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Billy Taylor (ice hockey, born 1919)

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Position
  
Role
  
Ice hockey player

Career start
  
1939

Shot
  
Right

Died
  
June 12, 1990

Career end
  
1948

Playing career
  
1939–1953

Height
  
1.75 m

Children
  
Billy Taylor

Name
  
Billy Taylor

Weight
  
68 kg


Born
  
May 3, 1919Winnipeg, MB, CAN (
1919-05-03
)

Played for
  
NHLToronto Maple LeafsBoston BruinsDetroit Red WingsNew York RangersIAHLPittsburgh HornetsIHLChatham MaroonsGrand Rapids Rockets

William James Taylor (May 3, 1919 – June 12, 1990) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1939 to 1948.

Playing career

Billy Taylor Sr. began his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1939–40. He played in Toronto for five seasons, and won the Stanley Cup in 1942 before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Harry Watson at the start of the 1946–47 season. While in Detroit, he set an NHL record for most assists in one game (7) against the Chicago Black Hawks. Wayne Gretzky has since matched that record. After only one season in Motown, he was dealt to the Boston Bruins for his last NHL season, 1947–48. That last season saw him play 39 games for the Bruins and two games for the Rangers. His career was cut short when Clarence Campbell expelled him (and Don Gallinger) for gambling violations similar to the Black Sox scandal in baseball. In 323 career regular season games, Taylor scored 87 goals and 267 points. His son Billy Taylor (ice hockey b. 1942)

Billy Taylor Sr. was reinstated in 1970.

References

Billy Taylor (ice hockey, born 1919) Wikipedia


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