Taylor Hall (ice hockey, born 1964)

Taylor Hall (born February 20, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins. Hall played 41 games across five seasons in the NHL, with the rest of his career coming in the minor leagues and in Europe. After retiring in 1996 he took up coaching and later became general manager for several clubs, with his longest tenure coming with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League and later ECHL, from 2008 until 2019.

Taylor Hall
Born (1964-02-20) February 20, 1964
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Boston Bruins
NHL Draft 116th overall, 1982
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19831996

Hall is not related to the current player of the same name.

Playing career

Hall played his junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, and was selected 116th overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. By the 1983–84 season he was dominating the WHL and finished the year with 63 goals and 142 points, good for fourth in the league. He also made his NHL debut, appearing in four games for the Canucks and scoring his first NHL goal.

Considered one of Vancouver's top young prospects, Hall cracked the Canucks' roster out of training camp for the 1984–85 campaign and got off to a great start with five points in his first seven games. However, in an October 23, 1984 game against the New York Islanders, Hall crashed heavily into a goalpost and blew out his left knee.[1] The injury ended his season, and his career never really regained the momentum it had previously.

Hall returned for the 1985–86 season, but spent most of the year in the minors. When recalled to Vancouver, he performed well with 5 goals and 10 points in 19 games. However, by the 1986–87 season he had fallen down the team's depth chart, appearing in just four games, and he was released at the end of the season.

For the 1987–88 season, Hall signed with the Boston Bruins and turned in a strong 74-point effort for the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League, earning him a 7-game callup to Boston.[2] However, it would be his final taste of NHL hockey, as he would spend most of the next season in Italy. After bouncing between Europe and the International Hockey League for a few seasons, he signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League, where he spent four solid seasons before retiring in 1996.

During his career, Hall appeared in 41 NHL games, recording 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points along with 29 penalty minutes. Following his playing career Hall moved into coaching, and has coached several franchises in the CHL and WPHL. He is currently serving as the General Manager of his last professional club as a player, the Tulsa Oilers.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Regina Pat Canadiens Midget AAA SMHL 63937116494
1980–81 Regina Blues SJHL 135382
1981–82 Regina Pats WHL 4814152943 1123544
1982–83 Regina Pats WHL 7237579478 503312
1983–84 Regina Pats WHL 69637914242 2321204126
1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41010
1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 714519
1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1955106
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 4521143528 10000
1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40000
1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 3621204123
1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 70004
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL 7133417458 1014521
1988–89 Maine Mariners AHL 80117
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 9551014
1988–89 Asiago ITA 2625214660
1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 5114233710
1989–90 Canadian National Team Intl 44260
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 4413162928
1991–92 Furuset NOR 2913162922
1992–93 Tulsa Oilers CHL 5835458064 935816
1993–94 Tulsa Oilers CHL 6433265995 1135814
1994–95 Tulsa Oilers CHL 5829396833 723517
1995–96 Tulsa Oilers CHL 6327356252 611214
NHL totals 41791629

References

  1. "1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Taylor Hall".
  2. Pelletier, Joe. "Taylor Hall". canuckslegends.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. "Former player Taylor Hall rejoins the Oilers as General Manager". mlntherawfeed.com. 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
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