Bill Holmes

William Orser Holmes (February 9, 1899 – March 14, 1961) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played 51 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Americans between 1925 and 1930. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1921 to 1936, was spent in various minor leagues.

Holmes was born in Portage la Prairie, a city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1921–22 Brandon Elks MHL 12 8 1 9 4 2 0 0 0 6 1921–22 Brandon Elks Al-Cup — — — — — 4 4 1 5 0 1922–23 Brandon Elks MHL 16 16 2 18 19 — — — — — 1923–24 Brandon Wheat Kings MHL 11 1 2 3 5 3 0 1 1 6 1924–25 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1926–27 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Pro 25 20 4 25 51 — — — — — 1927–28 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Pro 18 8 2 10 46 — — — — — 1927–28 London Panthers Can-Pro 23 14 2 16 42 — — — — — 1928–29 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 38 9 6 15 76 2 1 0 1 8 1929–30 New York Americans NHL 42 5 4 9 33 — — — — — 1930–31 Syracuse Stars IHL 48 19 37 56 61 — — — — — 1931–32 Buffalo Majors AHA 19 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 1931–32 Cleveland Indians IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1931–32 Pittsburgh Yellowjackets IHL 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1933–34 Syracuse Stars IHL 16 3 2 5 4 — — — — — 1934–35 London Tecumsehs IHL 6 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 1934–35 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 39 11 19 30 11 — — — — — 1935–36 Pittsburgh Shamrocks IHL 21 1 4 5 8 — — — — — NHL totals 51 6 4 10 37 — — — — —