# Wally Boyer

Walter Boyer (born September 27, 1937) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with four teams between 1965 and 1971 and in the World Hockey Association during the 1972–73 season.

## Career

Wally Boyer was known as a creative playmaker and talented penalty killer throughout his National Hockey League 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 Black Hawks. At the end of the 1966–67 season, the Hawks won the Prince of Wales Trophy for finishing first overall in the six-team standings. When the league expanded to 12 clubs that fall, Boyer joined the Oakland Seals and was later traded to another expansion franchise, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1955–56 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 48 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955–56 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| 1956–57 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 40 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 1957–58 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 27 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 17 |
| 1957–58 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1958–59 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958–59 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 70 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1960–61 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962–63 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 66 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 52 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964–65 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1965–66 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 42 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | California/Oakland Seals | NHL | 74 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 62 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970–71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1972–73 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 69 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| WHA Totals | WHA Totals | WHA Totals | 69 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| AHL Totals | AHL Totals | AHL Totals | 412 | 133 | 200 | 333 | 278 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| NHL Totals | NHL Totals | NHL Totals | 365 | 54 | 105 | 159 | 163 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |

## Awards and achievements

* Memorial Cup Championship (1956)
* Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1965)
* Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame