Bill Hogaboam

William Harold "Hogi" Hogaboam (born May 9, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. His professional career began in 1970–71 as a member of the Central Hockey League's Omaha Knights, as he played in 63 games, scoring 12 goals, 30 points, and 18 assists. The following year in Omaha he greatly improved his offensive output, scoring 30 goals, 82 points, and 52 assists.

In 1972–73, Hogaboam played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the expansion Atlanta Flames, before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings for veteran Leon Rochefort at the end of November. He played four games for Detroit that season, but spent the majority of the season with the Virginia Wings of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1973–74 he appeared in 47 games for the Red Wings, scoring 18 goals and 23 assists for 41 points, and 60 games the following year, with little increase of production.

Late in the 1975–76 season, Hogaboam was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for Dennis Hextall. Hogaboam was named the team's captain the next year and scored 25 points. After another two years in the North Stars' organization, Hogaboam was sent back to the Red Wings, where most of his playing time was spent in the minors. In 1982–83, Hogaboam played his final pro season with the Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL.

Hogaboam was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. He now lives in Kelowna, British Columbia and works at the Kelowna Golf and Country Club.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1966–67 Swift Current Broncos Exhib. 26 30 30 60 — — — — — — 1967–68 Swift Current Broncos WCJHL 40 27 26 53 34 — — — — — 1968–69 Swift Current Broncos WCJHL 5 5 4 9 2 — — — — — 1969–70 Saskatoon Blades WCJHL 53 27 42 69 8 7 3 2 5 2 1970–71 Omaha Knights CHL 63 12 18 30 12 11 2 3 5 6 1971–72 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1971–72 Omaha Knights CHL 70 30 52 82 36 4 1 5 6 0 1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1972–73 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1972–73 Virginia Wings AHL 50 16 28 44 14 13 6 10 16 10 1973–74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 47 18 23 41 12 — — — — — 1973–74 Virginia Wings AHL 23 8 11 19 15 — — — — — 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60 14 27 41 16 — — — — — 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 21 16 37 30 — — — — — 1975–76 Minnesota North Stars NHL 18 7 7 14 6 — — — — — 1976–77 Minnesota North Stars NHL 73 10 15 25 16 2 0 0 0 0 1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 8 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 1977–78 Fort Worth Texans CHL 60 22 44 66 43 10 0 7 7 6 1978–79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 10 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 40 21 29 50 18 — — — — — 1978–79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 18 4 6 10 4 — — — — — 1979–80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 3 12 15 10 — — — — — 1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 25 11 15 26 4 — — — — — 1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 73 19 37 56 78 18 0 15 15 4 1981–82 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 67 20 47 67 24 16 1 9 10 8 1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 77 20 38 58 14 6 3 5 8 0 CHL totals 300 105 190 295 133 41 4 24 28 20 NHL totals 332 80 109 189 100 2 0 0 0 0 AHL totals 248 74 129 203 125 37 9 30 39 14