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Ice hockey player

Bill Cook
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1952
Born	(1896-10-09)October 9, 1896 Brantford, ON, CAN
Died	April 6, 1986(1986-04-06) (aged 89)
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers
Playing career	1926–1937

William Osser Xavier Cook (October 9, 1896 – April 6, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.

Bill was part of the Bread Line with his brother Bun Cook and Frank Boucher. The line scored every Ranger goal in the Stanley Cup finals in 1928, leading the team to its first Cup. He was captain when Rangers won their 2nd cup in 1933.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1952. In 1998, he was ranked number 44 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, making him the highest-ranked player to have played a majority of his career with the Rangers.

Legacy

Ranked No. 5 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1923–24	Saskatoon Crescents	WCHL	30	26	14	40	—	—	—	—	—	—
1924–25	Saskatoon Sheiks	WCHL	28	27	6	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
1925–26	Saskatoon Sheiks	WCHL	30	31	13	44	—	—	—	—	—	—
1926–27	New York Rangers	NHL	44	33	4	37	58	2	1	0	1	6
1927–28	New York Rangers	NHL	43	18	6	24	42	9	2	3	5	26
1928–29	New York Rangers	NHL	43	15	8	23	41	6	0	0	0	6
1929–30	New York Rangers	NHL	44	29	30	59	56	4	0	1	1	11
1930–31	New York Rangers	NHL	43	30	12	42	39	4	3	0	3	4
1931–32	New York Rangers	NHL	48	34	14	48	33	7	3	3	6	2
1932–33	New York Rangers	NHL	48	28	22	50	51	8	3	2	5	4
1933–34	New York Rangers	NHL	48	13	13	26	21	2	0	0	0	2
1934–35	New York Rangers	NHL	48	21	15	36	23	4	1	2	3	7
1935–36	New York Rangers	NHL	44	7	10	17	16	—	—	—	—	—
1936–37	New York Rangers	NHL	21	1	4	5	6	—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	Cleveland Barons	IAHL	5	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals			474	229	138	367	386	46	13	11	24	68

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Preceded byPosition created	New York Rangers captain 1926–37	Succeeded byArt Coulter
Preceded byHarvey Jackson	NHL Scoring Champion 1933	Succeeded byCharlie Conacher
Preceded byNels Stewart	NHL Scoring Champion 1927	Succeeded byHowie Morenz
Preceded byNeil Colville	Head coach of the New York Rangers 1951-53	Succeeded byFrank Boucher

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