# William Chalmers (ice hockey)

William Junior Chalmers (January 24, 1934 – December 7, 1994), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1953–54 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1971, was mainly spent in the minor International Hockey League.

## Playing career

Chalmers played junior for the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, winning 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 Maple Leaf Gardens against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was the only NHL game of his career, earning him a spot on the list of NHL one gamers.
Beginning in 1957–58, Chalmers played the next fourteen seasons for five teams in the International Hockey League. Six of those seasons under general manager Ken Wilson, from 1960 to 1963 with the Omaha Knights and 1963 to 1966 for the Toledo Blades.
In 1982, Chalmers took over coaching duties for the Danville Dashers of the Continental Hockey League. Chick led the Dashers to a Wal-Mart Cup playoff victory in 1984.
Chalmers died on December 7, 1994.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1951–52 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 53 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1951–52 | Guelph Biltmores | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1952–53 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 33 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 22 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Galt Black Hawks | OHA | 39 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 37 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1955–56 | Chatham Maroons | OHA Sr | 45 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Chatham Maroons | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 1956–57 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Chatham Maroons | OHA Sr | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 40 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957–58 | Louisville Rebels | IHL | 64 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1958–59 | Louisville Rebels | IHL | 53 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 1959–60 | Louisville Rebels | IHL | 68 | 41 | 93 | 134 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960–61 | Omaha Knights | IHL | 70 | 35 | 69 | 104 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1961–62 | Omaha Knights | IHL | 68 | 29 | 73 | 102 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 1962–63 | Omaha Knights | IHL | 68 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 1963–64 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 70 | 32 | 62 | 94 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| 1964–65 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 64 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1965–66 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 70 | 28 | 65 | 93 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 72 | 34 | 67 | 101 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| 1967–68 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 70 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 64 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 51 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1970–71 | Toledo Hornets | IHL | 35 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Greensboro Generals | EHL | 20 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 888 | 363 | 791 | 1154 | 212 | 80 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 20 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards
### Team awards

* 1951–1952 Memorial Cup
* 1963–1964 Turner Cup
* 1963–1964 Fred A. Huber Trophy
* 1966–1967 Turner Cup

### Individual awards

* 1959–60 George H. Wilkinson Trophy
* 1959–60 IHL Second All-Star Team
* 1960–1961 IHL Second Team All-Star
* 1961–1962 IHL First All-Star Team
* 1964–1965 James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
* 1966–1967 IHL Second All-Star Team