About George Lyle
Born 1953. George Lyle is a Canadian ice hockey player.
George Wallace Lyle (born November 24, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Between 1976 and 1983 he played 99 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers, as well as 202 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers.
Playing career
Lyle was selected 123rd overall in 1973 after transferring to Michigan Tech. He then spent three years at Michigan Tech where they were NCAA Champions in 1975 and runner up in both 1974 and 1976 NCAA tournament. In 1975-76 he was placed on the WCHA first all-star team and earned All-American honors after scoring 47 goals in 43 games during the 1975β76 schedule.
Lyle opted to begin his pro career with the WHA's New England Whalers in 1976β77. After scoring 39 goals for the club [team record] he was presented the Lou Kaplan Trophy as the league's top rookie. He continued to be a solid worker for another two seasons before the Detroit Red Wings reclaimed him as a part of the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. He split the next two seasons between the NHL and the AHL's Adirondack Red Wings. In 1981 he scored 18 points in as many playoff games when he helped the Wings capture the Calder Cup.
After a slow start in 1981β82, Lyle was placed on waivers and picked up by Hartford. He averaged a point per game in 14 contests for his new club before sustaining a season ending eye injury. The veteran scorer retired in 1983 after playing 16 games for Hartford and spending the rest of his time with the Binghamton Whalers of the AHL.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970β71 Nor'Wes Caps BCJHL β β β β β β β β β β 1972β73 Calumet-Houghton Chiefs USHL 33 23 16 39 42 β β β β β 1973β74 Michigan Tech University WCHA 19 9 13 22 20 β β β β β 1974β75 Michigan Tech University WCHA 38 37 19 56 76 β β β β β 1975β76 Michigan Tech University WCHA 43 47 41 88 42 β β β β β 1976β77 New England Whalers WHA 75 39 33 72 62 5 1 0 1 4 1977β78 New England Whalers WHA 68 30 24 54 74 12 2 1 3 13 1978β79 New England Whalers WHA 59 17 18 35 54 9 3 5 8 25 1978β79 Springfield Indians AHL 4 2 4 6 6 β β β β β 1979β80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 7 4 11 2 β β β β β 1979β80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 33 23 9 32 40 β β β β β 1980β81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 31 10 14 24 28 β β β β β 1980β81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 40 20 16 36 84 18 9 9 18 34 1981β82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 1 2 3 4 β β β β β 1981β82 Hartford Whalers NHL 14 2 12 14 9 β β β β β 1982β83 Hartford Whalers NHL 16 4 6 10 8 β β β β β 1982β83 Binghamton Whalers AHL 56 19 24 43 63 4 1 2 3 8 WHA totals 202 86 75 161 190 26 6 6 12 42 NHL totals 99 24 38 62 51 β β β β β
Awards and honours Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1975β76
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Who is George Lyle?
Canadian ice hockey player
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George Lyle was born on 24 November 1953 in North Vancouver.
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George Lyle is an ice hockey player.
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