Dave Hoyda
David Allan Hoyda (May 20, 1957 – February 8, 2015) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Hoyda played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and Winnipeg Jets.[1] He was known primarily as an enforcer.
| Dave Hoyda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 20, 1957 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died |
February 8, 2015 (aged 57) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Winnipeg Jets | ||
| NHL Draft |
53rd overall, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| WHA Draft |
60th overall, 1977 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1981 | ||
Hoyda was raised in Cherhill, Alberta, and later attended St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton while he played Canadian Junior "A" hockey with the Spruce Grove Mets.[2] Hoyda and the Mets won the 1975 Canadian Junior "A" national championship. He moved up to Major Junior hockey for his next two seasons, playing with the Edmonton Oil Kings/Portland Winterhawks (franchise moved).
Hoyda was drafted in both the World Hockey Association and NHL Amateur Drafts in 1977, signing a contract with the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Mets | AJHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 59 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 141 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42 | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 43 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 170 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 1975–76 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Portland Winterhawks | WCHL | 61 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 220 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 119 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1977–78 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 67 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 32 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 42 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 132 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 299 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
References
- "David Allan Hoyda (1957 - 2015)". The Barrhead Leader. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- "David Allan Hoyda, 1957 - 2015, Obituary". Mobley Dodson Funeral Service. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database