Bill Clement

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Bill Clement
Born (1950-12-20) December 20, 1950 (age 73)
Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Washington Capitals
Atlanta Flames
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft 18th overall,
1970
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1970–1982

William H. Clement (born December 20, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who became an author, speaker, actor, entrepreneur, and hockey broadcaster.

Clement played 11 seasons in the

All-Star twice. He spent his first four years with the Philadelphia Flyers, with whom he won two Stanley Cup championships (1974, 1975). Clement later played for the Washington Capitals, whom he captained, and the Flames
, both in Atlanta and Calgary.

Clement has broadcast five different

Rogers Sportsnet and Sirius XM
Radio in Canada.

His acting credits include work on the ABC daytime drama

2K Sports' NHL 2K series in ESPN NHL Hockey and ESPN NHL 2K5
.

Biography

Playing career

Before his career as a broadcaster, Clement was an amateur and NHL hockey player. Born in

Ottawa 67s of the O.H.A.
, in their first three seasons.

Originally selected 18th (second round) in the

NHL All-Star Games, in 1976 and 1978. In 719 regular season games, he scored 148 goals, earned 206 assists, and 383 penalty minutes
. In 50 playoff games, he collected five goals and three assists.

Clement was known for a calm and consistent passing game, leading to the rhyme "Clement, Clement, Hands of Cement."

Bud Light
referenced the old taunt in one of their popular "Hockey Falls" commercials.

Post-playing career

After retiring from hockey, he worked for many years as a lead color commentator for

Frozen Four starting in 2005, again paired with the play-by-play man Gary Thorne and former goalie Darren Pang.[4] From 1988–89 until 1991–92 he worked for SportsChannel America as lead color commentator on their national and regional Philadelphia Flyers
telecasts.

He worked with

play-by-play announcer for table tennis, pentathlon events, and badminton tournaments for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics for NBC. He won province championships playing badminton in high school. He also worked as an analyst in ESPN's Great Outdoor Games
for several years.

He provided color commentary for the

2K Sports' NHL 2K series for ESPN NHL Hockey and ESPN NHL 2K5, when 2K Sports had the ESPN license.[5]

He is also the host of a Flyers-based

The Comcast Network since the 2007–08 season.[6]

From

OLN and NBC. He continued his streak in 2008 as a color commentator for NHL Radio on Westwood One
.

In January 2021, Clement announced his retirement from broadcasting at the age of 70.[7][8][9] A year later, he and Al Morganti were inducted to Hockey Hall of Fame together, with him getting the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster while Morganti was presented with the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for his excellence in hockey journalism career.[10][11][2]

Personal life

After retirement from hockey, he married his current wife, Cissie, had two children, and resides in

Delaware Valley College where he plays soccer as their goalkeeper and was First Team All Freedom Conference Player in 2012. Clement became a U.S. citizen on November 4, 2010.[12]

Bill Clement was first married to Cathie (née Maclarty) of Ottawa, Ontario. They have a daughter Christa, and grandchildren.

Career statistics

   
Regular season
   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1967–68
 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 38 6 19 25 41 — — — — —
1968–69
 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 53 18 28 46 101 7 1 4 5 6
1969–70
 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 54 19 36 55 62 5 2 0 2 0
1970–71 Quebec Aces AHL 69 19 39 58 88 1 0 0 0 0
1971–72 Richmond Robins AHL 26 8 9 17 20 — — — — —
1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 49 9 14 23 39 — — — — —
1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 14 14 28 51 2 0 0 0 0
1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 39 9 8 17 34 4 1 0 1 4
1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68 21 16 37 42 12 1 0 1 8
1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 46 10 17 27 20 — — — — —
1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 31 13 14 27 29 2 0 1 1 0
1976–77 Atlanta Flames NHL 67 17 26 43 27 3 1 1 2 0
1977–78 Atlanta Flames NHL 70 20 30 50 34 2 0 0 0 2
1978–79 Atlanta Flames NHL 65 12 23 35 14 2 0 0 0 0
1979–80 Atlanta Flames NHL 64 7 14 21 32 4 0 0 0 4
1980–81 Calgary Flames NHL 78 12 20 32 33 16 2 1 3 6
1981–82 Calgary Flames NHL 69 4 12 16 28 3 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 719 148 208 356 383 50 5 3 8 26

References

  1. ^ "Bill Clement becomes an American citizen".
  2. ^ a b Baskin, Jake (2022-06-22). "On ESPN, Bill Clement's hockey was solid; 2022 Foster Hewitt Award winner; His voice filled the room". Sports Broadcast Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. ^ Deitsch, Richard (10 March 2021). "Could Gary Thorne return as ESPN's NHL voice? 'I'd love to talk to them'". The Athletic.
  4. ^ "ESPNU, ESPN2 AND ESPN COMBINE TO TELEVISE ENTIRE NCAA ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP - MARCH 25 TO APRIL 9". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  5. ^ Lepore, Steve (2014-05-05). "Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and NBC Sports brand will be in EA's 'NHL 15'". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  6. ^ "Bill Clement Joins Flyers Broadcast Team". Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  7. ^ Carchidi, Sam (17 January 2021). "Flyers broadcaster Bill Clement, Renaissance man, steps down after birthday 'awakening'". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ^ Fish, Wayne (2021-01-17). "Former Flyer Bill Clement's career was one for the ages". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ^ Cobourn, Sean (2021-01-09). "Bill Clement retires from broadcasting". Flyers Nation. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  10. ^ Hall, Jordan (June 15, 2022). "Humble and helpful, Morganti, Clement headed for Hockey Hall of Fame". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  11. ^ Hall of Fame, Hockey (2023-09-08). "Morganti, Clement to be honored by Hockey Hall of Fame | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  12. Philadelphia Inquirer
    . Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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Preceded by Philadelphia Flyers TV Color Commentator
1989–1992
2007–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by American Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters
1986–2004
(paired John Davidson in 2003-2004) 		Succeeded by
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