William Ronald Plager (July 6, 1945 — January 3, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.
Bill Plager | |||
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Born | Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | July 6, 1945||
Died | January 3, 2016 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | (aged 70)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Minnesota North Stars St. Louis Blues Atlanta Flames | ||
Playing career | 1966–1977 |
Plager started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Minnesota North Stars in 1967. He also played for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames. He left the NHL after the 1976 season.
Before playing in the National Hockey League, Plager played for the Peterborough Petes in Peterborough, Ontario, where he met his wife Donna Hickey. After retiring from the NHL, Plager returned to Peterborough with Donna, sons William Jr., Brett and daughter Dara. Plager is the brother of former NHL players/coaches Bob Plager and Barclay Plager. All three played together for four seasons with the St. Louis Blues.
Plager retired from hockey and became a manager at Quaker Oats Peterborough plant and was head coach of Atom B/C IceKats, girls hockey teams in the Peterborough Girls Hockey Association. He died on January 3, 2016.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1962–63 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 49 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1963–64 | Lachine Maroons | MMJHL | 40 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Notre Dame Monarchs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
1964–65 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||
1965–66 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 47 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 190 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
1966–67 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 51 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 130 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
1967–68 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1967–68 | Memphis South Stars | CHL | 30 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1968–69 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1969–70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1969–70 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 48 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1970–71 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 65 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
1971–72 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 76 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 67 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 122 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 64 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 101 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | ||
1975–76 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 48 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1976–77 | Erie Blades | NAHL | 64 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 263 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 294 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
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