Bill Cupolo
Born (1924-01-08)January 8, 1924
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Died December 7, 2005(2005-12-07) (aged 81)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Playing career 19441955

William Arnold Cupolo (January 8, 1924 – December 7, 2005) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played 47 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins during the 1944–45 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1955, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

Cupolo was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He began his career at Memorial School and graduated to play minor hockey in the Falls.

In 1941, he was recruited by Stratford, where he won the Junior B title in 1941-42. The following season the team moved up to Major Junior "A" and became known as the Stratford Kroehlers.[1]

The Boston Bruins invited him to their camp in 1943. Cupolo went to enlist in the armed forces, but was diagnosed with tuberculosis and faced a 14-month recovery.

In 1944, he again went to the Bruins training camp, but this time made the team. He had 24 points in 47 games in the 1944-45 season.

After playing in the American Hockey League from 1945 to 1949, Cupolo played he played in the United States and Pacific Coast Leagues, and later Senior "A" hockey in Ontario, before moving on to Italy where he was a player-coach for Milan, and also coached the Italian National Hockey Team.[1]

He returned to Niagara Falls after his career in hockey and resided there until his death in 2005.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1942–43 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 161422366 23360
1942–43 Stratford Kroelhers M-Cup 918914
1943–44 Stratford Kroehlers OHA
1944–45 Boston Bruins NHL 4711132410 71230
1945–46 Hershey Bears AHL 25491321
1945–46 New Haven Eagles AHL 174594
1946–47 Springfield Indians AHL 508122038 20002
1947–48 Springfield Indians AHL 171452
1948–49 Fort Worth Rangers USHL 5012203232 21010
1949–50 Seattle Ironmen PCHL 7025204526 40220
1950–51 Sydney Millionaires CBMHL 4920284854
1951–52 Sydney Millionaires MMHL 4112193142
1951–52 New Haven Tomahawks EAHL 2919102925 93252
1952–53 Washington Lions EAHL 1342612
1952–53 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen OHA Sr 4112162836
1953–54 Stratford Indians OHA Sr 549273647 71454
1954–55 HC Milan Inter ITA
AHL totals 10917304765 20002
NHL totals 4711132410 71230

References


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