Bill Root

William John "Bill" Root (born September 6, 1959) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers.
He played junior hockey with the Niagara Falls Flyers from 1976 to 1979. Undrafted by any NHL team, he was sugned as a free agent by the Montreal Canadiens in 1979 and was immediately assigned to the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. Against heavy odds, the undrafted Root eventually made it onto the deep Canadiens roster in 1982-83 and stayed there for the full 1983-84 season.
Root was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1984. Due to injuries and problems with team management, Root never played a full season with the Leafs and bounced between the minor pros and the NHL. In the fall of 1987 he actually belonged to four different NHL teams, ending up with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was traded back to the Leafs the next year and finished off his career with the Newmarket Saints and retired in 1991.
In his NHL career Root played in 247 games and scored 11 goals and 23 assists.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1976–77 	Niagara Falls Flyers 	OMJHL 		66 	3 	19 	22 	114 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Niagara Falls Flyers 	OMJHL 		67 	6 	11 	17 	61 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Niagara Falls Flyers 	OMJHL 		67 	4 	31 	35 	119 		20 	4 	7 	11 	42
1979–80 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 		55 	4 	15 	19 	57 		6 	1 	1 	2 	2
1980–81 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 		63 	3 	12 	15 	76 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2
1981–82 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 		77 	6 	25 	31 	105 		9 	1 	0 	1 	4
1982–83 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		46 	2 	3 	5 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 		24 	0 	7 	7 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		72 	4 	13 	17 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		35 	1 	1 	2 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	St. Catharines Saints	AHL 		28 	5 	9 	14 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		27 	0 	1 	1 	29 		7 	0 	2 	2 	13
1985–86 	St. Catharines Saints	AHL 		14 	7 	4 	11 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		34 	3 	3 	6 	37 		13 	1 	0 	1 	12
1986–87 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 		32 	4 	11 	15 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		9 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		24 	1 	2 	3 	16 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1988–89 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 		66 	10 	22 	32 	39 		5 	0 	0 	0 	18
1989–90 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 		47 	8 	7 	15 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 		36 	2 	4 	6 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		247 	11 	23 	34 	180 		22 	1 	2 	3 	25
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1959
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Niagara Falls Flyers alumni
Category:Newmarket Saints players
Category:Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
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Category:St. Catharines Saints players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Retired in 1991