Bill Reichart

William Frank Reichart (July 3, 1935 – November 12, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey forward and Olympian.

Bill Reichart
Born (1935-07-03)July 3, 1935
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died November 12, 2021(2021-11-12) (aged 86)
Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 166 lb (75 kg; 11 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
National team  United States
Playing career 19491969

Reichart played with Team USA at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.[1] He also played for the Rochester Mustangs in the United States Hockey League (USHL), and in the International Hockey League for the Minneapolis Millers, and St. Paul Saints.

In the 1961–62 season, Reichart, Ken Johannson and Herb Brooks formed the highest-scoring forward line in USHL history at the time.[2]

He died in Southern Pines, North Carolina, on November 12, 2021, at the age of 86.[3]

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-WIHL First Team 1954–55
AHCA First Team All-American 1954–55
All-WIHL First Team 1955–56
All-WIHL First Team 1956–57
AHCA First Team All-American 1956–57

References


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