Bill Root

D · #18

Bill Root was a defenceman. Born September 6, 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 209 lbs and shot right. In 247 NHL regular-season games he had 11 goals and 23 assists for 34 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

247

Goals

11

Assists

23

Points

34

NHL playoff career

Games

22

Goals

1

Assists

2

Points

3

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.04

Assists / game

0.09

Points / game

0.14

Shots / game

0.94

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

4

1983–84 · Montréal Canadiens

Assists

13

1983–84 · Montréal Canadiens

Points

17

1983–84 · Montréal Canadiens

Shots

70

1983–84 · Montréal Canadiens

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.

1. 1990–91

   • NewmarketAHL

2. 1989–90

   • NewmarketAHL

3. 1988–89

   • NewmarketAHL

4. 1987–88

   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL
   • St. Louis BluesNHL

5. 1986–87

   • NewmarketAHL
   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

6. 1985–86

   • St. CatharinesAHL
   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

7. 1984–85

   • St. CatharinesAHL
   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

8. 1983–84

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

9. 1982–83

   • Nova ScotiaAHL
   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

10. 1981–82

    • Nova ScotiaAHL

11. 1980–81

    • Nova ScotiaAHL

12. 1979–80

    • Nova ScotiaAHL

13. 1978–79

    • Niagara FallsOMJHL

14. 1977–78

    • Niagara FallsOMJHL

15. 1976–77

    • Niagara FallsOMJHL

16. 1975–76

    • Don MillsMTHL

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

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1990–91	AHL	Newmarket	Regular	36	2	4	6	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 36 Goals 2 Pim 39 Points 6
1989–90	AHL	Newmarket	Regular	47	8	7	15	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 47 Goals 8 Pim 20 Points 15
1988–89	AHL	Newmarket	Regular	66	10	22	32	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 66 Goals 10 Pim 39 Points 32
1988–89	AHL	Newmarket	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 18 Points 0
1987–88	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	24	1	2	3	16	3	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 24 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1987–88	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	9	0	0	0	6	-7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -7 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1987–88	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1986–87	AHL	Newmarket	Regular	32	4	11	15	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 32 Goals 4 Pim 23 Points 15
1986–87	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	34	3	3	6	37	-9	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 34 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus -9 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0968 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 31
1986–87	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	13	1	0	1	12	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1985–86	AHL	St. Catharines	Regular	14	7	4	11	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 14 Goals 7 Pim 11 Points 11
1985–86	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	27	0	1	1	29	-8	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 27 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 29 Plus Minus -8 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 34
1985–86	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	15	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 15 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1984–85	AHL	St. Catharines	Regular	28	5	9	14	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 28 Goals 5 Pim 10 Points 14
1984–85	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	35	1	1	2	23	-25	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 35 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 23 Plus Minus -25 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0294 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 34
1983–84	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	72	4	13	17	45	25	70	1	1	1	4	0	0	All stats Assists 13 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 72 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 45 Plus Minus 25 Points 17 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0571 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 70
1982–83	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	24	0	7	7	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 24 Goals 0 Pim 29 Points 7
1982–83	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	46	2	3	5	24	5	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 46 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 5 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 44
1981–82	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	77	6	25	31	105	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 77 Goals 6 Pim 105 Points 31
1981–82	AHL	Nova Scotia	Playoffs	9	1	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 1
1980–81	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	63	3	12	15	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 63 Goals 3 Pim 76 Points 15
1980–81	AHL	Nova Scotia	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
1979–80	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	55	4	15	19	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 55 Goals 4 Pim 57 Points 19
1979–80	AHL	Nova Scotia	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 2
1978–79	OMJHL	Niagara Falls	Regular	67	4	31	35	119	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 67 Goals 4 Pim 119 Points 35
1978–79	OMJHL	Niagara Falls	Playoffs	20	4	7	11	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 20 Goals 4 Pim 42 Points 11
1977–78	OMJHL	Niagara Falls	Regular	67	6	11	17	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 67 Goals 6 Pim 61 Points 17
1976–77	OMJHL	Niagara Falls	Regular	66	3	19	22	114	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 66 Goals 3 Pim 114 Points 22
1975–76	MTHL	Don Mills	Regular	46	6	39	45	102	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 39 Games Played 46 Goals 6 Pim 102 Points 45

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