Bill Houlder
William " Bill" Houlder ( born March 11, 1967 in Thunder Bay, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. During his career he played for the Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, Anaheim Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League.
Career
Houlder first played three years from 1984 to 1987 in the North Bay Centennials in the Ontario Hockey League. He was able to increase his point in every game year yield. After being selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1985 in the fourth round at 82nd position of the Washington Capitals, he moved to the 1987/88 season turned professional in the franchise of the capital. By the end of the season 1989 /90 defender spent the season between the NHL roster and the farm team in the Minor League. Even after a change to the Buffalo Sabres overtook him in the following three seasons the same fate.
In his last season in the Sabres farm team, the San Diego Gulls of the International Hockey League, he was awarded the Governor's Trophy for the best defenders in the league, after he had 72 points in 64 games can achieve. Only by the NHL Expansion Draft 1993 related change to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim newly established meant that Houlder won a place in the squad of NHL clubs. He played during his one-year commitment with the Mighty Ducks the best NHL season of his career with 39 points in 80 games.
Nevertheless, the management Anaheim him transferred in August 1995, Jason Marshall at the St. Louis Blues, where he was able to continue in the lockout - shortened 1994/95 season with 18 points from 41 games proportionate to the performance of the previous year. As a free agent the Canadians joined in the summer of 1995 the team again and ran two years for the Tampa Bay Lightning on before he also went to free-agent - base to the San Jose Sharks before the season 1997/98.
After two years in San Jose was Houlder part of a comprehensive five players transfer business that him, Andrei Sjusin, Steve Guolla and Shawn Burr for Niklas Sundstrom and a draft electoral law sent back to Tampa Bay. There Houlder took over for the first 14 season games, the Office of the team captain before he was selected by the waiver list by the Nashville Predators. After four seasons with the Predators, he ended his career after the season 2002 /03.