| Position: | Centre |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 154 |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Birth Date: | December 2, 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | South Stormont, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1956 |
| Career End: | 1969 |
William Gordon Carter (December 2, 1937 – June 25, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 16 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins between 1957 and 1962. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1969, was spent in various minor leagues.[1] Carter died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 86.[2]
A native of Eastern Ontario's easternmost city, Cornwall, Billy Carter started in 1956 at the age of 18, playing for the Ottawa Junior Canadiens.. He participated in two Memorial Cup championships, losing to Flin Flon Bombers in 1957, and victorious in 1958, over the Regina Pats. In his 13-year professional career, he also played for many American teams, including the Omaha Knights in 1964–65 and 1967–68, the Buffalo Bisons in 1965–66, 1966–67 and, alongside his Omaha Knights commitment, in 1967–68. His final season before retirement, 1968–69, was spent with the Denver Spurs. In Ottawa Hull, and briefly in Omaha, he played under coach Scotty Bowman. After retirement, he returned to the Cornwall-Seaway Valley area, and was involved in the community until his death in 2024.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1954–55 | Hochelaga Indians | QJHL | 36 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | QHL | 20 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | OHA | 28 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EOHL | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | ||
| 1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 1957–58 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | OHA | 27 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EOHL | 34 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Montreal Royals | QHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 1958–59 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 70 | 42 | 60 | 102 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1960–61 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 60 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 62 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 72 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 29 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 71 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 71 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 67 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 74 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 251 | 40 | 111 | 151 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||