About Darryl Sly
Lived 1939 – 2007 (aged 68). Darryl Sly was a Canadian ice hockey player.
Darryl "Slip" Sly (April 3, 1939 – August 28, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 79 games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars. He also played parts of 11 seasons with the minor league Rochester Americans (AHL), and seven seasons with the Barrie Flyers (OHA). Internationally Sly played for Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal, and the 1961 World Championship, where he won gold.
He died on 28 August 2007 at the age of 68.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1956–57 St. Michael's Majors OHA 46 7 7 14 35 1 0 0 0 4 1957–58 St. Michael's Majors OHA 52 19 20 39 64 9 2 4 6 12 1958–59 St. Michael's Majors OHA 48 8 16 24 58 15 0 3 3 42 1958–59 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA-Sr 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1959–60 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA-Sr 47 4 8 12 63 8 1 1 2 14 1960–61 Galt Terriers OHA-Sr 12 5 9 14 12 15 7 8 15 24 1960–61 Trail Smoke Eaters WIHL 13 7 12 19 — — — — — — 1960–61 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1960–61 Canadian National Team Intl 18 12 6 18 46 — — — — — 1961–62 Rochester Americans AHL 70 8 16 24 50 2 0 0 0 0 1962–63 Rochester Americans AHL 70 4 14 18 52 2 0 0 0 7 1963–64 Rochester Americans AHL 72 16 16 32 41 2 0 0 0 0 1964–65 Rochester Americans AHL 72 3 18 21 56 10 1 2 3 8 1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1965–66 Rochester Americans AHL 67 5 15 20 49 12 2 2 4 12 1966–67 Rochester Americans AHL 72 8 25 33 56 13 1 0 1 14 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1967–68 Rochester Americans AHL 52 3 22 25 36 11 1 6 7 12 1968–69 Vancouver Canucks WHL 74 6 16 22 45 8 0 1 1 8 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars NHL 29 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 1969–70 Iowa Stars CHL 10 0 8 8 2 11 1 8 9 8 1970–71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 31 0 2 2 10 — — — — — 1970–71 Rochester Americans AHL 37 3 4 7 28 — — — — — 1971–72 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 33 7 17 24 32 16 1 10 11 16 1972–73 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 41 3 19 22 42 — — — — — 1972–73 Rochester Americans AHL 1 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 1973–74 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 31 3 12 15 15 — — — — — 1973–74 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1974–75 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 40 4 10 14 28 — — — — — 1975–76 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 44 4 16 20 24 — — — — — 1976–77 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 34 1 10 11 26 — — — — — 1977–78 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 38 0 5 5 16 — — — — —AHL totals 516 51 132 183 370 52 5 10 15 53NHL totals 79 1 2 3 20 — — — — —
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1960 Canada Oly 7 1 1 2 9 1961 Canada WC 7 4 2 6 6Senior totals 14 5 3 8 15
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Who was Darryl Sly?
Canadian ice hockey player (1939–2007)
When was Darryl Sly born?
Darryl Sly was born on 3 April 1939 in Collingwood.
When did Darryl Sly die?
Darryl Sly died on 28 August 2007 in Canada, Collingwood, Ontario, Ontario.
What was Darryl Sly's occupation?
Darryl Sly was an ice hockey player.
What nationality was Darryl Sly?
Darryl Sly was Canadian.
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