Taylor Hall (ice hockey, born 1964)
Canadian forward who played 41 NHL games.
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Taylor Hall, a Canadian born on February 20, 1964, played 41 NHL games across five seasons for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins before retiring in 1996. He then moved into coaching and front-office roles, serving as general manager of the Tulsa Oilers from 2008 to 2019. He is not the same person as the current NHL player Taylor Hall.
Playing career
Hall played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League and was selected 116th overall in the 1982 NHL entry draft by the Vancouver Canucks. In the 1983–84 season he dominated the WHL, finishing with 63 goals and 142 points, fourth in the league, and made his NHL debut with four games for the Canucks, scoring his first NHL goal. He cracked Vancouver's roster out of training camp for 1984–85 and had five points in his first seven games, but on October 23, 1984, he crashed into a goalpost against the New York Islanders and blew out his left knee, ending his season.
His career never regained its previous momentum. He returned for 1985–86 but spent most of the year in the minors, recording 5 goals and 10 points in 19 games when recalled. By 1986–87 he appeared in only four games and was released at season's end. For 1987–88 he signed with the Boston Bruins and had a 74-point season for the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League, earning a seven-game callup to Boston, his final NHL action.
He then played mostly in Italy, bounced between Europe and the International Hockey League, and later signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League, where he played four seasons before retiring in 1996. In 41 NHL games he had 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points and 29 penalty minutes. After retiring he moved into coaching and later became general manager of the Tulsa Oilers.
Career statistics and honours
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1980–81 | Regina Pat Canadiens Midget AAA | SMHL | 63 | 93 | 71 | 164 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Regina Blues | SJHL | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Regina Pats | WHL | 48 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 44 |
| 1982–83 | Regina Pats | WHL | 72 | 37 | 57 | 94 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1983–84 | Regina Pats | WHL | 69 | 63 | 79 | 142 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 26 |
| 1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 45 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 36 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 71 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Asiago | ITA | 26 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 51 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 44 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Furuset | NOR | 29 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 58 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 1993–94 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 64 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 95 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 1994–95 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 58 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 1995–96 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 63 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| NHL totals | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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