Bill Heindl Jr. | |||
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Born |
Sherbrooke, QC, CAN |
May 13, 1946||
Died | March 1, 1992 Richmond, BC, CAN |
(aged 45)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers Cleveland Crusaders |
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National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 1966–1977 |
William Wayne Heindl Jr. (May 13, 1946 – March 1, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 18 games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist in the 1970s. He also played one season in the World Hockey Association with the Cleveland Crusaders, and was a member of Team Canada at the 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships.
Heindl began his junior hockey career in Winnipeg, Manitoba, playing for the Winnipeg Braves, and then joined the Oshawa Generals of the OHA for the 1965–66 season.That year Oshawa played in the Memorial Cup, and Heindl put up impressive numbers, scoring 13 goals and 21 points in the playoffs that year. After one season in Oshawa, Heindl joined the Eastern Hockey League's Clinton Comets, where he had his most productive season as a professional scoring 52 goals in 1967–68. He then spent a couple years with the Canadian National Team and was a member of the squad that played in the 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships. He had four goals and an assist in nine games for the fourth place Canadians.