Bill Mitchell

William Richard Mitchell (February 22, 1930 – April 1, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defencemen. He played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1963–64 NHL season, on February 23, 1964 against the Montreal Canadiens. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1973 and was spent in various minor leagues. He also played for the Canadian national team, winning a silver medal at the 1962 World Championships. He died at a hospice in Toledo, Ohio in 2014, of kidney failure.

Coaching Bill Mitchell started his coaching career with the University of Toledo hockey team in 1966 where they were the 1967 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Champions.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1946–47 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 27 5 12 17 16 2 0 1 1 2 1947–48 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 34 4 10 14 41 2 0 1 1 0 1947–48 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen OHA Sr 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1948–49 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 36 7 10 17 27 3 1 0 1 0 1949–50 Toronto Marlboros OHA 46 7 12 19 46 5 2 0 2 4 1950–51 Halifax St. Mary's MMHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1950–51 Moncton Hawks MMHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1950–51 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen OHA Sr 32 6 9 15 27 — — — — — 1951–52 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen OHA Sr 47 18 20 38 40 5 0 1 1 4 1952–53 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen OHA Sr 24 14 8 22 18 — — — — — 1952–53 Toledo Mercurys IHL 15 3 9 12 4 5 1 1 2 10 1953–54 Toledo Mercurys IHL 63 15 15 30 57 5 0 3 3 8 1954–55 Toledo Mercurys IHL 60 18 30 48 55 3 1 1 2 4 1955–56 Toledo Mercurys IHL 58 17 30 47 63 9 1 4 5 18 1956–57 Toledo Mercurys IHL 60 12 31 43 46 5 3 3 6 6 1957–58 Toledo Mercurys IHL 61 13 39 52 43 — — — — — 1958–59 Toledo Mercurys IHL 60 12 33 45 50 — — — — — 1958–59 Fort Wayne Komets IHL — — — — — 11 2 4 6 8 1959–60 Toledo Mercurys IHL 55 11 26 37 34 — — — — — 1960–61 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr — 16 40 56 26 — — — — — 1961–62 Galt Terriers OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — — 1961–62 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 30 6 31 37 22 7 2 2 4 8 1961–62 Toledo Mercurys IHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1962–63 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 43 1 23 24 14 8 1 2 3 8 1962–63 Windsor Bulldogs Al-Cup — — — — — 13 4 5 9 6 1963–64 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 67 9 33 42 26 6 1 3 4 4 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1963–64 Cincinnati Wings CHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Toledo Blades IHL 48 5 21 26 42 4 0 1 1 2 1965–66 Fox Valley Astros USHL 30 9 15 24 22 — — — — — 1966–67 Toledo Blades IHL 7 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 1967–68 Toledo Blades IHL 39 4 12 16 26 — — — — — 1969–70 Toledo Blades IHL — — — — — 7 2 2 4 8 1970–71 Toledo Hornets IHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1972–73 Clinton Comets EHL 3 0 1 1 6 — — — — — IHL totals 597 119 282 401 442 55 11 22 33 68 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1962 Canada WC 6 0 1 1 22 Senior totals 6 0 1 1 22

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