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Bill Cook

Published Online January 22, 2008

Last Edited March 4, 2015

William Osser Cook, hockey player (b at Brantford, Ont 6 Oct 1896; d at Kingston 5 May 1986). He played 12 seasons with the New York Rangers on an effective line with his brother Bun and Frank Boucher.

Cook twice led the NHL in goals, and tied for the scoring title in 1927.

William Osser Cook

William Osser Cook, hockey player (b at Brantford, Ont 6 Oct 1896; d at Kingston 5 May 1986). He played 12 seasons with the New York Rangers on an effective line with his brother Bun and Frank Boucher. One of the finest right wingers of his era, he scored 223 goals and 132 assists in regular-season play, and 13 goals, 12 assists in playoffs. He twice led the NHL in goals, and tied for the scoring title in 1927.