Billy Harris (ice hockey player, 1935)

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CanadaCanada  Billy Harris Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 29, 1935
place of birth Toronto , Ontario , Canada
date of death September 20, 2001
size 183 cm
Weight 71 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1950-1955 Toronto Marlboros
1955-1956 Toronto Maple Leafs
1956-1957 Rochester Americans
1957-1965 Toronto Maple Leafs
1965 Detroit Red Wings
1965-1967 Pittsburgh Hornets
1967-1968 Oakland Seals
1968-1969 Pittsburgh Penguins

William Edward "Billy" Harris (born July 29, 1935 in Toronto , Ontario ; † September 20, 2001 ) was a Canadian ice hockey player (center) and coach who worked for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Detroit Red Wings , Oakland from 1955 to 1969 Seals and Pittsburgh Penguins played in the National Hockey League .

Career

As a junior he played in the Ontario Hockey Association with the Toronto Marlboros . With this team, which did the youth work for the Toronto Maple Leafs , he won the Memorial Cup in 1955 .

For the 1955/56 season Harris made his NHL debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The second year he played frequently in the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans , after which he had fought for his regular place with the Leafs. Until 1965 he stayed with the Leafs, with whom he won the Stanley Cup three times . A passionate photographer, he captured the ten years with the Leafs and published the images in the book The Glory Years: Memoirs of a Decade - 1955–65 .

In May 1965, the Leafs gave it to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange with Andy Bathgate , including for Marcel Pronovost and Lowell MacDonald . There he was mostly used in the AHL with the Pittsburgh Hornets , with whom he won the Calder Cup .

In the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft , he was selected by the Oakland Seals . There he was one of the better scorers on the team. During the 1968/69 season he was given to the Pittsburgh Penguins , where he brought the season to an end before ending his professional career. He still played for the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Cup .

Harris took over the Swedish national team as coach . He won the bronze medal at the 1972 World Cup and headed the team at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo . He then became the first coach of the newly formed Ottawa Nationals in the World Hockey Association . A year later he moved with his team to his hometown in Toronto for the 1973/74 season . The team was now called Toronto Toros . He was awarded the Howard Baldwin Trophy as the WHA's best coach . He also coached the Canadian team at the 1974 Summit Series .

In the early 1980s he was in the NHL assistant coach of Glen Sather with the Edmonton Oilers . He later coached the Sudbury Wolves from the Ontario Hockey League .

Harris died on September 20, 2001 at the age of 66 from complications from cancer .

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 13 769 126 219 345 205
Playoffs 7th 62 8th 10 18th 30th

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personal data
SURNAME Harris, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harris, William Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH September 20, 2001