Bill Mitchell
Canadian ice hockey defenceman
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| Intro | Canadian ice hockey defenceman | ||
| Places | Canada | ||
| was | Athlete Ice hockey player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 22 February 1930, Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Death | 1 April 2014Toledo, USA (aged 84 years) | ||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||
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Biography
William Richard Mitchell (February 22, 1930 – April 1, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defencemen. He played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1963–64 NHL season. He also played for the Canadian national team, winning a silver medal at the 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships. He died at a hospice in Toledo, Ohio in 2014, of kidney failure.
Coaching
Bill Mitchell started his coaching career with the University of Toledo hockey team in 1966 where they were 1967 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Champions.
| Team | Year | League | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
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| G | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | Finish | Result | |||
| University of Toledo | 1966–67 | MCHA | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | MCHA Champions | MCHA Tournament Champions |
| Toledo Blades | 1969–70 | IHL | 72 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71 | NA | Lost in 1st Round |
| Toledo Hornets | 1970–71 | IHL | 72 | 17 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45 | NA | Did Not Qualify |
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| Total | 1966-71 | 167 | 71 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | |