Tom Williams (ice hockey b. 1940)
Thomas Mark "The Bomber" Williams ( born April 17, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota, † February 8, 1992 in Marlborough, Massachusetts ) was an American professional ice hockey player. In 1960, he was the youngest player and only later NHL regulars of the U.S. team, which was the "Miracle of Squaw Valley " Olympic champion.
Career
Williams played 1958-1960 a total of 65 times for the U.S. national team, including all World Cup matches in 1959, scoring 32 goals and 20 assists. After the Olympic competition in 1960 he became a professional, first at the Kingston Frontenacs, a farm team of the Boston Bruins in the EPHL to make his debut at the Bruins in the NHL after about one and a half years. There he matured in the 1962/ 63 for regular players and by the end of the 1960s there before he was transferred to the season 1969/70 to the Minnesota North Stars. In the first season with the North Stars, he scored his best career result with 67 points scorer ( 15 goals, 52 assists), but it was during the following season to the worst team in the league who made California Seals. When he saw no future there, he moved to the newly founded League competition to the WHA New England Whalers, with which he could win their first league title in 1973 in the league. After another season in the WHA, he returned to the NHL, the Washington Capitals newly formed and joined after two seasons there back from active competition.
Overall, he came into the NHL in 16 years with 161 goals and 269 assists in 663 games.
1981 Williams was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. He died on 8 February 1992 at the age of 51 years.