players
- New Westminster Royals players
- Southern Hockey League (1973–1977) coaches
- Sportspeople from Kirkland Lake
- Toledo Hornets players
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