Bill Cook
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William Osser Xavier Cook (October 9, 1896 – April 6, 1986) was a Canadian
professional ice hockey
right winger
who played for the New York Rangers
in the National Hockey League
and Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
.
Bill was part of the Bread Line with his brother Bun Cook
and Frank Boucher
. The line scored every Ranger goal in the Stanley Cup
finals in 1928
, leading the team to its first Cup. He was captain
when Rangers won their 2nd cup in 1933
.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1952. In 1998, he was ranked number 44 on The Hockey News
list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, making him the highest-ranked player to have played a majority of his career with the Rangers.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played for the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League...
.
Bill was part of the Bread Line with his brother Bun Cook
Bun Cook
Frederick Joseph "Bun" Cook was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.Cook was part of the Bread Line with his brother Bill Cook and Frank...
and Frank Boucher
Frank Boucher
François-Xavier "Raffles" Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association...
. The line scored every Ranger goal in the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
finals in 1928
1928 Stanley Cup Finals
-References & notes:* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame . Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7-See also:*1927–28 NHL season...
, leading the team to its first Cup. He was captain
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
when Rangers won their 2nd cup in 1933
1933 Stanley Cup Finals
-References & notes:* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame . Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7...
.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
in 1952. In 1998, he was ranked number 44 on The Hockey News
The Hockey News
The Hockey News, commonly abbreviated to THN, is a North American ice hockey magazine published by Transcontinental. The Hockey News was founded in 1947 by Ken McKenzie and Bill Côté, and has since been the most recognized hockey publication in North America...
list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, making him the highest-ranked player to have played a majority of his career with the Rangers.
Legacy
- Ranked No. 5 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
, 2009).
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1923–24 | Saskatoon Crescents | WCHL Western Canada Hockey League The Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:... |
30 | 26 | 14 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Saskatoon Sheiks Saskatoon Sheiks The Saskatoon Sheiks were a professional ice hockey team in the Western Canada Hockey League and Prairie Hockey League from 1922 to 1928. The team was based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, except for the end of the 1922 season, when they played in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.The team entered the WCHL in... |
WCHL | 28 | 27 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Saskatoon Sheiks | WCHL | 30 | 31 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
44 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1927–28 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 1928–29 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1929–30 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1930–31 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1931–32 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1932–33 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1933–34 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1934–35 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1935–36 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | New York Rangers | NHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Cleveland Barons | IAHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 474 | 229 | 138 | 367 | 386 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 68 | ||||