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Bill Huard

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Bill Huard
Born (1967-06-24) June 24, 1967 (age 57)
Welland, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
Quebec Nordiques
Dallas Stars
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1988–2000

William John Huard (born June 24, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League between 1992 and 1999 with six teams. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 2000, was spent in different minor leagues.

Career

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Huard had a professional career of over 600 games, including parts of seven seasons at the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Nordiques, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings.[1]

Huard moved to the United Kingdom in 2000 to play in the British Ice Hockey Superleague for the London Knights but left the team after playing just one game to return to Canada to be with his girlfriend who was seven months pregnant at the time. [2]

Personal life

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In Huard's hometown of Welland, the local hockey arena has a tribute to his playing career.[citation needed]

One of Huard's sons, Colton, played junior hockey for the Aberdeen Wings in the North American Hockey League. [3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 Fort Erie Meteors GHJHL 41 4 9 13 114
1985–86 Welland Cougars GHJHL 28 8 17 25 123
1985–86 Peterborough Petes OHL 7 1 1 2 2
1986–87 Peterborough Petes OHL 61 14 11 25 61 12 5 2 7 19
1987–88 Peterborough Petes OHL 66 28 33 61 132 12 7 8 15 33
1988–89 Carolina Thunderbirds ECHL 40 27 21 48 177 10 7 2 9 70
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 1 0 0 0 2
1989–90 Utica Devils AHL 27 1 7 8 67 5 0 1 1 33
1989–90 Nashville Knights ECHL 34 24 27 51 212
1990–91 Utica Devils AHL 72 11 16 27 359
1991–92 Utica Devils AHL 62 9 11 20 233 4 1 1 2 4
1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL 72 18 19 37 302 6 3 0 3 9
1993–94 Ottawa Senators NHL 63 2 2 4 162
1994–95 Ottawa Senators NHL 26 1 1 2 64
1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 7 2 2 4 13 1 0 0 0 0
1995–96 Dallas Stars NHL 51 6 6 12 176
1995–96 Michigan K-Wings IHL 12 1 1 2 74
1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 40 5 6 11 105
1997–98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 30 0 1 1 72 4 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 38 9 5 14 201 10 0 0 0 8
1999–00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 2
1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 13 2 2 4 65
1999–00 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 19 4 2 6 85 3 0 0 0 10
2000–01 London Knights BISL 1 1 0 1 4
NHL totals 223 16 18 34 594 5 0 0 0 2

References

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  1. ^ "Bill Huard hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  2. ^ Huard homeward bound
  3. ^ Colton Huard - Elite Prospects
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