William Needham

William Needham Facts

Needham, 90, died on January 25, 2022, in Strongsville, Ohio.

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William Needham Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1952-1953	Grand Rapids Rockets	IHL	49	7	10	17	85	-	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	10	-
1953-1954	Glace Bay Miners	MMHL	44	6	8	14	83	-
1953-1954	Valleyfield Braves	QHL	31	3	3	6	65	-	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	8	-
1954-1955	Valleyfield Braves	QHL	46	5	3	8	30	-
1954-1955	New Westminster Royals	WHL-Sr.	5	0	0	0	2	-
1956-1957	North Bay Trappers (Sr.)	OHA-Sr.	58	8	11	19	61	-
1956-1957	Cleveland Barons	AHL	2	0	0	0	2	-
1957-1958	Cleveland Barons	AHL	69	4	11	15	35	-	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	6	-
1958-1959	Cleveland Barons	AHL	70	5	11	16	59	-	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	10	-
1959-1960	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	5	16	21	79	-	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	4	-
1960-1961	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	2	16	18	79	-	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	11	-
1961-1962	Cleveland Barons	AHL	70	6	17	23	62	-	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	4	-
1962-1963	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	8	25	33	76	-	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	2	-
1963-1964	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	3	22	25	74	-	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	24	-
1964-1965	Cleveland Barons	AHL	63	4	15	19	70	-
1965-1966	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	8	17	25	48	-	Playoffs	12	0	1	1	10	-
1966-1967	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	5	33	38	59	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-
1967-1968	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	5	27	32	80	-
1968-1969	Cleveland Barons	AHL	67	3	11	14	50	-	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	4	-
1969-1970	Cleveland Barons	AHL	72	2	19	21	46	-
1970-1971	Cleveland Barons	AHL	64	2	6	8	40	-	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	2	-
1971-1972	Toledo Hornets	IHL	32	0	5	5	29	-

William Needham Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	15	981	62	246	308	0.31	859	-	11	76	0	13	13	0.17	77	-
IHL	2	81	7	15	22	0.27	114	-	1	10	0	4	4	0.40	10	-
MMHL	1	44	6	8	14	0.32	83	-	0
OHA-Sr.	1	58	8	11	19	0.33	61	-	0
QHL	2	77	8	6	14	0.18	95	-	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	8	-
WHL-Sr.	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0

William Needham Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Cleveland Barons (Original)	15	981	62	246	308	0.31	859	-	11	76	0	13	13	0.17	77	-
Glace Bay Miners	1	44	6	8	14	0.32	83	-	0
Grand Rapids Rockets	1	49	7	10	17	0.35	85	-	1	10	0	4	4	0.40	10	-
New Westminster Royals	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
North Bay Trappers (Sr.)	1	58	8	11	19	0.33	61	-	0
Toledo Hornets	1	32	0	5	5	0.16	29	-	0
Valleyfield Braves (old Sr)	2	77	8	6	14	0.18	95	-	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	8	-

William Needham Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1963-1964	AHL Calder Cup Champion
1967-1968	AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award) AHL First All-Star Team

William Needham Biography and Trivia

Needham was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.