Dave Hoyda

David Allan Hoyda (May 20, 1957 – February 8, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Hoyda played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and Winnipeg Jets. He was known primarily as an enforcer.

Hoyda was raised in Cherhill, Alberta, and later attended St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton while he played Canadian Junior "A" hockey with the Spruce Grove Mets. Hoyda and the Mets won the 1975 Canadian Junior "A" national championship. He moved up to Major Junior hockey for his next two seasons, playing with the Edmonton Oil Kings/Portland Winterhawks (franchise moved).

Hoyda was drafted in both the World Hockey Association and NHL Amateur Drafts in 1977, signing a contract with the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers.

Hoyda died in 2015.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 Edmonton Mets AJHL 28 0 1 1 56 — — — — — 1974–75 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL 59 25 31 56 141 12 7 6 13 42 1974–75 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 43 5 18 23 170 5 0 1 1 23 1975–76 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL 4 3 3 6 37 — — — — — 1976–77 Portland Winterhawks WCHL 61 16 26 42 220 10 7 2 9 22 1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 41 1 3 4 119 9 0 0 0 17 1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL 31 4 5 9 112 — — — — — 1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67 3 13 16 138 3 0 0 0 0 1979–80 Winnipeg Jets NHL 15 1 1 2 35 — — — — — 1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 32 11 6 17 89 — — — — — 1980–81 Winnipeg Jets NHL 9 1 0 1 7 — — — — — 1980–81 Tulsa Oilers CHL 42 13 22 35 118 — — — — — NHL totals 132 6 17 23 299 12 0 0 0 17