Bill Root

William John Root (born September 6, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers between 1982 and 1988. As a youth, he played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 66 3 19 22 114 — — — — — 1977–78 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67 6 11 17 61 — — — — — 1978–79 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67 4 31 35 119 20 4 7 11 42 1979–80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 55 4 15 19 57 6 1 1 2 2 1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 63 3 12 15 76 6 0 1 1 2 1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 77 6 25 31 105 9 1 0 1 4 1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 46 2 3 5 24 — — — — — 1982–83 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 24 0 7 7 29 — — — — — 1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 4 13 17 45 — — — — — 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35 1 1 2 23 — — — — — 1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 28 5 9 14 10 — — — — — 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 27 0 1 1 29 7 0 2 2 13 1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 14 7 4 11 11 — — — — — 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 3 3 6 37 13 1 0 1 12 1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL 32 4 11 15 23 — — — — — 1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL 9 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 24 1 2 3 16 2 0 0 0 0 1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 66 10 22 32 39 5 0 0 0 18 1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 47 8 7 15 20 — — — — — 1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 36 2 4 6 39 — — — — — NHL totals 247 11 23 34 180 22 1 2 3 25