1963 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Bill Carson
Selected by
Chicago from Brampton (Ontario Midget)
6-foot-1, 200 pounds
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
Pre-Draft Notes
Played for the Brampton Strippits juvenile team as a 15-year-old in 1961-62.
Canadian • Born Aug. 6, 1946 in Brampton, Ontario •
Hometown: Brampton, Ont. • Died June 3, 2014
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
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Won Ontario Jr. B championship with Sarnia in 1966.
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Played his final season in the Chicago organization in 1965-66
before entering university at St. Dunstan's, which became part of
the University of Prince Edward Island in 1969.
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Also played football at St. Dunstan's.
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Inducted into
Sarnia Hockey Hall of Fame with his 1965-66 Sarnia
Legionnaires teammates in 2004.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
William S. Carson
Post-Draft Teams: St.
Catharines (OHA); Brampton (MTJAHL); Sarnia (Ontario Jr. B); St.
Dunstan's/Prince Edward Island (MIAA, AUAA)
Career Beyond Hockey: Went to
work for Revenue Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, after university and later ran
a tax-consulting business.
Total Selected: |
21 |
Forwards: |
13 |
Defense: |
6 |
Goaltenders: |
0 |
Position n/a: |
2 |
Major Junior: |
4 |
College Players: |
0 |
Canadian: |
21 |
American: |
0 |
European: |
0 |
Reached NHL: |
5 |
Won Stanley Cup: |
1 |
Hall of Fame: |
0 |
All-Star Game: |
2 |
Year-end All-Star: |
0 |
Olympians: |
0 |
Picks Traded: |
0 |