Bill Cook
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William "Bill" Cook (b. October 9, 1896 in Brantford, Ontario - April 6, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.
Bill was part of the Bun Line with his brother Bun Cook and Frank Boucher. 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.
[edit] 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 Islanders | 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 | ||||
| Preceded by New Team |
New York Rangers captains 1926-37 |
Succeeded by Art Coulter |
| Preceded by Harvey Jackson |
NHL Scoring Champion 1933 |
Succeeded by Charlie Conacher |
| Preceded by Nels Stewart |
NHL Scoring Champion 1927 |
Succeeded by Howie Morenz |
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