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Wilbert Carl "Dutch, Wib" Hiller (May 11, 1915 – November 12, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League from 1938 to 1946 with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, and Montreal Canadiens The rest of his career, which lasted from 1935 to 1949, was spent in various minor leagues, including one season in the English National League. He won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1940 with the Rangers and in 1946 with the Canadiens.
Wilbert Hiller | |||
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Born |
Berlin, Ontario, Canada | May 11, 1915||
Died |
November 12, 2005 90) Glendale, California, USA | (aged||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1935–1949 |
Hiller was born in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario on May 11, 1915.[1] Hiller's hockey career began with stints playing for the Kitchener Empires, the Sudbury Cub Wolves and the Sudbury Frood Miners.[1] Prior to joining the New York Rangers in for the 1938-1939 season, he played in England with the Harringay Greyhounds and the New York Rovers.[1]
He died of congestive heart failure in 2005.[2]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1932–33 | Kitchener Empires | OHA B | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
1933–34 | Sudbury Wolf Cubs | NOJHA | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
1934–35 | Sudbury Wolf Cubs | NOJHA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
1935–36 | Sudbury Frood Miners | NBHL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1935–36 | Falconridge Falcons | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
1936–37 | Harringay Greyhounds | ENL | 42 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1937–38 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 43 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1937–38 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1938–39 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
1939–40 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
1940–41 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1941–42 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1941–42 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1942–43 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1942–43 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 39 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1942–43 | Washington Lions | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 50 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1944–45 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1945–46 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 45 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
1946–47 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 64 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
1947–48 | Ayr Centennials | OHA Sr | 19 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
1948–49 | Los Angeles Monarchs | PCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 383 | 91 | 113 | 204 | 163 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 21 |
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