William George Boyd (May 15, 1895 – November 16, 1940) was a Canadian professional

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who played 133 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 1926 and 1930. With the Rangers he won the

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. Outside of the NHL, Boyd played hockey from 1916 to 1930 in a variety of minor and senior leagues. Billy Boyd had one son, William Gould.

Career

While growing up, Boyd lived in

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. He joined the Hamilton Rowing Club's hockey team in 1915, playing for their junior club and senior club. In

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competition, Boyd scored two goals in one game for Hamilton. The following season and in 1917–18, Boyd also played for the

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of the senior OHA. He then served in the military. He returned to the Tigers for the 1919–20 season, then played a season for the Halifax Wanderers of the Halifax City League, before returning to Hamilton for one further season with the Tigers. In 1922, Boyd moved to the United States, playing one season of hockey for the

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. The following year, he moved to

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, where he played three seasons of ice hockey, for the

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, Minneapolis Rockets and another season with the Millers. In 1926, Boyd was recruited by

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for the new

team in the

. He played two and a half seasons with the Rangers before being demoted to their Springfield Indians affiliate in the Canadian–American Hockey League. Before the 1929–30 season, the

claimed him in the intra-league draft. He would play one season with the Americans to end his playing career. In 1932, Boyd moved to Baltimore, Maryland to coach the

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minor-league ice hockey team for three seasons. Boyd died in November 1940.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Billy 1895 births 1940 deaths Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian military personnel of World War I Eastern Hockey League coaches Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players New York Americans players New York Rangers players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Ice hockey people from Belleville, Ontario Springfield Indians players Stanley Cup champions Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States