| Bill Army | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1957, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Pro clubs | Boston College Rochester Americans Port Huron Flags Flint Generals |
| Playing career | 1976–1982 |
William Army is an American retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Boston College.[1]
Career[]
Army began attending Boston College in the fall of 1976 after having been recruited for the ice hockey team by Len Ceglarski. After a pedestrian freshman season, Army more than doubled his point production as a sophomore and finished second on the team with 60 points. He helped lead the team to a surprising conference championship and their first NCAA title game in thirteen years.[2] While the Eagles were unsuccessful in their championship bid, Army had firmly established himself as a star for BC. In 1979 he was invited to try out for the national team in the run up to the 1980 Winter Olympics, along with teammate Joe Mullen (neither were ultimately selected).[3] His scoring declined sharply after 1978 but he remained a major part of the Boston College offense and led the team in scoring as a senior. He was named as an All-American despite finishing more than 50 points behind the nation's leader.
After graduating, Army embarked on a short professional career before retiring after the 1982 season. He was inducted into the Boston College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986.[4]
Personal life[]
Bill's younger brother Tim played college hockey at Providence and went on to a long coaching career including stops in the college- and NHL-levels.
Statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 29 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 34 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 26 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 32 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 42 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Flint Generals | IHL | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 121 | 64 | 100 | 164 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1979–80 | [5] |
| AHCA East All-American | 1979–80 | [1] |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1979-1980 All-American Team", The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ All-Time Championship Tournament records and results (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- ↑ "Mullen and Army Make Olympic Squad", The Heights, 1979-04-23.
- ↑ "Bill Army", Boston College Eagles.
- ↑ "ECAC All-Teams", College Hockey Historical Archives.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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