Bill Klatt

Bill Klatt
Born	(1947-10-16)October 16, 1947 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died	December 23, 2011(2011-12-23) (aged 64) Afton, Minnesota, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Minnesota Fighting Saints
National team	United States
Playing career	1969–1979

William Gerald Klatt (October 16, 1947 – December 23, 2011) was an American professional ice hockey player. He played 143 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints between 1972 and 1974.

Klatt moved overseas to play in Austria following the 1974–75 season and also was a member of the United States national team at the 1976 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Katowice.

Klatt died on December 23, 2011, of leukemia aged 64.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966–67	University of Minnesota	NCAA		28	10	13	23	12		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	University of Minnesota	NCAA		31	23	20	43	14		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	University of Minnesota	NCAA		30	19	22	41	24		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		4	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		40	7	15	22	38		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		71	34	41	75	37		5	1	0	1	4
1971–72	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		66	34	41	75	26		6	5	9	14	2
1972–73	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA		78	36	22	58	22		6	1	3	4	5
1973–74	Minnesota Fighting Saints	WHA		65	14	6	20	12		11	3	2	5	18
1974–75	Omaha Knights	CHL		60	20	25	45	24		4	1	1	2	4
1975–76	HC Salzburg	Austria		28	30	19	49	—		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	ATSE Graz	Austria		32	46	23	69	74		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	ATSE Graz	Austria		37	36	32	68	—		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	ATSE Graz	Austria		30	32	20	52	—		—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals				143	50	28	78	34		17	4	5	9	23
CHL totals				241	96	123	219	125		15	7	10	17	10

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Second team	1967–68

References

• The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association by Scott Surgent, Xaler Press, ISBN 0-9644774-4-0

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database