Bill Prentice

Bill Prentice (Born - August 3, 1950 in Lindsay, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. He would play 158 games in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, Houston Aeros, and Indianapolis Racers.
He played college hockey for the Michigan Tech Huskies from 1970 to 1973. Undrafted by any NHL or WHA club, Prentice joined the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association in 1972. He stayed with the team through the 1974-75 season, winning the Avco World Trophy in 1974 and 1975.
Prentice split his time between the WHA and the minor pros until the WHA folded in 1979. He played one last season of hockey in 1979-80 with the Saginaw Gears.
He played in a total of 158 WHA games and scored 8 goals and 14 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
1970–71 	Michigan Technological University	NCAA 		29 	3 	5 	8 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Michigan Technological University	NCAA 		29 	2 	7 	9 	69 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Michigan Technological University	NCAA 		34 	6 	12 	18 	78 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Houston Aeros 	WHA 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1973–74 	Houston Aeros 	WHA 		55 	1 	2 	3 	35 		10 	0 	0 	0 	5
1973–74 	Jacksonville Barons 	AHL 		14 	0 	5 	5 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Tulsa Oilers 	CHL 		42 	1 	7 	8 	85 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1974–75 	Houston Aeros 	WHA 		17 	0 	3 	3 	19 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1975–76 	Indianapolis Racers 	WHA 		38 	4 	2 	6 	92 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Quebec Nordiques 	WHA 		21 	2 	5 	7 	89 		5 	0 	0 	0 	17
1976–77 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Maine Nordiques 	NAHL-Sr. 		27 	5 	2 	7 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Indianapolis Racers 	WHA 		21 	1 	1 	2 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Hampton Gulls 	AHL 		25 	0 	1 	1 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs 	AHL 		64 	2 	5 	7 	87 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Philadelphia Firebirds 	AHL 		18 	2 	3 	5 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Saginaw Gears 	IHL 		11 	1 	3 	4 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
WHA totals	WHA totals 	WHA totals		158 	8 	14 	22 	265 		19 	0 	0 	0 	22
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External Links==
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