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Billy Taylor (ice hockey, born 1942)

Canadian ice hockey player


Canadian ice hockey player

FieldValue
birth_date
birth_placeKincaid, Saskatchewan, Canada
death_date
death_placeGuelph, Ontario, Canada
height_ft6
height_in1
weight_lb175
positionCentre
shootsLeft
played_forNew York Rangers
career_start1960
career_end1968

William Gordon Taylor (October 14, 1942 – September 8, 1979) was a professional ice hockey centre. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1964–65 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1960 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues. He is the son of the former NHL hockey player, Billy Taylor Sr.

Playing career

Taylor spent most of his playing career in various minor leagues on various teams from 1960 to 1968. He managed to play only two games in the NHL for the New York Rangers during the 1964–65 season, recording no points.

After retirement as a player, he spent one season, 1971–72, as a head coach for the Guelph CMC's of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. That season the CMC's went on to win the Manitoba Centennial Cup as National Tier II Junior "A" Champions under Taylor's watch.

Taylor died on September 8, 1979 aged 36 years in Guelph, Ontario.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIMCPHL totals210628114325817551014NHL totals20000
1958–59Saint John's High SchoolHS-MA610515
1958–59St John's Junior GuardsSJSHL44262
1959–60Prince of Wales CollegiateHS-CA544823
1959–60St. John's Junior GuardsSJJHL1823113440752713
1959–60St. John's All-StarsNFLD Sr21230
[1960–61](1960-61-oha-season)Guelph RoyalsOHA481219318914751277
[1961–62](1961-62-oha-season)Guelph RoyalsOHA3820264681
[1961–62](1961-62-ephl-season)Kitchener BeaversEPHL20000
[1962–63](1962-63-oha-season)Guelph RoyalsOHA4932316461
[1962–63](1962-63-ephl-season)Sudbury WolvesEPHL4011440000
[1963–64](1963-64-chl-season)St. Paul RangersCPHL69302959871144810
[1964–65](1964-65-nhl-season)New York RangersNHL20000
[1964–65](1964-65-ahl-season)Baltimore ClippersAHL51124
[1964–65](1964-65-chl-season)St. Paul RangersCPHL4317244165
[1965–66](1965-66-chl-season)St. Louis BravesCPHL681321347251122
[1966–67](1966-67-ahl-season)Buffalo BisonsAHL639263538
[1967–68](1967-68-chl-season)Memphis South StarsCPHL302793410002

References

References

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