Ted Taylor (ice hockey) explained

Ted Taylor
Position:Left wing
Played For:Houston Aeros (WHA)
Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Minnesota North Stars (NHL)
Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
New York Rangers (NHL)
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:174
Birth Date:February 25, 1942
Birth Place:Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Career Start:1961
Career End: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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1959–60Brandon Wheat KingsMJHL32 14 12 26 5411 2 7 9 2
1960–61Brandon Wheat KingsMJHL32 28 30 58 539 5 5 10 18
1960–61Vancouver CanucksWHL1 0 0 0 0
1961–62Brandon Wheat KingsMJHL40 28 32 60 729 6 4 10 13
1962–63Sudbury WolvesEPHL56 22 23 45 76
1962–63Baltimore ClippersAHL14 5 7 12 173 0 0 0 4
1963–64Baltimore ClippersAHL6 0 2 2 6
1963–64St. Paul RangersCPHL59 18 30 48 9711 2 2 4 4
1964–65New York RangersNHL4 0 0 0 4
1964–65Baltimore ClippersAHL68 25 28 53 743 0 0 0 4
1965–66New York RangersNHL4 0 1 1 2
1965–66Baltimore ClippersAHL62 21 30 51 98
1966–67Detroit Red WingsNHL2 0 0 0 0
1966–67Pittsburgh HornetsAHL69 20 38 58 919 3 2 5 8
1967–68Minnesota North StarsNHL31 3 5 8 34
1968–69Vancouver CanucksWHL64 15 29 44 1218 1 4 5 4
1969–70Vancouver CanucksWHL66 36 35 71 9711 9 8 17 46
1970–71Vancouver CanucksNHL56 11 16 27 53
1971–72Vancouver CanucksNHL69 9 13 22 88
1972–73Houston AerosWHA72 34 42 76 10110 3 1 4 10
1973–74Houston AerosWHA75 21 23 44 14314 4 8 12 60
1974–75Houston AerosWHA73 26 27 53 13011 2 5 7 22
1975–76Houston AerosWHA68 15 26 41 8811 2 2 4 17
1976–77Houston AerosWHA78 16 35 51 9011 4 4 8 28
1977–78Houston AerosWHA54 11 11 22 466 3 1 4 10
WHA totals420 123 164 287 59863 18 21 39 147
NHL totals166 23 35 58 181

Awards and achievements