Tom Williams

Thomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings from 1972 to 1979.

Career Williams was chosen by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 27th overall. He played for the Rangers from 1971–72 through early in the 1973–74 season, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on November 30. His best season came in 1976–77 when he scored 35 goals along with 39 assists. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues following the 1978–79 season, but his only action following the trade was a short stint with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in the CHL. He retired with career totals of 115 goals and 138 assists in 399 NHL games.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1968–69 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 54 21 29 50 18 5 0 1 1 0 1969–70 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 54 23 27 50 17 — — — — — 1970–71 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 59 43 26 69 8 7 1 2 3 0 1971–72 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1971–72 Omaha Knights CHL 67 30 34 64 4 — — — — — 1972–73 New York Rangers NHL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1972–73 Providence Reds AHL 50 20 27 47 9 3 1 2 3 0 1973–74 New York Rangers NHL 14 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 1973–74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 46 11 17 28 6 5 3 1 4 0 1974–75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 74 24 22 46 16 3 0 0 0 0 1975–76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70 19 20 39 14 9 2 2 4 2 1976–77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 35 39 74 14 9 3 4 7 2 1977–78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 15 22 37 9 2 0 0 0 0 1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL 7 6 3 9 13 — — — — — 1978–79 Los Angeles Kings NHL 44 10 15 25 8 1 0 0 0 0 1979–80 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 11 1 3 4 0 — — — — — NHL totals 397 115 138 253 73 29 8 7 15 4