Bill Berg (ice hockey)

For other people named Bill Berg, see Bill Berg (disambiguation).
Bill Berg
Born (1967-10-21) October 21, 1967 (age 57)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
NHL draft 59th overall, 1986
New York Islanders
Playing career 1987–1999

William Daniel Berg (born October 21, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams between 1988 and 1999.

Early life

Berg was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. Berg was a member of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, with whom he won a Calder Cup in 1990.

Career

Berg started his National Hockey League career with the New York Islanders in 1988–89. He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and Ottawa Senators. He retired after the 1998–99 campaign. In 2008, Berg began coaching high school hockey at Ridley College.[1]

Berg served as a hockey analyst on the NHL Network's NHL on the Fly and On the Fly: Final. He previously appeared on the radio program Hockey Central at Noon on CJCL, which was also simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Toronto Marlboros OHL 64 3 35 38 143 4 0 0 0 19
1986–87 Toronto Marlboros OHL 57 3 15 18 138 — — — — —
1986–87 Springfield Indians AHL 4 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 5 0 1 1 8 7 0 3 3 31
1987–88 Springfield Indians AHL 76 6 26 32 148 — — — — —
1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL 69 17 32 49 122 — — — — —
1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 7 1 2 3 10 — — — — —
1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 74 12 42 54 74 15 5 12 17 22
1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 78 9 14 23 67 — — — — —
1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL 3 0 2 2 16 — — — — —
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 47 5 9 14 28 — — — — —
1992–93 New York Islanders NHL 22 6 3 9 49 — — — — —
1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 58 7 8 15 54 21 1 1 2 18
1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 83 8 11 19 93 18 1 2 3 10
1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32 5 1 6 26 7 0 1 1 4
1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 23 1 1 2 33 — — — — —
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 18 2 1 3 8 10 1 0 1 0
1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 67 8 6 14 37 3 0 0 0 2
1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 67 1 9 10 55 — — — — —
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 44 2 2 4 28 2 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 16 4 7 11 23 — — — — —
NHL totals 546 55 67 122 488 61 3 4 7 34

Awards and honors

Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Springfield Indians) 1990

References

  1. ^ Grossman, David (September 2, 2008). "Ex-Leaf Bill Berg to coach college hockey". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 6, 2018.


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