# Doug Halward

Douglas Robert Halward (born November 1, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 663 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. He helped the Bruins reach the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals and the Canucks reach the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals.
Halward was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played junior hockey for the Peterborough Petes. As a youth, he played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.

## 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 |
| 1972–73 | Downsview Beavers | OPJHL | 34 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 69 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 68 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1975–76 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 54 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1975–76 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 54 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1977–78 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 42 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1979–80 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 63 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980–81 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 51 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1981–82 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 22 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 44 |
| 1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 75 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 54 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 71 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 70 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 130 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 653 | 69 | 224 | 293 | 774 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 113 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1974 | Canada | WJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1983 | Canada | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1985 | Canada | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |