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 Bill
Clement was selected by the
Philadelphia Flyers in the second
round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft,
18th overall. He played three years
of major junior hockey with the
Ottawa 67's. In his final season in
1969-70,he had 19 goals and 55
points in 54 games...Book
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Clement, known as a solid two-way
forward, played in 1970-71 with the
AHL's Quebec Aces. In 69 games he
scored 19 goals and 58 points. The
following season, the Flyers felt he
needed additional development and he
played in 26 games with the Richmond
Robins. That year Clement did dress
for 49 games for the Flyers, scoring
nine goals and 23 points. In
1972-73, Clement had a full-time
roster spot with the Flyers, scoring
14 goals and 28 points in 73 games.
The next two years were the biggest
in Clement's eleven-year career, as
the Flyers won two consecutive
Stanley Cup championships. Clement,
like most of the other players on
that team, believe the first
championship was the most special,
having beaten Bobby Orr and the
mighty Boston Bruins in the finals.
Philadelphia successfully defended
its championship in 1975, turning
back the Buffalo Sabres four games
to two.
In
1975-76, Clement joined the
Washington Capitals in a trade that
sent Mel Bridgman to Philadelphia.
He played in 46 games before being
traded to the Atlanta Flames.
Clement has never hid the fact he
hated his time with the
cellar-dwelling Capitals.
Ironically, it was Clement's best
season from a statistical
standpoint, scoring 23 goals and 54
points in 77 games between the two
teams. Clement played another four
years in Atlanta and followed the
franchise when it moved to Calgary
for the start of the 1980-81 season
where he played for two years before
retiring at the conclusion of the
1981-82 season.
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