Wally Boyer


Walter Boyer is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre.

Career

Wally Boyer was known as a creative playmaker and talented penalty killer throughout his NHL career. Boyer recorded 54 goals and 105 assists for 159 points in 365 career NHL games. A product of the Toronto Maple Leafs' development system, Boyer played his first NHL games with the Leafs during the mid-1960s, before joining the Chicago Blackhawks. At the end of the 1966-67 season, the Hawks captured the Prince of Wales Trophy for finishing first-overall in the six-team standings. When the league expanded to 12 clubs that fall, Boyer became an Oakland Seal, and was later traded to another expansion franchise, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Awards and achievements

In 1956, Boyer, along with Major Junior A teammates Bob Pulford, Carl Brewer, and Bob Baun, was a member of the Memorial Cup-winning Toronto Marlboros.

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