William Klatt

Date of Birth: Oct 16, 1947
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: St. Paul, MN, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: RW
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

William Klatt Statistics

									Post
1962-1963	Hill-Murray School	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1963-1964	Hill-Murray School	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964-1965	Hill-Murray School	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966-1967	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	28	10	13	23	12	-
1967-1968	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	31	23	20	43	14	-
1968-1969	Univ. of Minnesota "C"	NCAA	30	19	22	41	24	-
1968-1969	Oklahoma City Blazers	CenHL	4	1	1	2	0	-
1969-1970	Oklahoma City Blazers	CenHL	40	7	15	22	38	-
1970-1971	Oklahoma City Blazers	CenHL	71	34	41	75	37	-	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	-
1971-1972	Oklahoma City Blazers	CenHL	66	34	41	75	26	-	Playoffs	6	5	9	14	2	-
1972-1973	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA	78	36	22	58	22	-	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	5	-
1973-1974	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA	65	14	6	20	12	-	Playoffs	11	3	2	5	18	-
1974-1975	Omaha Knights	CenHL	60	20	25	45	24	-	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	4	-
1975-1976	HC Salzburg	Austria	28	30	19	49	-	-
1975-1976	USA	WC	10	3	1	4	0	-
1976-1977	ATSE Graz	Austria	32	46	23	69	74	-
1977-1978	ATSE Graz	Austria	37	36	32	68	-	-
1978-1979	ATSE Graz	Austria	30	32	20	52	-	-

William Klatt Career Totals by League


Austria	4	127	144	94	238	1.87	74*	-	0
CenHL	5	241	96	123	219	0.91	125	-	3	15	7	10	17	1.13	10	-
NCAA	3	89	52	55	107	1.20	50	-	0
USHS-MN	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	1	10	3	1	4	0.40	0	-	0
WHA	2	143	50	28	78	0.55	34	-	2	17	4	5	9	0.53	23	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

William Klatt Career Totals by Team


ATSE Graz	3	99	114	75	189	1.91	74*	-	0
HC Salzburg	1	28	30	19	49	1.75	-	-	0
Hill-Murray School	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Minnesota Fighting Saints	2	143	50	28	78	0.55	34	-	2	17	4	5	9	0.53	23	-
Oklahoma City Blazers (CenHL)	4	181	76	98	174	0.96	101	-	2	11	6	9	15	1.36	6	-
Omaha Knights	1	60	20	25	45	0.75	24	-	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	4	-
Univ. of Minnesota	3	89	52	55	107	1.20	50	-	0
USA	1	10	3	1	4	0.40	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

William Klatt Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1977-1978	Austrian Champion

William Klatt Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for ATSE Graz

William 'Bill' Klatt, born on October 16th 1947 in Minneapolis, MN, USA, started his professional career with the CHL's Oklahoma City Blazers. After scoring 189 points in 192 games, he joined the Minnesota Fighting Saints from the World Hockey Association (WHA). In the summer of 1975 he sought a change of scenery and moved overseas to Austria, where he joined HC Salzburg. One year later, he went on to Graz, where he became the Austrian league's top scorer in two consecutive seasons. Klatt was part of ATSE's championship winning team in 1978 and retired after a third year with the club in 1979. In four seasons in Austria he scored a total of 238 points (144 goals, 94 assists) in 127 games. William Klatt was also part of the United States' national team at the World Championships 1976 in Poland, a tournament the USA finished in fourth place.
William Klatt passed away December 23rd, 2011 in Afton, MN, USA due to leukemia. (by Hannes Biedermann)