William Chalmers (ice hockey)


William Junior "Bill, Chick" Chalmers, 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 1957–58, 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.

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 Team All-Star

1960–1961 IHL Second Team All-Star

1961–1962 IHL First Team All-Star

1964–1965 James Gatschene Memorial Trophy

1966–1967 IHL Second Team All-Star

Playing statistics

Coaching