William Chalmers (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Stratford, Ontario, Canada
About William Chalmers (ice hockey)
- William Junior "Bill, Chick" Chalmers (born January 24, 1934 in Stratford, Ontario - d.
- December 7, 1994), was a professional ice hockey player who played 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.
- This was the only NHL game of his career, earning him a spot on the list of NHL one gamers. Beginning in 1957–1958, Chalmers would play the next fourteen seasons for five teams in the International Hockey League.
- Six of those seasons under General Manager Ken Wilson, 1960–1963 with the Omaha Knights and 1963–1966 for the Toledo Blades. In 1982, Chalmers took over coaching duties for the Danville Dashers of the CnHL.
- Chick led the Dashers to a Wal-Mart Cup playoff victory in 1984. Chalmers died on Wednesday, December 7, 1994.
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