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 Oakland Seals Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1965–1973

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.

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