Billy Harris (ice hockey centre)
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William "Billy" Harris (born on the 29th of July, 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1969. He died on 20 September 2001 of cancer.
- Position: Centre
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6 ft
- Weight: 157 lb
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[edit] Playing career
Billy Harris began his NHL career for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1955 and played there for ten seasons before he was traded along with Andy Bathgate and Gary Jarrett to the Detroit Red Wings for Larry Jeffrey, Eddie Joyal, Lowell MacDonald, Marcel Pronovost, and Autry Erickson on the 20th of May, 1965. While he was in Toronto, he occasionally spent time playing for the Rochester Americans of the AHL. It wasn't much different after he was traded to the Red Wings. While with the Wings, he actually spent more time in the AHL with the Pittsburgh Hornets than he did in the NHL.
After two seasons in the Detroit organisation, he began playing for the Oakland Seals of the NHL in their inaugural season as part of the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He played for just over a season with the Seals before finishing he career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1968-69 NHL season.
[edit] Coaching career
Billy Harris was an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers for the 1981-82 NHL season. After being assistant coach for the Oilers, he became the head coach for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL for the 1982-83 season and 1983-84 season.
[edit] See also
- Billy Harris (b. 1952)
- Bill Harris (coach)
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL seasons
