| 词条 | Bill Speer |
| 释义 |
| image = Bill Speer.JPG | played_for = Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins | position = Defense | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 201 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|3|20}} | birth_place = Lindsay, Ontario | death_date = {{death date and age|1989|3|12|1942|3|20}} | death_place = Fenelon Falls, Ontario | career_start = 1963 | career_end = 1975 }} Francis William "Bill" Speer (March 20, 1942 – February 12, 1989) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. CareerSpeer played 135 games in the World Hockey Association and 130 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Lindsay, Ontario, he played for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades, and New Jersey Knights. Speer was known as a solid, shot-blocking defenseman throughout his career.[1] Speer was known for his weight issues during his hockey career. Although generally listed as 5' 11" and 200 pounds throughout his career, his regularly played closer to 210 pounds and even weighed as much as 242 pounds during the 1966-67 offseason.[2] Speer was able to lose most of the weight, dropping down to 210 for the opening of Penguins' training camp and even dropping as low as 206. During his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, he was also the designated team barber, setting up a makeshift barbershop in the wash room of the Penguins' dressing room in the Civic Arena. Speer became a barber at the age of 15 and took over his father's shop in 1967 after his father died. Although he never mentioned a specific fee for the haircuts, Speer did say that a 25 cent tip was standard.[2] Speer earned the nickname "The Lindsay Clipper" during his time with the Bruins.[3][4] After his playing days were over, some of his former teammates would visit the shop from time to time.[3] Speer won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 1970.[3] DeathSpeer died on February 12, 1989 while riding his snowmobile on a lake in Fenelon Falls, Ontario. The snowmobile plunged through the thin ice and Speer drowned.[3] He was 47 years old. Speer is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Lindsay, Ontario. References1. ^{{cite news |last=Heufeulder |first=Bill |date=January 2, 1968|title=Speer's Not Afraid Of The Puck Anymore |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1tIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7212%2C574523|deadurl=no |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh|access-date=June 27, 2015}} 2. ^1 {{cite news |last=Heufeulder |first=Bill |date=November 29, 1967 |title=Barber Speer Keeps Penguins' Mates Trim |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YcAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kE8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3804%2C5594954 |deadurl=no |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh|access-date=June 27, 2015}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |author1=Barbara-Ann MacEachern |title=Family remembers Stanley Cup win |url=https://www.mykawartha.com/community-story/3718377-family-remembers-stanley-cup-win/ |accessdate=December 14, 2018 |publisher=Peterborough This Week |date=March 15, 2010}} 4. ^Bruins Legends: Bill Speer External links{{Portal|Biography}}
12 : 1942 births|1989 deaths|Baltimore Clippers players|Boston Bruins players|Canadian ice hockey defencemen|Ice hockey people from Ontario|New Jersey Knights players|New York Golden Blades players|New York Raiders players|Pittsburgh Penguins players|Stanley Cup champions|Sportspeople from Kawartha Lakes |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。