Billy Carter

William Gordon Carter (December 2, 1937 – June 25, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 16 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins between 1957 and 1962. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1969, was spent in various minor leagues. Carter died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 86.

Playing career A native of Eastern Ontario's easternmost city, Cornwall, Billy Carter started in 1956 at the age of 18, playing for the Ottawa Junior Canadiens.. He participated in two Memorial Cup championships, losing to Flin Flon Bombers in 1957, and victorious in 1958, over the Regina Pats. In his 13-year professional career, he also played for many American teams, including the Omaha Knights in 1964–65 and 1967–68, the Buffalo Bisons in 1965–66, 1966–67 and, alongside his Omaha Knights commitment, in 1967–68. His final season before retirement, 1968–69, was spent with the Denver Spurs. In Ottawa Hull, and briefly in Omaha, he played under coach Scotty Bowman. After retirement, he returned to the Cornwall-Seaway Valley area, and was involved in the community until his death in 2024.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1954–55 Hochelaga Indians QJHL 36 25 35 60 6 — — — — — 1955–56 Montreal Junior Canadiens QJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1955–56 Montreal Junior Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 1 0 0 0 2 1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens QHL 20 5 18 23 2 — — — — — 1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens OHA 28 14 17 31 21 — — — — — 1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EOHL 16 7 7 14 6 11 7 11 18 28 1956–57 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 15 11 9 20 2 1957–58 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens OHA 27 15 29 44 26 — — — — — 1957–58 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EOHL 34 14 38 52 2 — — — — — 1957–58 Montreal Royals QHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1957–58 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1957–58 Rochester Americans AHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1957–58 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 13 15 15 30 4 1958–59 Rochester Americans AHL 69 7 19 26 10 5 0 0 0 0 1959–60 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 70 42 60 102 2 7 1 4 5 2 1960–61 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 1960–61 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 60 27 32 59 6 14 4 5 9 6 1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1961–62 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 62 26 47 73 17 13 6 8 14 0 1962–63 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 72 27 50 77 12 3 0 0 0 0 1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL 36 2 9 11 2 — — — — — 1963–64 Seattle Totems WHL 16 3 4 7 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Seattle Totems WHL 16 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Memphis Wings CHL 29 5 16 21 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Omaha Knights CHL 12 1 4 5 0 6 1 4 5 0 1965–66 Buffalo Bisons AHL 71 16 45 61 2 — — — — — 1966–67 Buffalo Bisons AHL 71 14 38 52 8 — — — — — 1967–68 Buffalo Bisons AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1967–68 Omaha Knights CHL 67 9 30 39 6 — — — — — 1968–69 Denver Spurs WHL 74 16 49 65 4 — — — — — AHL totals 251 40 111 151 22 5 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 16 0 0 0 6 — — — — —