William Chalmers
Ice Hockey, Ice hockey player
1934 – 1994
Who was William Chalmers?
William "Bill, Chick" Chalmers, played for the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters who won 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 Toronto. This was the only NHL game of his career, earning him a spot on the list of NHL one gamers.
Beginning in 1957–1958 Chalmers would play the next fourteen seasons for five teams in the International Hockey League. Six of those seasons under General Manager Ken Wilson, 1960–1963 with the Omaha Knights and 1963–1966 for the Toledo Blades.
In 1982, Chalmers took over coaching duties for the Danville Dashers of the CnHL. Chick led the Dashers to a Wal-Mar Cup playoff victory in 1984.
Chalmers died on Wednesday, December 7, 1994.
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- Born
- Jan 24, 1934
Stratford - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Lived in
- Stratford
- Died
- Dec 7, 1994
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on July 23, 2013
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