Wayne Hall (ice hockey)
Gary Wayne Hall (born May 22, 1939) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger who played four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers in December 1960. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1959 to 1972, was spent in the minor leagues.
| Wayne Hall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 22, 1939 Melita, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1956–1972 | ||
Career
The Rangers signed Hall as a free agent in 1957.[1] In December 1960 he played four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers before being returned to the Kitchener Beavers.[2][3] He also played for a number a minor league hockey teams during his career, including the junior league Flin Flon Bombers (1956–59),[4] Trois-Rivières Lions (1959–60),[5] Vancouver Canuck, and Seattle Totems,[6] among others. After playing his last season with the Buffalo Bisons, he retired from hockey in 1972.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1956–57 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Flin Flon Bombers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ) | ||
| 1957–58 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 38 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Flin Flon Bombers | SJHL | 45 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1958–59 | Barrie Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1959–60 | Trois-Rivières Lions | EPHL | 64 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 56 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1961–62 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 61 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 53 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | 72 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | Providence Reds | AHL | 23 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | Minnesota Rangers | CPHL | 60 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 58 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 65 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 54 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 35 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CPHL totals | 279 | 65 | 124 | 189 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Wayne Hall - Left Wing, Rangers.nhl.com, Retrieved October 15, 2013
- Briordy, William J. (December 21, 1960). Rangers Call Up Another Wing For Game With Hawks Tonight, 'The New York Times
- (December 15, 1960). Rangers Call Up Hall, Reading Eagle
- (November 26, 1958). Flin Flon Sharpshooters Showing Way in Scoring, Star Phoenix
- (March 3, 1960). Lions Back in Third Spot After Beating Fronts 6-2, St Maurice Valley Chronicle
- (October 9, 1962). Former Canuck To Join Totems, Leader Post
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database