William Meronek

William Meronek (April 15, 1917 — May 25, 1999), nicknamed "Bill" or "Smiley", was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 20 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens between 1940 and 1943. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1937 to 1950, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Stony Mountain, Manitoba.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1934–35 St. Boniface Seals MJHL 10 7 7 14 0 — — — — — 1935–36 Portage Terriers MJHL 16 16 7 23 2 6 6 6 12 6 1936–37 Portage Terriers MJHL 16 21 20 41 4 4 3 0 3 2 1937–38 Verdun Maple Leafs QSHL 20 10 10 20 4 8 4 3 7 0 1938–39 Verdun Maple Leafs QSHL 22 17 17 34 9 2 0 1 1 0 1939–40 Montreal Canadiens NHL 8 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 1939–40 Verdun Maple Leafs QSHL 26 14 23 37 10 — — — — — 1940–41 Montreal Senior Canadiens QSHL 29 17 10 27 4 — — — — — 1941–42 Montreal Senior Canadiens QSHL 31 4 15 19 32 6 8 6 14 0 1942–43 Montreal Senior Canadiens QSHL 23 13 19 32 4 — — — — — 1942–43 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 3 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1943–44 Montreal Royals QSHL 19 12 16 28 0 7 6 4 10 0 1943–44 Montreal Noordyn MCHL 10 13 13 26 6 — — — — — 1944–45 Montreal Royals QSHL 23 16 32 48 8 6 3 4 7 0 1945–46 Montreal Royals QSHL 35 15 36 51 18 8 0 4 4 2 1946–47 Lachine Rapides QPHL 49 39 63 102 14 10 4 7 11 10 1947–48 Lachine Rapides QPHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1948–49 Hull Volants ECSHL 15 11 27 38 4 7 8 3 11 2 1949–50 Hull Volants ECSHL 10 5 10 15 0 13 7 11 18 0 1949–50 Cornwall Calumets ECSHL 15 7 17 24 6 — — — — — QSHL totals 229 118 178 296 89 37 21 22 43 2 NHL totals 20 5 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0

Awards and achievements MJHL Scoring Champion (1937) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame