| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||