Mark Taylor (ice hockey)
Mark Taylor | |||
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | June 1, 1958||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals | ||
NHL draft | 100th overall, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
Playing career | 1980–1993 |
Mark C. Taylor (born January 26, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Taylor played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals.
Career
[edit]Selected in the sixth round, 100th overall, of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, Taylor played college hockey with the North Dakota Fighting Sioux from 1976 to 1980.
During his tenure with the Capitals, Taylor became the second scorer of the franchise's currently record-fastest consecutive goal pair, needing only six seconds to score against the Chicago Black Hawks after a goal scored by Gaétan Duchesne. The Capitals defeated the Black Hawks 4–2.
He is now co-owner of a popular chain of hockey equipment stores bearing his grandfather's name, Cyclone Taylor Sports, based in the Greater Vancouver area.
Personal life
[edit]Taylor is the grandson of Hockey Hall of Famer Cyclone Taylor and the nephew of John Russell Taylor.
Awards and honours
[edit]Award | Year | |
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All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1979 | [1] |
All-WCHA First Team | 1979–80 | [2] |
AHCA West All-American | 1979–80 | [3] |
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1974–75 | Langley Lords | BCJHL | — | 20 | 53 | 73 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Langley Lords | BCJHL | 63 | 49 | 79 | 128 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Kamloops Chiefs | WCHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 37 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 24 | 59 | 83 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 40 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 79 | 19 | 50 | 69 | 56 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 20 | ||
1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 75 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 61 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 59 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 43 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 67 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||
1987–88 | EHC Uzwil | NLB | 34 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | EHC Uzwil | NLB | 36 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4 | ||
1989–90 | EHC Uzwil | NLB | 36 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | Canada | Intl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | SC Herisau | NLB | 33 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1991–92 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HC Bolzano | ALP | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | ECD Sauerland | GER-2 | 32 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 10 | ||
1992–93 | SC Rapperswil-Jona | NLB | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 209 | 42 | 68 | 110 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com