Bill Kitchen (ice hockey) explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:200
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Birth Date:October 2, 1960
Birth Place:Schomberg, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1980
Career End:1986

William Percy Kitchen (October 2, 1960 – July 30, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1982 and 1985. He was born in Schomberg, Ontario and was the younger brother of Mike Kitchen.

Playing career

Kitchen played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 1976 to 1980 with the Windsor Spitfires and the Ottawa 67's. He also played for the Canadian national junior team at the 1980 World Junior Championships, where he registered 1 assist in five games.

After being undrafted, Kitchen signed with the Montreal Canadiens. He spent most of his time with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the AHL, playing only 12 NHL games from 1981 to 1984. In August 1984, Kitchen signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent, unhappy with his minor league status with Montreal. He enjoyed his most successful season in 1984–85, playing 29 games and recording his only NHL goal. The next season, he was back in the minors with the St. Catharines Saints of the AHL. He retired from professional hockey following the 1985–86 season.

Personal life and death

Kitchen was a successful Tim Horton's franchisee in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] He was active in many local charities and a member of the NHL alumni. Kitchen had one son and three daughters.

Kitchen died in Ottawa, Ontario.[2] He suffered a heart attack on July 30, 2012.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1975–76Toronto NationalsMetJBHL
1976–77Aurora TigersOPJAHL44 3 24 27 87
1976–77Windsor SpitfiresOMJHL2 1 0 1 0
1977–78Ottawa 67sOMJHL67 5 6 11 5415 1 2 3 9
1978–79Ottawa 67sOMJHL56 3 16 19 1954 0 1 1 14
1979–80Ottawa 67sOMJHL63 7 19 26 19511 1 8 9 21
1979–80Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL2 0 1 1 0
1980–81Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL65 2 5 7 1356 0 1 1 15
1981–82Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 0 0 73 0 1 1 0
1981–82Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL71 3 17 20 1356 2 0 2 11
1982–83Montreal CanadiensNHL8 0 0 0 4
1982–83Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL53 3 11 14 71
1983–84Montreal CanadiensNHL3 0 0 0 2
1983–84Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL68 4 20 24 19310 1 1 2 8
1984–85Toronto Maple LeafsNHL29 1 4 5 27
1984–85St. Catharines SaintsAHL31 3 7 10 52
1985–86St. Catharines SaintsAHL72 7 32 39 10912 0 2 2 19
AHL totals360 22 94 116 69536 3 5 8 53
NHL totals41 1 4 5 403 0 1 1 0

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Friend remembers Bill Kitchen . yorkregion.com . November 8, 2018 . August 2, 2012.
  2. Web site: DON CAMPBELL . Bill Kitchen was 'the consummate teammate' . Ottawacitizen.com . 2012-07-31 . 2012-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207003457/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Sports/Hockey/Bill%2BKitchen%2Bconsummate%2Bteammate/7019477/story.html . 2016-02-07 .
  3. Web site: Campbell . Don . Hockey, business communities mourn former 67's defenceman Bill Kitchen . Ottawa Citizen . November 8, 2018 . August 1, 2012.