William Richard Mitchell (February 22, 1930 – April 1, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defencemen.

He played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1963–64 NHL season, on February 23, 1964 against the Montreal Canadiens.

The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1973, was spent in various minor leagues.

He also played for the Canadian national team, winning a silver medal at the 1962 World Championships.

[1] He died at a hospice in Toledo, Ohio in 2014, of kidney failure.