Bill Cook

Bill Cook
Position	Winger
Shot	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg)
Teams	New York Rangers
Nationality	Canadian
Born	October 9, 1896(1896-10-09), Brantford, ON, CA
Died	April 6, 1986(1986-04-06) (aged 89),
Pro Career	1921 – 1938
Hall of Fame, 1952

A very young Bill Cook in 1910. His juvenile team in the Kingston Church Athletic League included future NHL'er Flat Walsh. Bill is in the front row on the right.

William "Bill" Cook (born October 9, 1896 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada - d. April 6, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and Saskatoon Crescents in the Western Canada Hockey League.

Bill was part of the 'A Line' (named after the NYC subway line) with his brother Bun Cook and Frank Boucher. The line was also called the Bread Line, with references to Bill's brother, even though the 'bun' was short for 'bunny' (as in 'quick as a bunny'). The line scored every Ranger goal in the Stanley Cup finals in 1928, leading the team to its first Cup.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1952. In 1998, he was ranked number 44 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, making him the highest-ranked player to have played a majority of his career with the Rangers. Bill, along with his brother, is also enshrined in the International Hockey Hall of fame, located in his adopted home town of Kingston, Ontario.

Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1926-27	New York Rangers	NHL		44	33	4	37	58		2	1	0	1	6
1927-28	New York Rangers	NHL		43	18	6	24	42		9	2	3	5	26
1928-29	New York Rangers	NHL		43	15	8	23	41		6	0	0	0	6
1929-30	New York Rangers	NHL		44	29	30	59	56		4	0	1	1	11
1930-31	New York Rangers	NHL		43	30	12	42	39		4	3	0	3	4
1931-32	New York Rangers	NHL		48	34	14	48	33		7	3	3	6	2
1932-33	New York Rangers	NHL		48	28	22	50	51		8	3	2	5	4
1933-34	New York Rangers	NHL		48	13	13	26	21		2	0	0	0	2
1934-35	New York Rangers	NHL		48	21	15	36	23		4	1	2	3	7
1935-36	New York Rangers	NHL		44	7	10	17	16
1936-37	New York Rangers	NHL		21	1	4	5	6
NHL Totals				474	229	138	367	386		46	13	11	24	68

Gallery

NHL President Calder presents the Stanley Cup to Bill Cook, April 13, 1933.

Video

Arguably the most interesting NHL video of the 1930's. 1933 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 highlights of all periods of play including the Cup winning goal by Bill Cook in overtime. Foster Hewitt provides the play-by-play and interviews Conn Smythe, Dick Irvin, Busher Jackson, Charlie Conacher, King Clancy and Red Horner in the dressing room during the first intermission. Horner played with a broken right hand and shows Hewitt his cast and how he was able to grip his stick. Hewitt then interviews the Rangers in their dressing room in the second intermission.

1933 Stanley Cup Final , Toronto Maple Leafs - New York Rangers 4 game

Game 1 of the Quarter-finals at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 1935, is remembered for its high level of physicality. In one sequence, an injured Earl Seibert is carried off the ice. Later, Nels Crutchfield of the Montreal Canadiens swings his stick into the head of Rangers captain Bill Cook. As a result, Cook collapses to the ice and a bench-clearing brawl ensues. Cook returns to the ice wearing a helmet and scores the game-winning goal in a 2-1 decision. Game 2 was tied 4-4 and the Rangers won the total goals series 6-5.

External Links

• Find-A-Grave profile for Bill Cook