Bill Bennett (ice hockey)
# Bill Bennett (ice hockey)

William Bennett (born May 31, 1953) is an American former ice hockey left winger.

## Career

Bennett played 31 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Hartford Whalers between 1978 and 1980. After leaving the NHL, he played with the Wichita Wind, Hershey Bears, and Fort Wayne Komets.

## Personal life

Bennett's father, Harvey Bennett Sr., and two of his brothers (Curt Bennett and Harvey Bennett Jr. also played in the NHL.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1974–75 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 34 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Central Wisconsin Flyers | USHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Columbus Owls | IHL | 70 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 131 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 1978–79 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 35 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 28 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 68 |
| 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 184 | 64 | 75 | 139 | 257 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
