Billy Carter (ice hockey) explained

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]

Playing career

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1954–55Hochelaga IndiansQJHL36 25 35 60 6
1955–56Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL
1955–56Montreal Junior CanadiensM-Cup1 0 0 0 2
1956–57Hull-Ottawa CanadiensQHL20 5 18 23 2
1956–57Hull-Ottawa CanadiensOHA28 14 17 31 21
1956–57Hull-Ottawa CanadiensEOHL16 7 7 14 611 7 11 18 28
1956–57Rochester AmericansAHL1 0 0 0 0
1956–57Hull-Ottawa CanadiensM-Cup15 11 9 20 2
1957–58Hull-Ottawa CanadiensOHA27 15 29 44 26
1957–58Hull-Ottawa CanadiensEOHL34 14 38 52 2
1957–58Montreal RoyalsQHL1 0 0 0 0
1957–58Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 0 0 0
1957–58Rochester AmericansAHL1 1 0 1 0
1957–58Hull-Ottawa CanadiensM-Cup13 15 15 30 4
1958–59Rochester AmericansAHL69 7 19 26 105 0 0 0 0
1959–60Hull-Ottawa CanadiensEPHL70 42 60 102 27 1 4 5 2
1960–61Boston BruinsNHL8 0 0 0 8
1960–61Hull-Ottawa CanadiensEPHL60 27 32 59 614 4 5 9 6
1961–62Montreal CanadiensNHL7 0 0 0 4
1961–62Hull-Ottawa CanadiensEPHL62 26 47 73 1713 6 8 14 0
1962–63Hull-Ottawa CanadiensEPHL72 27 50 77 123 0 0 0 0
1963–64Quebec AcesAHL36 2 9 11 2
1963–64Seattle TotemsWHL16 3 4 7 0
1964–65Seattle TotemsWHL16 0 2 2 0
1964–65Memphis WingsCHL29 5 16 21 0
1964–65Omaha KnightsCHL12 1 4 5 06 1 4 5 0
1965–66Buffalo BisonsAHL71 16 45 61 2
1966–67Buffalo BisonsAHL71 14 38 52 8
1967–68Buffalo BisonsAHL2 0 0 0 0
1967–68Omaha KnightsCHL67 9 30 39 6
1968–69Denver SpursWHL74 16 49 65 4
AHL totals251 40 111 151 225 0 0 0 0
NHL totals16 0 0 0 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Billy Carter. legendsofhockey.net . 2008-03-07 .
  2. https://memorials.wilsonfuneralhome.ca/william-carter/5452021/index.php Bill Carter