Billy Harris (1952)

William Edward Harris (b. 29 January, 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional player in the National Hockey League who played from 1972 to 1984.

• Position: Right wing
• Shoots: Left
• Height: 6 ft
• Weight: 197 lb

Playing career

Harris was a linemate on the Toronto Marlboros with Steve Shutt and Dave Gardner.

Harris was drafted first overall in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the expansion New York Islanders. He played on Long Island until he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on the March 10, 1980 along with Dave Lewis for Butch Goring. Later that year, the Islanders won their first Stanley Cup of four in a row. Harris was never part of a winning Cup team, but he is remembered for helping the Islanders grow from their initial days as an expansion franchise to a dominant team in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Harris played more than 500 consecutive games for the Islanders before he was traded. He finished off the last few seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs before retiring after the 1983–84 season.

Career statistics

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1966-67  Peterborough Petes          OHA     8    0    1    1    8  --  --  --  --  --
1968-69  Toronto Marlboros           OHA    41    9   18   27   14  --  --  --  --  --
1969-70  Toronto Marlboros           OHA    46   13   17   30   75  --  --  --  --  --
1970-71  Toronto Marlboros           OHA    48   34   48   82   61  --  --  --  --  --
1971-72  Toronto Marlboros           OHA    63   57   72  129   87  --  --  --  --  --
1972-73  New York Islanders          NHL    78   28   22   50   35  --  --  --  --  --
1973-74  New York Islanders          NHL    78   23   27   50   34  --  --  --  --  --
1974-75  New York Islanders          NHL    80   25   37   62   34  17   3   7  10  12
1975-76  New York Islanders          NHL    80   32   38   70   54  13   5   2   7  10
1976-77  New York Islanders          NHL    80   24   43   67   44  12   7   7  14   8
1977-78  New York Islanders          NHL    80   22   38   60   40   7   0   0   0   4
1978-79  New York Islanders          NHL    80   15   39   54   18  10   2   1   3  10
1979-80  New York Islanders          NHL    67   15   15   30   37  --  --  --  --  --
1979-80  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    11    4    3    7    6   4   0   0   0   2
1980-81  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    80   20   29   49   36   4   2   1   3   0
1981-82  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    16    1    3    4    6  --  --  --  --  --
1981-82  Toronto Maple Leafs         NHL    20    2    0    2    4  --  --  --  --  --
1982-83  Toronto Maple Leafs         NHL    76   11   19   30   26   4   0   1   1   2
1983-84  St. Catharines Saints       AHL     2    0    1    1    0  --  --  --  --  --
1983-84  Toronto Maple Leafs         NHL    50    7   10   17   14  --  --  --  --  --
1983-84  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    21    2    4    6    6  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                        897  231  327  558  394  71  19  19  38  48

References

• Billy Harris's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Guy Lafleur

NHL First Overall Draft Pick 1972

Succeeded by Denis Potvin