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Bill Gadsby's 1964-1965 season

Points
12
NHL#89
Goals
0
NHL#108
Assists
12
NHL#71
Plus/minus
+21
NHL#11
Games
61
87%
87% of 70

Defenceman Bill Gadsby was 37 years old when the 1964-1965 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 61 of a possible 70 games and scored 0 goals and 12 assists for 12 points, 0.20 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 3 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1964-1965Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Bill Gadsby makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠4 loss against Chicago Blackhawks

    Bill was 37 years old · Chicago Stadium, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points
    +1
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    • The game
      DET2–4CHI
      L
      game 2/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Bill Gadsby records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 17

    • The game
      CHI2–3DET
      W
      game 3/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–0NYR
      W
      game 4/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–1MTL
      game 5/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–0BOS
      W
      game 6/70
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS0–2DET
      W
      game 7/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • November 1964
    • The game
      TOR2–4DET
      W
      game 8/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      W
      game 9/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–2DET
      W
      game 10/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3BOS
      game 11/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3TOR
      L
      game 12/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4MTL
      L
      game 13/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET6–2NYR
      W
      game 14/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–1DET
      L
      game 15/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3CHI
      L
      game 16/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1BOS
      W
      game 17/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3NYR
      game 18/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 18 of 7017 of 18 played
      6
      points
      NHL#42
      0
      goals
      NHL#74
      6
      assists
      NHL#17
      +10
      +/-
      NHL#2
      DET
      9-6-0W-L-OT21Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL1–3DET
      W
      game 19/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–1DET
      game 20/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1964
    • The game
      BOS2–4DET
      W
      game 21/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–10TOR
      L
      game 22/70
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4DET
      W
      game 23/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–2DET
      L
      game 24/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET0–5CHI
      L
      game 25/70
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET7–3NYR
      W
      game 26/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3DET
      L
      game 27/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–3DET
      W
      game 28/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2DET
      game 29/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–6MTL
      L
      game 30/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      W
      game 31/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–1DET
      game 32/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET5–4MTL
      W
      game 35/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 7032 of 35 played
      8
      points
      NHL#69
      0
      goals
      NHL#94
      8
      assists
      NHL#46
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#8
      DET
      17-12-0W-L-OT40Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET2–5BOS
      L
      game 36/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI7–4DET
      L
      game 37/70
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3CHI
      L
      game 38/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      W
      game 39/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2DET
      L
      game 40/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS0–3DET
      W
      game 41/70
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–4DET
      W
      game 42/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–3DET
      W
      game 43/70
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–1NYR
      W
      game 44/701
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1965
    • The game
      DET1–3BOS
      L
      game 45/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1MTL
      W
      game 46/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL0–6DET
      W
      game 47/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–5CHI
      L
      game 48/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–5DET
      W
      game 49/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2TOR
      L
      game 50/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET0–2MTL
      L
      game 52/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–3DET
      W
      game 53/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 53 of 7049 of 53 played
      10
      points
      NHL#82
      0
      goals
      NHL#104
      10
      assists
      NHL#58
      +14
      +/-
      NHL#8
      DET
      27-20-0W-L-OT60Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–4DET
      W
      game 56/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1965
    • The game
      DET2–0CHI
      W
      game 58/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3DET
      W
      game 61/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      W
      game 62/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4MTL
      L
      game 63/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET5–2BOS
      W
      game 64/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–10DET
      W
      game 65/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET6–6NYR
      game 66/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–5DET
      W
      game 67/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–7DET
      W
      game 68/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–1TOR
      W
      game 69/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–0DET
      L
      game 70/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    The season in numbers

    Bill Gadsby closes the 1964-1965 season with 12 points

    Points
    12
    NHL#89
    Games
    61of 70
    87%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#108
    Assists
    12
    NHL#71
    P/GP
    0.20
    NHL#90
    +/-
    +21
    NHL#11
    Events
    12
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Detroit Red Wings meet Chicago Blackhawks

    DETvsCHI
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CHI3–4DET
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI3–6DET
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      DET2–5CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      DET1–2CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingsare2–2withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      CHI2–4DET
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 6
      DET0–4CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingsare3–3withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 7
      CHI4–2DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–3

    DET3–4CHI
    Eliminated
    7Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bill Gadsby ends the 1964-1965 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#27
    Games
    7
    Goals
    0
    NHL#41
    Assists
    3
    NHL#15
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#23
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#66
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    CHI3–4