Wally Boyer
| Wally Boyer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 27, 1937 Cowan, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 07 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets Oakland Seals Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1973 | ||
Walter Boyer (born September 27, 1937) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.
Career[]
Wally Boyer was known as a creative playmaker and talented penalty killer throughout his NHL career. Boyer recorded 54 goals and 105 assists for 159 points in 365 career NHL games. A product of the Toronto Maple Leafs' development system, Boyer played his first NHL games with the Leafs during the mid-1960s, before joining the Chicago Blackhawks. At the end of the 1966-67 season, the Hawks captured the Prince of Wales Trophy for finishing first-overall in the six-team standings. When the league expanded to 12 clubs that fall, Boyer became an Oakland Seal, and was later traded to another expansion franchise, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Awards and achievements[]
- Memorial Cup Championship (1956)
- Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1965)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1958–59 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Chicoutimi–Montreal | QHL | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | |||||||
| 1958–59 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 70 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1960–61 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 66 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 52 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1965–66 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 42 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 74 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 62 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 69 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| WHA Totals | 69 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 365 | 54 | 105 | 159 | 163 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Wally Boyer's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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- Living people
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- Portland Buckaroos players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Rochester Americans players
- Springfield Indians players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Toronto Marlboros players
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