 It was unusual for players of Williams' age to play in the major junior ranks in particular because of size and experience of older players who were ultimately seeking draft positions in the NHL or at the time, the World Hockey Association.However, Williams, being younger than the majority of players he played with and against, had unusual skill and size for his age, and made the Saskatoon Blades roster after his first training camp.Despite this, Williams had mediocre statistics in his first two seasons in the WCHL with only 41 points in a 121 games.