Zac Boyer Explained

Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:200
Played For:Dallas Stars
SC Herislau
Villacher SV
Düsseldorfer EG
Birth Date:October 25, 1971
Birth Place:Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
Draft:88th overall
Draft Year:1991
Draft Team:Chicago Blackhawks
Career Start:1992
Career End:2003

Zachary Jason Boyer (born October 25, 1971) is a Canadian former National Hockey League right winger. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2003, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

In the final game of the 1992 Memorial Cup, Boyer scored the championship-winning goal for the Kamloops Blazers with 14 seconds remaining in the third period.[1] The assist came from a young Scott Niedermayer, now a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Drafted by the Blackhawks, Boyer spent two seasons with the Dallas Stars with time split with the IHL Blazers, Indianapolis Ice, Michigan K-Wings, Orlando Solar Bears and Houston Aeros. He played for seven different teams in his hockey career. Boyer played in Europe (SC Herisau, EC Villacher SV, Düsseldorfer EG), but ended his playing career with the Colorado Gold Kings and Orlando Seals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1985–86Edmonton ShamrocksAMHL35 40 64 104 40
1986–87Edmonton PatsAMHL35 30 41 71 60
1987–88St. Albert SaintsAJHL55 16 31 47 258
1988–89Kamloops BlazersWHL36 15 17 32 6016 9 8 17 10
1989–90Kamloops BlazersWHL71 24 47 71 6317 4 4 8 8
1989–90Kamloops BlazersM-Cup3 0 4 4 0
1990–91Kamloops BlazersWHL64 45 60 105 5812 6 10 16 8
1991–92Kamloops BlazersWHL70 40 69 109 9017 9 20 29 16
1991–92Kamloops BlazersM-Cup5 5 4 9 4
1992–93Indianapolis IceIHL59 7 14 21 26
1993–94Indianapolis IceIHL54 13 12 25 67
1994–95Dallas StarsNHL1 0 0 0 02 0 0 0 0
1994–95Kalamazoo WingsIHL22 9 7 16 2215 3 9 12 8
1995–96Dallas StarsNHL2 0 0 0 0
1995–96Michigan K-WingsIHL67 24 27 51 5810 11 6 17 0
1996–97Orlando Solar BearsIHL80 25 49 74 633 0 1 1 2
1997–98SC HerisauNLA19 7 16 23 77
1997–98Villacher SVAUT6 3 5 8 4
1997–98Düsseldorfer EGDEL15 2 0 2 82 0 0 0 0
1998–9Houston AerosIHL61 16 23 39 401 0 0 0 0
2000–01Colorado Gold KingsWCHL66 37 53 90 628 2 5 7 16
2001–02Colorado Gold KingsWCHL72 25 66 91 485 1 2 3 0
2002–03Orlando SealsACHL25 19 34 53 30
IHL totals343 94 132 226 27629 14 16 30 10
NHL totals3 0 0 0 02 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Potestio . Michael . Memorial Cup anniversary — Niedermayer found Boyer in 1992 . Kamloops This Week . 30 August 2020 . 21 February 2020.