William M. Staub is a Canadian retired ice hockey

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who was an All-American for

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Career

Staub joined the varsity team at

in 1961, after the program had won consecutive

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. A great many players had left after the 1961 title and the team regressed slightly in Staub's first season. Denver finished third in the WCHA tournament and missed out on the NCAA Tournament. The following season,

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's team rebounded and finished atop the conference with Staub leading the club in scoring. He was named an All-American and a All-

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First Teamer and helped the Pioneers capture the conference championship. Denver made the championship game that season, however, the team could not overcome a huge first period by

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and fell 5–6. For his senior season, Staub was named team co-captain and led the team to a second-place finish in the WCHA. The Pioneers upset top-seeded

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and earned the #1 spot for the NCAA Tournament. After defeating Rensselaer in the semifinal, Denver and Michigan met for a rematch in the title game and this time the Wolverines came out on top. Despite failing to score in the final match, Staub was named to the All-Tournament First Team. After graduating, Staub continued his playing career. He started with a season of senior hockey and led the

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in scoring. After that strong showing he joined the

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, a minor professional team and ended up playing in the

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over parts of two seasons. Staub, however, couldn't keep up his scoring numbers in the AHL and transferred to the IHL in 1968. He spent six seasons in the second-tier minor league, winning a

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with the

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. He retired in 1976 after a short stint with the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Staub, Bill 1941 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players Jacksonville Rockets players Providence Reds players Houston Apollos players Quebec Aces (AHL) players Columbus Checkers players Fort Wayne Komets players Dayton Gems players Toledo Hornets players Greensboro Generals (EHL) players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans