Wally Boyer

Wally Boyer
Born	(1937-09-27) 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 in Cowan, Manitoba) is a Canadian retired 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

In 1956, Boyer, along with Major Junior A teammates Bob Pulford, Carl Brewer, and Bob Baun, was a member of the Memorial Cup-winning Toronto Marlboros.

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