Bill Holmes

For the British labour activist, see Bill Holmes (trade unionist).
For the English footballer, see Bill Holmes (footballer, born 1926).
Bill Holmes
Born (1899-03-09)March 9, 1899
Portage la Prairie, MB, CAN
Died March 14, 1961(1961-03-14) (aged 62)
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for NHL
Montreal Canadiens
New York Americans
IHL
Pittsburgh Shamrocks
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
Cleveland Indians
Syracuse Stars
CPHL
Niagara Falls Cataracts
London Panthers
CAHL
New Haven Eagles
AHA
Buffalo Majors
WCHL
Edmonton Eskimos
Playing career 19241936

William Orser Holmes (March 9, 1899 – March 14, 1961) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Americans.

Born in Portage la Prairie, a city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Bill Holmes died five days after his 62nd birthday.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, May 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.