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Bill Huard
Canadian ice hockey player
Canadian ice hockey player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| position | Left wing |
| shoots | Left |
| height_ft | 6 |
| height_in | 1 |
| weight_lb | 215 |
| played_for | Boston Bruins |
| Ottawa Senators | |
| Quebec Nordiques | |
| Dallas Stars | |
| Edmonton Oilers | |
| Los Angeles Kings | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Welland, Ontario, Canada |
| draft | Undrafted |
| career_start | 1988 |
| career_end | 2000 |
Ottawa Senators Quebec Nordiques Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings
**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
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.
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.
Personal life
In Huard's hometown of Welland, the local hockey arena has a tribute to his playing career.
One of Huard's sons, Colton, played junior hockey for the Aberdeen Wings in the North American Hockey League.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | NHL totals | 223 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 594 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
References
- "Bill Huard hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com".
- [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/973997.stm Huard homeward bound]
- [https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/439058/colton-huard Colton Huard - Elite Prospects]
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