Bill Kendall (ice hockey)
# Bill Kendall (ice hockey)

William Kendall (April 1, 1910 — April 18, 1996) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

## Career

Kendall played for several teams in the minor leagues including the St. Louis Flyers and the London Tecumsehs. He played in the NHL for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1934 to 1938 and won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1934.

From 1942–1944, he served with the Canadian Army during World War II. After the war, Kendall returned to hockey and played two seasons before retiring in 1946.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1928–29 | Elmwood Millionaires | WJrHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1928–29 | Elmwood Millionaires | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 1929–30 | Elmwood Millionaires | WJrHL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1929–30 | Elmwood Millionaires | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1930–31 | Elmwood Maple Leafs | MHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1930–31 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 47 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 41 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933–34 | London Tecumsehs | IHL | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1934–35 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935–36 | London Tecumsehs | IHL | 22 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1935–36 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936–37 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1936–37 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1937–38 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1937–38 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 39 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1938–39 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 48 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 1939–40 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 48 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1940–41 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 30 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1941–42 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 50 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1944–45 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 60 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1945–46 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHA totals | AHA totals | AHA totals | 326 | 129 | 99 | 228 | 190 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 138 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Awards and achievements

* Stanley Cup Championship (1934)
* AHA Championships (1938, 1939, & 1941)
* AHA Second All-Star Team (1940)
* Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
