| Billy Taylor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 14, 1942 Kincaid, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died |
September 8, 1979 (aged 36) Guelph, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1960–1968 | ||
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.
According to the New York Rangers' website, Taylor died on September 8, 1979.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1958–59 | Saint John's High School | HS-MA | 6 | 10 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | St John's Junior Guards | SJSHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1959–60 | Prince of Wales Collegiate | HS-CA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | St. John's Junior Guards | SJJHL | 18 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 1959–60 | St. John's All-Stars | NFLD Sr | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | Guelph Royals | OHA | 48 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 89 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 77 | ||
| 1961–62 | Guelph Royals | OHA | 38 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Guelph Royals | OHA | 49 | 32 | 31 | 64 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | 69 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 87 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | 43 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | St. Louis Braves | CPHL | 68 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 63 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Memphis South Stars | CPHL | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| CPHL totals | 210 | 62 | 81 | 143 | 258 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database