Billy Taylor (ice hockey, born 1919)
| Billy Taylor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 3, 1919 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
June 12, 1990 (aged 71) Key West, Florida , U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | |||
| Playing career | 1939–1953 | ||
William James Taylor (May 3, 1919 – June 12, 1990) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1939 to 1948.
Playing career
Taylor began his NHL career with the
Black Sox scandal
in baseball.
Taylor was finally reinstated by the NHL in 1970. In 323 career regular season games, he scored 87 goals and 267 points. His son, also named
Billy Taylor
, also played professional hockey.
Career statistics
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1935–36 | St. Michael's Buzzers | Big 10 Jr. B | 7 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 34 | 7 | ||
| 1936–37 | Toronto British Consols | TMHL | 12 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
1937–38
|
Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 12 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 1937–38 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 12 | ||
1938–39
|
Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 14 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 1938–39 | Oshawa Sr. Generals | OHA-Sr. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 14 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL
|
29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1939–40 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 17 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 47 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1941–42 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto Army Daggers | OHA-Sr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Newmarket Army | TNDHL | 8 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Toronto Army Shamrocks | TIHL | 14 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1947–48 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 39 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 323 | 87 | 180 | 267 | 120 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 13 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database