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.
Playing career Calverley'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. 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.
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. 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.
Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 Award Year All-Atlantic Hockey East First Team 2020–21 AHCA East Second Team All-American 2020–21 All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 2021–22
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