Will Calverley Explained

Will Calverley
Birth Date:17 July 1998
Birth Place:Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:174
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
League:ECHL
Team:Iowa Heartlanders
Former Teams:Florida Everblades
Career Start:2023
Draft:Undrafted

William Calverley (born July 17, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing with the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL. He was an All-American for RIT.

Playing career

Calverley's college career began in 2018 after a solid junior career with the Chilliwack Chiefs. He debuted for RIT as a two-way player and provided depth scoring in his first season.[1] He became one of the team's top goal scorers during his sophomore season and helped the team finish third in Atlantic Hockey. Unfortunately, shortly before their quarterfinal series was to begin, the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Entering his junior season, Calverley was named an alternate captain. He led the Tigers through a tumultuous season with his best offensive output yet, despite playing 14 fewer games than the previous season. Calverley was named an All-American and co-Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year. For his fourth year with RIT, Calverley was named team-captain.

Eligible to extend his college career due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Calverley moved to Merrimack College of the Hockey East for the 2022–23 season. Having completed his collegiate career, placing fifth on the Warriors in scoring with 20 points through 38 games, Calverley embarked on his professional career by signing for the Florida Everblades for the remainder of the season on April 1, 2023.[3] Calverley remained on the roster for the Everblades post-season, contributing with 3 goals and 5 points in 12 appearances to help Florida capture Kelly Cup back-to-back.

In the off-season, Calverley ECHL's rights were traded by the Everblades to the Iowa Heartlanders on August 23, 2023, and was subsequently signed to a contract for the 2023–24 season.[4]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2014–15North York RangersOJHL1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16North York RangersOJHL3 0 2 2 4
2016–17Chilliwack ChiefsBCHL56 17 33 50 61 23 3 10 13 18
2017–18Chilliwack ChiefsBCHL55 18 28 46 38 7 2 0 2 6
2018–19R.I.T.AHA37 7 9 16 48
2019–20R.I.T.AHA32 13 10 23 20
2020–21R.I.T.AHA18 12 13 25 4
2021–22R.I.T.AHA38 15 12 27 12
2022–23Merrimack CollegeHE38 5 15 20 27
2022–23Florida EverbladesECHL6 1 1 2 2 12 3 2 5 6
2023–24Iowa HeartlandersECHL39 8 13 21 39
ECHL totals 45 9 14 23 23 12 3 2 5 6

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Atlantic Hockey East First Team2020–21[5]
AHCA East Second Team All-American2020–21[6]
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team2021–22[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Will Calverley . RIT Tigers . January 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: Remainder of 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Cancelled. atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
  3. Web site: Everblades sign Will Calverley . . . April 1, 2023 . April 1, 2023.
  4. Web site: Heartlanders acquire Will Calverley . . . August 23, 2023 . August 23, 2023.
  5. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners . Atlantic Hockey . March 11, 2021 . March 31, 2021.
  6. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.
  7. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 All-Conference Teams . Atlantic Hockey . March 16, 2022 . March 16, 2022.