Wally Boyer
Walter Boyer (born September 27, 1937) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with four teams between 1965 and 1971, and in the World Hockey Association during the 1972–73 season.
| 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 Oakland Seals Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1973 | ||
Career
Wally Boyer was known as a creative playmaker and talented penalty killer throughout his National Hockey League 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 Black Hawks. At the end of the 1966–67 season, the Hawks won the Prince of Wales Trophy for finishing first-overall in the six-team standings. When the league expanded to 12 clubs that fall, Boyer joined the Oakland Seals, and was later traded to another expansion franchise, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1955–56 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 48 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1955–56 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 40 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 1957–58 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 27 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 17 | ||
| 1957–58 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 Black Hawks | NHL | 42 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | California/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 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 412 | 133 | 200 | 333 | 278 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 365 | 54 | 105 | 159 | 163 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- Memorial Cup Championship (1956)
- Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1965)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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