Bill Berglund
American former ice hockey goaltender (born 1945)
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Bill Berglund (born September 24, 1945) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who played five games in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers.
| Bill Berglund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 24, 1945 Everett, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Played for | New England Whalers | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1975 | ||
Biography
Berglund played college hockey with Boston State College before turning spending one year in the United States Hockey League for the Green Bay Bobcats. He turned pro in 1972 in the Eastern Hockey League with the New England Blades and the Rhode Island Eagles. He also played in the Southern Hockey League for the Suncoast Suns and the American Hockey League for the Jacksonville Barons before making his debut for the Whalers in the 1973–74 WHA season, playing three games in all. He played North American Hockey League for the Cape Codders before playing two more games for the Whalers during the 1974–75 WHA season which turned out to be his last pro season before retiring.
Berglund went on to become an assistant coach at both Northeastern University and Boston University.[1] He also worked as a scout for the Montreal Canadiens.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1967–68 | Boston State College | ECAC-2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 77 | 0 | 3.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1968–69 | Boston State College | ECAC-2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | 4.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1969–70 | Boston State College | ECAC-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1969–70 | Concord Eastern Olympics | NEnHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1970–71 | Green Bay Bobcats | USHL | 12 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 0 | 4.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1971–72 | Concord Eastern Olympics | NEnHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–73 | New England Blades | EHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | 5.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972–73 | Rhode Island Eagles | EHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 3.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973–74 | Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 9.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973–74 | New England Whalers | WHA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973–74 | Suncoast Suns | SHL | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 913 | 71 | 0 | 4.67 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974–75 | New England Whalers | WHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 | .813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974–75 | Cape Codders | NAHL | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 705 | 50 | 0 | 4.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| WHA totals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 13 | 0 | 3.61 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
