| Ted Taylor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1942 Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Houston Aeros (WHA) Vancouver Canucks (NHL) Minnesota North Stars (NHL) Detroit Red Wings (NHL) New York Rangers (NHL) | ||
| Playing career | 1961–1978 | ||
Edward Wray Taylor (born February 25, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 166 games in the National Hockey League and 421 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Vancouver Canucks, and Houston Aeros. Taylor made his professional debut in 1962, spending his first several years in the minor leagues before making his NHL debut in 1965. He would split the next few years between the NHL and minor leagues before playing two full seasons with the Canucks from 1970 to 1972. He then moved to Houston of the upstart World Hockey Association, and played the last six years of his career there, helping the Aeros win the championship Avco World Trophy in both 1974 and 1975, before retiring in 1978.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1959–60 | Brandon Wheat Kings | MJHL | 32 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1960–61 | Brandon Wheat Kings | MJHL | 32 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 1960–61 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Brandon Wheat Kings | MJHL | 40 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 72 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 1962–63 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 56 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1963–64 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | 59 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 97 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 68 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1965–66 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 62 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 69 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 91 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1967–68 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 64 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1969–70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 66 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 97 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 | ||
| 1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 56 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 72 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 101 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1973–74 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 75 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 143 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 60 | ||
| 1974–75 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 73 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 130 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | ||
| 1975–76 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 68 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 1976–77 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 78 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 90 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | ||
| 1977–78 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 54 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| WHA totals | 420 | 123 | 164 | 287 | 598 | 63 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 147 | ||||
| NHL totals | 166 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
 | This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey winger born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926. Although the WHA was not the first league since that time to attempt to challenge the NHL's supremacy, it was by far the most successful in the modern era.
The Houston Aeros were a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League (IHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL). The team played in Houston, Texas, at The Summit from 1994 until 2003 and the Toyota Center from 2003 to 2013. In the IHL, the team operated as an independent minor league team from 1994 to 2001, though the team occasionally accepted players on loan from various National Hockey League (NHL) clubs for development. Upon joining the AHL for the 2001–02 season, they became the primary affiliate of the one-year-old NHL expansion team, the Minnesota Wild, a partnership they maintained until the franchise's relocation in 2013. While the team's only formal partnership with the Dallas Stars was a partial affiliation agreement during the 2004–05 season, Dallas occasionally sent some of their prospects to the Aeros on individual loans from 1993 to 2005, until the establishment of the Iowa Stars gave Dallas its own primary farm team.
Orland John Kurtenbach is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. A centre notable for his defensive skill and as one of the toughest fighters in the game, he played for several National Hockey League (NHL) teams during his twenty professional seasons, principally the Vancouver Canucks, with whom he became the NHL franchise's inaugural captain.
Robert Briton Selby is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, New England Whalers and Toronto Toros.
Scott William Arniel is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current assistant coach of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals. Previously, he was the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets and associate coach of the New York Rangers.
George Francis "Duke" Harris was a professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League during the 1967–68 season with the Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played in the WHA from 1972–75 with the Chicago Cougars and Houston Aeros. He died in 2017 after a six month battle following heart surgery.
Joseph Gérard Marquis Tardif is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA), principally for the Quebec Nordiques, and is the all-time leading goal scorer in the WHA.
Lawrence Morley Hillman is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He is one of the most travelled players in hockey history, having played for 15 different teams in his 22 professional seasons. He played in the National Hockey League between 1955 and 1973, and then in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976. After retiring he spent parts of three seasons as a coach in the WHA. Hillman won the Stanley Cup four times during his playing career.
Donald Martin "Smokie" McLeod was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League and six full seasons in the World Hockey Association.
Ronald Ian Grahame is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played four seasons in the National Hockey League and four in World Hockey Association between 1973 and 1981.
Richard John "Rich" Preston is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former forward.
Murray Winston Hall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1960s and 1970s.
Leonard Melvin Lunde was a professional ice hockey player who played 321 games in the National Hockey League and 72 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Minnesota North Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Red Wings.
Larry Lund is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) playing 459 games all with the Houston Aeros.
Daniel Douglas Johnson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and another three seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) during the 1970s. He was a member of the Vancouver Canucks' inaugural NHL team in 1970.
David George Dunn is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1970s.
John Edward Schella was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 385 games in the World Hockey Association and 115 games in the National Hockey League. After three seasons in the minor leagues, Schella made his NHL debut in 1970 with the Vancouver Canucks, spending parts of two seasons with the team before moving to the Houston Aeros of the WHA, where he spent six seasons. Schella played one final year in the minor leagues before retiring in 1979.
Garth Alexander Rizzuto is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA) during the 1970s. He played 37 games for the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL in 1970–71 and 110 games for the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA between 1972 and 1974, as well as several years in the minor CHL and American Hockey League. He retired in 1974.
Paul Joseph O'Neil is an American former professional ice hockey center. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round, 67th overall, of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the Houston Aeros in the fifth round, 61st overall, of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. O'Neil played six National Hockey League games in his career and one World Hockey Association game, spending the bulk of his career in the minor leagues. Internationally he played for the United States at the 1973 World Championship Group B.
Cleland Lindsay "Keke" Mortson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 73 games in the World Hockey Association for the Houston Aeros. Mortson's hockey career spanned 27 years, which included playing over 1,000 games in minor league hockey, and 576 games in the American Hockey League. Mortson was posthumously inducted into the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.