Bill Pye (ice hockey)
| Bill Pye | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 9, 1969 Canton, Michigan, USA | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) | |||||
| Position | Goaltender | |||||
| Caught | Right | |||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft |
107th, 1989 Buffalo Sabres | ||||
| Playing career | 1987–2000 | |||||
William Pye is an American ice hockey coach and former
1991.[1]
Career
Pye arrived in
NHL Draft
.
Pye had a rocky year as a junior, seeing his
Darryl Plandowski
got the Wildcats the win in the third 10-minute extra frame.
After graduating, Pye began his professional career in the Sabres' minor league system. The closest Pye got to playing in the NHL was as an emergency call-up on two occasions. In November 1992,
Darren Puppa and Dominik Hašek were injured and Pye was recalled to serve as a backup for Tom Draper. He remained with the Sabres for a week but didn't play in any of the games.[3] Pye was never able to find his form in the pro game and was progressively demoted until landing in the WPHL in the mid-90's. Pye had three 20-win seasons over a 4-year span and decided to call it quits in 2000. Upon his retirement as a player, Pye founded the "Billy Pye Goaltending Academy" and continued to operate the business in the Dallas–Fort Worth
area.
While operating his business, Pye served as the goaltending coach for a few local junior teams, including the Wichita Falls Wildcats. He was inducted into the Northern Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.[4]
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Clair Shores Falcons | NAHL | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1315 | 89 | 0 | 4.06 | .847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Detroit Falcons | NAHL | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1084 | 60 | 0 | 3.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Northern Michigan | WCHA | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 654 | 49 | 0 | 4.49 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Northern Michigan | WCHA | 43 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2533 | 133 | 1 | 3.15 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Northern Michigan | WCHA | 36 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2035 | 149 | 1 | 4.39 | .860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Northern Michigan | WCHA | 39 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 2300 | 109 | 4 | 2.84 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 451 | 29 | 0 | 3.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 200 | 19 | 0 | 5.70 | .806 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 332 | 15 | 0 | 2.71 | .893 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.00 | .933 | ||
| 1991–92 | Erie Panthers | ECHL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 22 | 0 | 4.26 | .859 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 26 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1427 | 107 | 0 | 4.50 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 980 | 70 | 0 | 4.29 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 28 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1578 | 95 | 1 | 3.61 | .895 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Saginaw Wheels
|
CoHL
|
13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 663 | 51 | 0 | 4.83 | .836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Columbus Chill | ECHL | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1227 | 92 | 0 | 4.50 | .855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Waco Wizards | WPHL | 46 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2620 | 159 | 0 | 3.64 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Waco Wizards | WPHL | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 860 | 69 | 0 | 4.81 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Odessa Jackalopes | WPHL | 42 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2348 | 175 | 1 | 4.47 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Odessa Jackalopes | WPHL | 45 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2549 | 133 | 2 | 3.13 | .898 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.70 | .924 | ||
| 1999–00 | Odessa Jackalopes | WPHL | 20 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1069 | 82 | 0 | 4.60 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Fort Worth Brahmas | WPHL | 28 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1625 | 115 | 1 | 4.25 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NAHL totals | 43 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2399 | 149 | 0 | 3.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NCAA totals | 131 | 81 | 39 | 7 | 7522 | 440 | 6 | 3.51 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 57 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 2939 | 211 | 0 | 4.31 | .865 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.00 | .933 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 58 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3115 | 209 | 1 | 4.03 | .877 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WPHL totals | 196 | 76 | 101 | 13 | 11071 | 733 | 4 | 3.97 | .886 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.70 | .924 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
All-Tournament Team
|
1989
|
[5] |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1990–91 | [6] |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1990–91 | [1] |
| All- All-Tournament Team
|
1991
|
[7] |
References
- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Bill Pye". NHL Backups. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Wildcats Hall of Fame". Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Billy Pye Goaltending Academy