Billy Boyd (ice hockey)
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| Billy Boyd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 15, 1895 Belleville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 16, 1940 (aged 45) Baltimore, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers New York Americans | ||
| Playing career | 1916–1930 | ||
William George Boyd (May 15, 1895 – November 16, 1940[1]) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 133 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and New York Americans between 1926 and 1930. With the Rangers he won the Stanley Cup in 1928. Outside of the NHL, Boyd played hockey from 1916 to 1930 in a variety of minor and senior leagues.
Billy Boyd had one son, William Gould.
Career
[edit]While growing up, Boyd lived in Hamilton, Ontario. He joined the Hamilton Rowing Club's hockey team in 1915, playing for their junior club and senior club. In Allan Cup competition, Boyd scored two goals in one game for Hamilton. The following season and in 1917–18, Boyd also played for the Hamilton Tigers of the senior OHA. He then served in the military. He returned to the Tigers for the 1919–20 season, then played a season for the Halifax Wanderers of the Halifax City League, before returning to Hamilton for one further season with the Tigers.
In 1922, Boyd moved to the United States, playing one season of hockey for the Milwaukee Athletic Club. The following year, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he played three seasons of ice hockey, for the Minneapolis Millers, Minneapolis Rockets and another season with the Millers.
In 1926, Boyd was recruited by Conn Smythe for the new New York Rangers team in the National Hockey League. He played two and a half seasons with the Rangers before being demoted to their Springfield Indians affiliate in the Canadian–American Hockey League. Before the 1929–30 season, the New York Americans claimed him in the intra-league draft. He would play one season with the Americans to end his playing career.
In 1932, Boyd moved to Baltimore, Maryland to coach the Baltimore Orioles minor-league ice hockey team for three seasons. Boyd died in November 1940.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1916–17 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 5 | 11 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Halifax Wanderers | HCHL | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1921–22 | Hamilton Tigers | OHA Sr | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Minneapolis Millers | USAHA | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Minneapolis Rockets | USAHA | 39 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 34 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1926–27 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1928–29 | New York Rangers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | Springfield Indians | Can-Am | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | New York Americans | NHL | 44 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 142 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-New York Ranger Passes in Baltimore". The Globe and Mail. November 18, 1940. p. 18.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1895 births
- 1940 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Canadian military personnel of World War I
- Eastern Hockey League coaches
- Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players
- New York Americans players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- New York Rangers players
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
- Ice hockey people from Belleville, Ontario
- Springfield Indians players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States