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Encyclopedia > Bill McCreary Sr.
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Nickname Bill
Height
Weight
ft 10 in (1.78 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Pro Clubs New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born December 2, 1934,
Sundridge, Ontario
Pro Career 19531971

William Edward McCreary (b. December 2, 1934 in Sundridge, Ontario) was a National Hockey League left winger, coach and general manager. The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ... Human height, or stature, is the height of a human being. ... Weight, in the context of human body weight measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of mass, and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg) or pounds (lb). ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... The New York Rangers (NYR) are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The St. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... A childs first birthday party For other uses of the term, see Birthday (disambiguation). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sundridge is a village in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sundridge is a village in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... NHL redirects here. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word...


Career

Druing his pro career McCreary played for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues. He later became general manager of the California Golden Seals in 1974-75. Although the Seals were performing fairly well, a dispute with coach Marshall Johnston led to his firing of Johnston and going behind the bench himself for the seasons remainder. He hired Jack Evans as coach the following year. The team moved to Cleveland and became the Cleveland Barons. Yet, the club struggled and McCreary was fired as general manager. The New York Rangers (NYR) are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The St. ... The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967-76. ... Jack Evans (born April 2, 1982 in Parkland, Washington) is a professional wrestler currently wrestling in the American based promotion Ring of Honor, and the Japanese based promotion Dragon Gate. ... The name Cleveland Barons has been used by several professional hockey teams. ...


He was the elder brother of the late Keith McCreary, also a NHL left winger. His son, Bill McCreary Jr. played 12 games in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1980-81 season. Bill McCreary Jr. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...


Awards & Achievements

  • WHL Prairie Division Second All-Star Team (1957)
  • CPHL First All-Star Team (1964, 1966)

The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey Major Junior Tier I leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ...

External Links

  • Bill McCreary at Legends of Hockey


 
 

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