Billy Gooden Explained

Position:Left wing
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Played For:New York Rangers
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:175
Shoots:Left
Career Start:1942
Career End:1957

William Francis Charles "Bill" Gooden (September 8, 1923 – December 17, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played 53 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 to 1957, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League, where he scored 20 goals in a season seven times.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1940–41Winnipeg MaroonsMJHL7 8 2 10 63 4 0 4 2
1941–42Portage TerriersMJHL18 15 22 37 255 7 4 11 15
1941–42Portage TerriersM-Cup10 15 12 27 16
1942–43New York RangersNHL12 0 4 4 0
1942–43Niagara Falls CatractsOHA Sr22 11 12 23 212 0 0 0 4
1943–44New York RangersNHL41 9 8 17 15
1944–45Hershey BearsAHL59 27 41 68 1211 4 5 9 11
1945–46Hershey BearsAHL37 13 9 22 18
1945–46New Haven EaglesAHL19 6 7 13 6
1946–47Springfield IndiansAHL62 17 22 39 402 0 0 0 5
1947–48Springfield IndiansAHL68 32 36 68 14
1948–49Fort Worth RangersUSHL5 4 0 4 2
1948–49Springfield IndiansAHL60 34 32 66 243 3 1 4 2
1949–50Springfield IndiansAHL67 29 37 66 232 1 0 1 0
1950–51Springfield IndiansAHL63 32 37 69 281 0 1 1 0
1951–52Syracuse WarriorsAHL65 21 25 46 33
1952–53Syracuse WarriorsAHL60 21 28 49 214 0 0 0 2
1953–54Syracuse WarriorsAHL41 15 20 35 6
1954–55Vancouver CanucksWHL15 0 4 4 0
1954–55Providence RedsAHL20 3 8 11 6
1955–56Trois-Rivières LionsQSHL38 13 17 30 8
1955–56Providence RedsAHL6 1 0 1 2
1956–57Clinton CometsEHL25 7 10 17 4
AHL totals627 251 302 553 23323 8 7 15 20
NHL totals53 9 12 21 15

Awards and achievements