Billy Taylor

William Gordon Taylor (October 14, 1942 – September 8, 1979) was a professional ice hockey centre. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1964–65 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1960 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues. He is the son of the former NHL hockey player, Billy Taylor Sr.

Playing career Taylor spent most of his playing career in various minor leagues on various teams from 1960 to 1968. He managed to play only two games in the NHL for the New York Rangers during the 1964–65 season, recording no points.

After retirement as a player, he spent one season, 1971–72, as a head coach for the Guelph CMC's of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. That season the CMC's went on to win the Manitoba Centennial Cup as National Tier II Junior "A" Champions under Taylor's watch.

Taylor died on September 8, 1979 aged 36 years in Guelph, Ontario.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1958–59 Saint John's High School HS-MA 6 10 5 15 — — — — — — 1958–59 St John's Junior Guards SJSHL — — — — — 4 4 2 6 2 1959–60 Prince of Wales Collegiate HS-CA 5 4 4 8 23 — — — — — 1959–60 St. John's Junior Guards SJJHL 18 23 11 34 40 7 5 2 7 13 1959–60 St. John's All-Stars NFLD Sr — — — — — 2 1 2 3 0 1960–61 Guelph Royals OHA 48 12 19 31 89 14 7 5 12 77 1961–62 Guelph Royals OHA 38 20 26 46 81 — — — — — 1961–62 Kitchener Beavers EPHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Guelph Royals OHA 49 32 31 64 61 — — — — — 1962–63 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 4 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1963–64 St. Paul Rangers CPHL 69 30 29 59 87 11 4 4 8 10 1964–65 New York Rangers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Baltimore Clippers AHL 5 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 1964–65 St. Paul Rangers CPHL 43 17 24 41 65 — — — — — 1965–66 St. Louis Braves CPHL 68 13 21 34 72 5 1 1 2 2 1966–67 Buffalo Bisons AHL 63 9 26 35 38 — — — — — 1967–68 Memphis South Stars CPHL 30 2 7 9 34 1 0 0 0 2 CPHL totals 210 62 81 143 258 17 5 5 10 14 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —