William Bennett (born May 31, 1953) is an American former

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left winger.

Career

Bennett played 31 games in the

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for the

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and Hartford Whalers between 1978 and 1980. After leaving the NHL, he played with the Wichita Wind,

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, and

Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This team was previously a member of the Central Hockey League, the original Inte ...

Personal life

Bennett's father, Harvey Bennett Sr., and two of his brothers (

Curt Bennett Curt Alexander Bennett (born March 27, 1948) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward, who played in the National Hockey League as well as for the United States national ice hockey team in the 1970s. Biography Earl ...

and

Harvey Bennett Jr. Harvey A. Bennett (born August 9, 1952) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played center for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, and Minnesota North Stars in a total of 272 Nat ...

also played in the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

* 1953 births Living people American men's ice hockey left wingers Boston Bruins players Central Wisconsin Flyers players Columbus Owls players Des Moines Capitols players Fort Wayne Komets players Hartford Whalers players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey players from Rhode Island Sportspeople from Cranston, Rhode Island Sportspeople from Warwick, Rhode Island Rochester Americans players Springfield Indians players Undrafted National Hockey League players Waterloo Black Hawks players Wichita Wind players {{US-icehockey-winger-stub