Bill Gadsby

Player profile and career history

D · #4

Bill Gadsby was a defenceman. Born August 8, 1927 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 180 lbs and shot left. In 1,248 NHL regular-season games he had 130 goals and 438 assists for 568 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 1,248
Goals: 130
Assists: 438
Points: 568

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 438
Game Winning Goals: 14
Games Played: 1248
Goals: 130
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 1539
Points: 568
Power Play Goals: 32
Power Play Points: 172
Shorthanded Goals: 6
Shorthanded Points: 16

NHL playoff career

Games: 67
Goals: 4
Assists: 23
Points: 27

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 23
Game Winning Goals: 0
Games Played: 67
Goals: 4
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 92
Points: 27
Power Play Goals: 2
Power Play Points: 7
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 1

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.10
Assists / game: 0.35
Points / game: 0.46
Shots / game: —

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 14
Assists: 46
Points: 51
Shots: 146

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1965–66
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1964–65
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1963–64
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1962–63
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1961–62
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1960–61
- New York RangersNHL
1959–60
- New York RangersNHL
1958–59
- New York RangersNHL
1957–58
- New York RangersNHL
1956–57
- New York RangersNHL
1955–56
- New York RangersNHL
1954–55
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
- New York RangersNHL
1953–54
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1952–53
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1951–52
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1950–51
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1949–50
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1948–49
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1947–48
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1946–47
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
- Kansas CityUSHL
1945–46
- Edm. CanadiensAJHL
- Edm. CanadiansM-Cup
1944–45
- Edm. CanadiensAJHL
1943–44
- Cgy. GrillsAHA-B

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1965–66	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	58	5	12	17	72	12	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 58 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 72 Plus Minus 12 Points 17 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0781 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 64
1965–66	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	12	1	3	4	12	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
1964–65	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	61	0	12	12	122	21	63	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 61 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 122 Plus Minus 21 Points 12 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 63
1964–65	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	8	-3	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
1963–64	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	64	2	16	18	80	-20	85	0	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 64 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 80 Plus Minus -20 Points 18 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0235 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 85
1963–64	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	14	0	4	4	22	3	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 3 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1962–63	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	70	4	24	28	116	-12	134	0	7	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 70 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 116 Plus Minus -12 Points 28 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0299 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 134
1962–63	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	11	1	4	5	36	4	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus 4 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0435 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
1961–62	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	70	7	30	37	88	-12	146	0	7	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 30 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 88 Plus Minus -12 Points 37 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0479 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 146
1960–61	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	65	9	26	35	49	-20	96	1	15	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 26 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 65 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 49 Plus Minus -20 Points 35 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.0938 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 96
1959–60	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	65	9	22	31	60	-31	111	6	14	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 65 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 60 Plus Minus -31 Points 31 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.0811 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 111
1958–59	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	70	5	46	51	56	—	—	1	21	1	4	0	0	All stats Assists 46 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 70 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 56 Points 51 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 21 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 4
1957–58	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	65	14	32	46	48	—	—	8	22	1	2	1	0	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 65 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 48 Points 46 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 22 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2
1957–58	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	4	—	—	0	2	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1
1956–57	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	70	4	37	41	72	—	—	0	18	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 37 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 70 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 72 Points 41 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 18 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1
1956–57	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	2	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1955–56	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	70	9	42	51	84	—	—	3	23	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 42 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 70 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 84 Points 51 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 23 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1955–56	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	4	—	—	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1954–55	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	18	3	6	9	19	—	—	0	2	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 18 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1
1954–55	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	52	8	7	15	42	—	—	2	4	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 52 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Points 15 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1953–54	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	70	12	29	41	108	—	—	4	10	1	2	1	0	All stats Assists 29 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 108 Points 41 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 10 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2
1952–53	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	68	2	20	22	84	—	—	0	5	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 68 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 84 Points 22 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1
1952–53	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	4	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1951–52	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	59	7	15	22	87	—	—	1	5	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 59 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 87 Points 22 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1950–51	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	25	3	7	10	32	—	—	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 25 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1949–50	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	70	10	25	35	138	—	—	1	6	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 25 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 138 Points 35 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1948–49	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	50	3	10	13	85	—	—	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 50 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 85 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1947–48	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	60	6	10	16	66	—	—	2	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 60 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 66 Points 16 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1946–47	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	48	8	10	18	31	—	—	2	3	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 48 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 31 Points 18 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1
1946–47	USHL	Kansas City	Regular	12	2	3	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 12 Goals 2 Pim 8 Points 5
1945–46	AJHL	Edm. Canadiens	Regular	—	14	12	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Goals 14 Points 26
1945–46	M-Cup	Edm. Canadians	Regular	14	12	5	17	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 14 Goals 12 Pim 22 Points 17
1945–46	M-Cup	Edm. Canadians	Playoffs	14	12	5	17	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 14 Goals 12 Pim 22 Points 17
1944–45	AJHL	Edm. Canadiens	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1943–44	AHA-B	Cgy. Grills	Regular	9	4	1	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 9 Goals 4 Pim 4 Points 5

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Assists	Points	Time on ice
1966-05-05	MTL	0	0	–
1966-05-03	MTL	0	0	–
1966-05-01	MTL	0	0	–
1966-04-28	MTL	0	0	–
1966-04-26	MTL	1	1	–

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Profile updated Oct 16, 4:35 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1965–66

1964–65

1963–64

1962–63

1961–62

1960–61

1959–60

1958–59

1957–58

1956–57

1955–56

1954–55

1953–54

1952–53

1951–52

1950–51

1949–50

1948–49

1947–48

1946–47

1945–46

1944–45

1943–44

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