Bill Berglund is an American

United States

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 former ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 goaltender

Goaltender

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 who played five games in the World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...

 for the New England Whalers.

Berglund played college hockey with Boston State College

Boston State College

Boston State College was a public university located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.It was located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston. Boston State College's roots begin with the Girls High School, founded in 1852. In 1872, the Boston Normal School separated from Girls High School and...

 before turning spending one year in the United States Hockey League

United States Hockey League

The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...

 for the Green Bay Bobcats

Green Bay Gamblers

The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team in the East Division of the United States Hockey League. They play in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center.-History:...

. He turned pro in 1972 in the Eastern Hockey League

Eastern Hockey League

-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...

 with the New England Blades and the Rhode Island Eagles. He also played in the Southern Hockey League for the Suncoast Suns

Suncoast Suns

The Suncoast Suns were an American ice hockey team in Saint Petersburg, Florida. They played in the Southern Hockey League in the 1973-74 season. The club folded after 31 games.-Season-by-season record:-Records:...

 and the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

 for the Jacksonville Barons before making his debut for the Whalers in the 1973–74 WHA season, playing three games in all. He played North American Hockey League for the Cape Codders before playing two more games for the Whalers during the 1974–75 WHA season which turned out to be his last pro season before retiring.

Berglund went on to become an assistant coach at both Northeastern University and Boston University

Boston University

Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

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