Harold Taylor (March 28, 1926 – November 16, 2009) was a professional ice hockey player who played 66 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks between 1946 and 1952, winning the Stanley Cup in 1949 with Toronto. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1958, was spent in the minor leagues. Taylor was born in St. James, Manitoba in 1926 and died in Sidney, British Columbia 2009.
| Harry Taylor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1926 St. James, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died | November 16, 2009 (aged 83) Sidney, British Columbia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1944–1958 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1939–40 | Linwood St. James | HS-MB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | St. James Deer Lodge | MAHA | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | St. James Deer Lodge | MAHA | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | St. James Collegiate | HS-MB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | ||
| 1941–42 | St. James Canadians | MAHA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | St. James Collegiate | HS-MB | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | ||
| 1942–43 | St. James Canadians | MAHA | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | St. James Canadians | MJHL | 10 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | St. James Canadians | MJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg CPR | WNDHL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg Monarchs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1945–46 | Winnipeg CPR | WNDHL | 5 | 18 | 13 | 33 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Winnipeg Monarchs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1947–48 | Providence Reds | AHL | 54 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1948–49 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 57 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1950–51 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 61 | 9 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 46 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 39 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 70 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 24 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1955–56 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 48 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Dauphin Kings | MIHA | 10 | 12 | 0 | 12 | — | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | — | ||
| 1957–58 | St. Boniface Saints | MIHA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | ||
| AHL totals | 382 | 109 | 182 | 291 | 201 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 66 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- Memorial Cup Championship (1946)
- Stanley Cup Championship (1949)
- Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1951)
- 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
- Harry Taylor’s biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame