Bill Kitchen (ice hockey)
Bill Kitchen ( born October 12, 1960 in Schomberg, Ontario, † 30 July 2012 in Ottawa, Canada ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who in his playing days from 1976 to 1986 among others for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League has played. His brother Mike was also a professional hockey player.
Career
Bill Kitchen began his career as a hockey player in the Canadian Junior Football League Ontario Hockey Association, in which he was active until 1980, 67 's in 1976 for the Windsor Spitfires and Ottawa. During this period, the defender received on 23 October 1979 as a free agent contract with the Montreal Canadiens. For the Canadians he was in the 1981/82 season his debut in the National Hockey League. However, while its exposure to the franchise of the Canadiens he came mostly for their farm team in the American Hockey League, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs used. in August 1984 Kitchen was also required as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs. For the team from his native Ontario in 29 games he scored in the 1984/85 season a goal and prepared four more before. Again, however, he mainly played in the AHL, where he stood for Toronto's farm team St. Catharines Saints on the ice. There, he finished his career in 1986 at the age of 25 years.
Internationally
For Canada Kitchen participated in the Junior World Championship 1980, where he finished fifth with his team.