Mark Taylor (ice hockey)

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Mark Taylor
Born (1958-06-01) June 1, 1958 (age 66)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
NHL draft 100th overall, 1978
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1980–1993

Mark C. Taylor (born January 26, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Taylor played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals.

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Career

Selected in the sixth round, 100th overall, of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, Taylor played college hockey with the North Dakota Fighting Sioux from 1976 to 1980.

During his tenure with the Capitals, Taylor became the second scorer of the franchise's currently record-fastest consecutive goal pair, needing only six seconds to score against the Chicago Black Hawks after a goal scored by Gaétan Duchesne. The Capitals defeated the Black Hawks 4–2.

He is now co-owner of a popular chain of hockey equipment stores bearing his grandfather's name, Cyclone Taylor Sports, based in the Greater Vancouver area.

Personal life

Taylor is the grandson of Hockey Hall of Famer Cyclone Taylor and the nephew of John Russell Taylor.

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1979 [1]
All-WCHA First Team 1979–80 [2]
AHCA West All-American 1979–80 [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 Langley Lords BCJHL —2053730—————
1975–76 Langley LordsBCJHL63497912848—————
1975–76 Kamloops Chiefs WCHL 30110—————
1976–77 University of North Dakota WCHA 3822285010—————
1977–78 University of North DakotaWCHA3718224028—————
1978–79 University of North DakotaWCHA4224598328—————
1979–80 University of North DakotaWCHA4033599228—————
1980–81 Maine Mariners AHL 7919506956205162120
1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20000—————
1981–82 Maine MarinersAHL753248804242354
1982–83 Philadelphia FlyersNHL61825332430000
1983–84 Philadelphia FlyersNHL10000—————
1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL5924315524—————
1984–85 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL477101719—————
1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL91122—————
1985–86 Washington CapitalsNHL30213430000
1985–86 Binghamton Whalers AHL4319385727—————
1986–87 Binghamton WhalersAHL6716375340132689
1987–88 EHC Uzwil NLB 3424436733—————
1988–89 EHC UzwilNLB3628497731101114254
1989–90 EHC UzwilNLB362333562210618242
1989–90 Canada Intl10000—————
1990–91 SC Herisau NLB333049792221230
1991–92 HC Bolzano ITA 10000—————
1991–92 HC Bolzano ALP 51450—————
1991–92 ECD Sauerland GER-2 322352752884192310
1992–93 SC Rapperswil-Jona NLB54370—————
NHL totals20942681107360000

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.


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