William Chalmers

William Junior Chalmers (January 24, 1934 – December 7, 1994), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1953–54 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1971, was mainly spent in the minor International Hockey League.

Playing career Chalmers played junior for the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, winning the Memorial Cup in 1952 as national junior ice hockey champions of Canada, and the George Richardson Memorial Trophy as eastern Canadian champions the same year.

On November 21, 1953, the 20-year-old Chalmers played one game with the NHL's New York Rangers at Maple Leaf Gardens against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was the only NHL game of his career, earning him a spot on the list of NHL one gamers.

Beginning in 1957–58, Chalmers played the next fourteen seasons for five teams in the International Hockey League. Six of those seasons under general manager Ken Wilson, from 1960 to 1963 with the Omaha Knights and 1963 to 1966 for the Toledo Blades.

In 1982, Chalmers took over coaching duties for the Danville Dashers of the Continental Hockey League. Chick led the Dashers to a Wal-Mart Cup playoff victory in 1984.

Chalmers died on December 7, 1994.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1951–52 Guelph Biltmores OHA 53 11 17 28 0 11 2 2 4 2 1951–52 Guelph Biltmores M-Cup — — — — — 11 1 3 4 4 1952–53 Guelph Biltmores OHA 33 13 12 25 0 — — — — — 1953–54 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1953–54 Guelph Biltmores OHA 22 13 12 25 8 — — — — — 1953–54 Galt Black Hawks OHA 39 12 14 26 20 — — — — — 1954–55 Vancouver Canucks WHL 17 2 3 5 4 — — — — — 1954–55 Kelowna Packers OSHL 37 14 25 39 10 4 2 1 3 2 1955–56 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 45 13 12 25 0 — — — — — 1955–56 Chatham Maroons Al-Cup — — — — — 17 5 9 14 10 1956–57 Troy Bruins IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1956–57 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 3 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1956–57 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOHA 40 8 11 19 6 9 3 0 3 0 1957–58 Louisville Rebels IHL 64 23 58 81 4 11 2 4 6 0 1958–59 Louisville Rebels IHL 53 34 49 83 14 11 3 7 10 4 1959–60 Louisville Rebels IHL 68 41 93 134 4 6 3 0 3 0 1960–61 Omaha Knights IHL 70 35 69 104 15 8 2 7 9 0 1961–62 Omaha Knights IHL 68 29 73 102 18 7 3 5 8 2 1962–63 Omaha Knights IHL 68 28 59 87 16 7 3 5 8 2 1963–64 Toledo Blades IHL 70 32 62 94 20 13 2 15 17 2 1964–65 Toledo Blades IHL 64 27 63 90 12 4 5 1 6 0 1965–66 Toledo Blades IHL 70 28 65 93 31 — — — — — 1966–67 Toledo Blades IHL 72 34 67 101 20 10 5 8 13 8 1967–68 Toledo Blades IHL 70 22 45 67 14 — — — — — 1968–69 Des Moines Oak Leafs IHL 64 6 32 38 12 — — — — — 1969–70 Toledo Blades IHL 51 18 42 60 20 3 1 0 1 2 1970–71 Toledo Hornets IHL 35 6 14 20 12 — — — — — 1970–71 Greensboro Generals EHL 20 2 17 19 0 9 1 3 4 2 IHL totals 888 363 791 1154 212 80 29 52 81 20 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards Team awards 1951–1952 Memorial Cup 1963–1964 Turner Cup 1963–1964 Fred A. Huber Trophy 1966–1967 Turner Cup

Individual awards 1959–60 George H. Wilkinson Trophy 1959–60 IHL Second All-Star Team 1960–1961 IHL Second Team All-Star 1961–1962 IHL First All-Star Team 1964–1965 James Gatschene Memorial Trophy 1966–1967 IHL Second All-Star Team