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45. Tom Williams

45. Tom Williams

Tom Williams played 25 Games with the New York Rangers before being traded to Los Angeles, where he had his greatest success in Hockey.

The Left Wing played with the Kings until 1979, doing well on tertiary lines, but having one very good year in 1976/77 where he lit the lamp 35 times with 74 overall Points.  He was traded to the Kings in the '79 offseason but never made their team and retired shortly after.

Williams scored 249 Points in 372 Games for Los Angeles.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Left Wing
  • Acquired: Traded from the New York Rangers with Sheldon Kannegiesser and Mike Murphy for Real Lemieux and Gilles Marotte 11/3/73.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the St. Louis Blues as the Player to be Named Later from a previous three-team deal.  That transaction also saw St. Louis trade Barry Gibbs to Los Angeles.  St. Louis sent Terry Richardson to the New York Islanders 8/16/79.

  • Games Played: 372
  • Notable Statistics:

    114 Goals
    135 Assists 
    249 Points 
    67 PIM 
    0.67 PPG 
    +10 Plus/Minus 
    20.0 Point Shares 

    29 Playoff Games
    8 Goals
    7 Assists 
    15 Points 
    4 PIM 
    0.52 PPG 
    -4 Plus/Minus 

  • Major Accolades and Awards: None

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