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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

BILL HOULDER

March 11, 1967  
Thunder Bay, ON, CA

Defenseman  
6'2"  
Entry drafts
NORTH BAY CENTENNIALS
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
NHL earnings$ 8 584 000
STATS
BILL HOULDER
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
1984-85OHL - CEN664202437-8---2-
1985-86OHL - CEN595303597-1016712-
1986-87OHL - CEN6217516868-224192320-
1987-88NHL - WAS3012310-2------
IHL - KOM4310142432-------
1988-89NHL - WAS8-334+7------
AHL - SKI6510364650-------
1989-90NHL - WAS411111228+8------
AHL - SKI26371012-7-222-
1990-91NHL - BUF7-224-2------
AHL - AME6913536628-15513184-
1991-92NHL - BUF101-18-2------
AHL - AME428263416-1656114-
1992-93NHL - BUF153586+58-224-
IHL - GUL6424487239+50------
1993-94NHL - ANA8014253940-18------
1994-95NHL - STL415131820+164112--
1995-96NHL - TB615232822+16-114-
1996-97NHL - TB794212530+16------
1997-98NHL - SJS937253248+1361232-
1998-99NHL - SJS769233240+863-34-
1999-00NHL - TB141232-3------
NHL - NSH572121424-6------
2000-01NHL - NSH814121640-7------
2001-02NHL - NSH82-8840-1------
2002-03NHL - NSH8224646-2------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL85759191250412+3130561114-
AHL20234122156106-3810213110-
OHL18726101127202-405253034-
IHL10734629671+50------
NHL SALARIES
BILL HOULDER
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
1989-902285 000-85 000
1993-9426300 000-385 000
1994-9527174 000-559 000
1995-9628300 000-859 000
1996-9729350 000-1 209 000
1997-98301 450 000-2 659 000
1998-9931900 000-3 559 000
1999-00321 325 000-4 884 000
2000-01331 450 000-6 334 000
2001-02341 000 000-7 334 000
2002-03351 250 000-8 584 000
TOTAL8 584 000-
TRANSACTIONS
BILL HOULDER
September 30, 1990

Bill Houlder is traded to the Buffalo Sabres. In return, the Washington Capitals acquired Shawn Anderson.

August 29, 1994

Bill Houlder is traded to the St-Louis Blues. In return, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks acquired Jason Marshall.

August 4, 1999

Bill Houlder is traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Shawn Burr, Steve Guolla and Andrei Zyuzin. In return, the San Jose Sharks acquired Niklas Sundstrom and 3rd round draft pick in 2000 (#74: Igor Radulov).

November 10, 1999

Bill Houlder is traded to the Nashville Predators. In return, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired .

NHL trades