Bill Quackenbush

Bill Quackenbush
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1976
Quackenbush with the Boston Bruins in 1951
Born (1922-03-02)March 2, 1922
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died September 12, 1999(1999-09-12) (aged 77)
Newtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1942–1956
Coaching career
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1973Princeton (Men's)
1979–1985Princeton (Women's)
Head coaching record
Overall34–104–2 (.250) [Men's]

Hubert George Quackenbush (March 2, 1922 – September 12, 1999), known as Bill Quackenbush, was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. During his 14-year career, he was the first defenceman to win the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. He won the award after playing the entire 1948–49 season without recording a penalty. The penalty-less season was part of a total of 131 consecutive games he played without being assessed a penalty. Quackenbush, considered to be an elite offensive defenceman during his career, was named to the NHL All-Star team five times, played in eight NHL All-Star games and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.

Following his retirement from professional ice hockey, he spent 18 years as head coach of various teams at Princeton University. Quackenbush coached men's golf, and both the men's and women's ice hockey teams, at various times. He won eight Ivy League Championships with the men's golf team and three with the women's ice hockey team.


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