Bill Needham
William Eric Needham
Born: January 12, 1932
Kirkland Lake, ON Canada
Position: D
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1952-1971
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Major league coaching record
Bill Needham scored 83 goals and recorded 275 assists in his 1188-game career with the Grand Rapids Rockets, Valleyfield Braves, Glace Bay Miners, New Westminster Royals, Cleveland Barons and Toledo Hornets. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the ice during the 1971 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | IHL | Grand Rapids Rockets | 49 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953-54 | QHL | Valleyfield Braves | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953-54 | MMHL | Glace Bay Miners | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | QHL | Valleyfield Braves | 46 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | WHL | New Westminster Royals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956-57 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957-58 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 69 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958-59 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 70 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959-60 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960-61 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961-62 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 70 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962-63 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963-64 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964-65 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 63 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965-66 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966-67 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967-68 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968-69 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 67 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969-70 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970-71 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 64 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971-72 | IHL | Toledo Hornets | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1188 | 83 | 275 | 358 | 1153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | IHL | Grand Rapids Rockets | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957-58 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958-59 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959-60 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960-61 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961-62 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962-63 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963-64 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965-66 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966-67 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968-69 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970-71 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 86 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
