Tom_Williams_(ice_hockey,_born_1951)
Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1951)
Canadian ice hockey player
Thomas Charles Williams (born February 7, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings from 1972 to 1979.
| Tom Williams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1951-02-07) February 7, 1951 (age 73) Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL draft |
27th overall, 1971 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1980 | ||
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.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database