Will Calverley

Will Calverley
Born (1998-07-17) July 17, 1998 (age 26)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
ECHL team
Former teams
Iowa Heartlanders
Florida Everblades
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2023–present

William Calverley (born July 17, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing with the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL. He was an All-American for RIT.[1]

Playing career

Calverley's college career began in 2018 after a solid junior career with the Chilliwack Chiefs. He debuted for RIT as a two-way player and provided depth scoring in his first season.[2] He became one of the team's top goal scorers during his sophomore season and helped the team finish third in Atlantic Hockey. Unfortunately, shortly before their quarterfinal series was to begin, the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Entering his junior season, Calverley was named an alternate captain. He led the Tigers through a tumultuous season with his best offensive output yet, despite playing 14 fewer games than the previous season. Calverley was named an All-American and co-Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year. For his fourth year with RIT, Calverley was named team-captain.

Eligible to extend his college career due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Calverley moved to Merrimack College of the Hockey East for the 2022–23 season. Having completed his collegiate career, placing fifth on the Warriors in scoring with 20 points through 38 games, Calverley embarked on his professional career by signing for the Florida Everblades for the remainder of the season on April 1, 2023.[4] Calverley remained on the roster for the Everblades post-season, contributing with 3 goals and 5 points in 12 appearances to help Florida capture Kelly Cup back-to-back.

In the off-season, Calverley ECHL's rights were traded by the Everblades to the Iowa Heartlanders on August 23, 2023, and was subsequently signed to a contract for the 2023–24 season.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 North York Rangers OJHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 North York Rangers OJHL 3 0 2 2 4
2016–17 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 56 17 33 50 61 23 3 10 13 18
2017–18 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 55 18 28 46 38 7 2 0 2 6
2018–19 R.I.T. AHA 37 7 9 16 48
2019–20 R.I.T. AHA 32 13 10 23 20
2020–21 R.I.T. AHA 18 12 13 25 4
2021–22 R.I.T. AHA 38 15 12 27 12
2022–23 Merrimack College HE 38 5 15 20 27
2022–23 Florida Everblades ECHL 6 1 1 2 2 12 3 2 5 6
2023–24 Iowa Heartlanders ECHL 39 8 13 21 39
ECHL totals 45 9 14 23 23 12 3 2 5 6

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Atlantic Hockey East First Team 2020–21 [6]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2020–21 [1]
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 2021–22 [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Will Calverley". RIT Tigers. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Remainder of 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Cancelled". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ ECHL (April 1, 2023). "Everblades sign Will Calverley". Twitter. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Iowa Heartlanders (August 23, 2023). "Heartlanders acquire Will Calverley". Twitter. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Hockey. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Scoring Trophy
2020–21
With: Jakov Novak
Succeeded by
Preceded by Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward
2020–21
With: Chris Dodero
Succeeded by
Preceded by Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year
2020–21
With: Brennan Kapcheck and Nick Prkusic
Succeeded by