William Calverley (born July 17, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing with the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL. He was an All-American for RIT.[1]
| Will Calverley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1998 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams | Iowa Heartlanders Florida Everblades | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
Playing career
editCalverley's college career began in 2018 after a solid junior career with the Chilliwack Chiefs. He debuted for RIT as a two-way player and provided depth scoring in his first season.[2] He became one of the team's top goal scorers during his sophomore season and helped the team finish third in Atlantic Hockey. Unfortunately, shortly before their quarterfinal series was to begin, the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Entering his junior season, Calverley was named an alternate captain. He led the Tigers through a tumultuous season with his best offensive output yet, despite playing 14 fewer games than the previous season. Calverley was named an All-American and co-Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year. For his fourth year with RIT, Calverley was named team-captain.
Eligible to extend his college career due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Calverley moved to Merrimack College of the Hockey East for the 2022–23 season. Having completed his collegiate career, placing fifth on the Warriors in scoring with 20 points through 38 games, Calverley embarked on his professional career by signing for the Florida Everblades for the remainder of the season on April 1, 2023.[4] Calverley remained on the roster for the Everblades post-season, contributing with 3 goals and 5 points in 12 appearances to help Florida capture Kelly Cup back-to-back.
In the off-season, Calverley ECHL's rights were traded by the Everblades to the Iowa Heartlanders on August 23, 2023, and was subsequently signed to a contract for the 2023–24 season.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | North York Rangers | OJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | North York Rangers | OJHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 56 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 61 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 2017–18 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 55 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | R.I.T. | AHA | 37 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | R.I.T. | AHA | 32 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | R.I.T. | AHA | 18 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | R.I.T. | AHA | 38 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Merrimack College | HE | 38 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Iowa Heartlanders | ECHL | 39 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 45 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Atlantic Hockey East First Team | 2020–21 | [6] |
| AHCA East Second Team All-American | 2020–21 | [1] |
| All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | 2021–22 | [7] |
References
editExternal links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database