Darryl "Slip" Sly (April 3, 1939 – August 28, 2007) was a
Canadian
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ice hockey
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player who played 79 games in the
National Hockey League
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with the
Vancouver Canucks
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,
Toronto Maple Leafs
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and
Minnesota North Stars
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. He also played parts of 11 seasons with the minor league
Rochester Americans
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(
AHL), and seven seasons with the
Barrie Flyers
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History
The Barrie Flyers junior team was founded in 1 ...
(
OHA). Internationally Sly played for
Canada
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at the
1960 Winter Olympics
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, where he won a silver medal, and the
1961 World Championship, where he won gold.
Don Cherry referenced Darryl Sly on the 01 Mar 14 edition of
Coach's Corner saying, "just like me and Darryl Sly used to" regarding playing a staggered D as opposed to side by side when a forward is coming in one-on-two. On the 7 June 14 edition of Coach's Corner, Cherry stated that Sly "carried me for six years" when talking about the importance of defensive pairings staying together over their careers.
He died on 28 August 2007 at the age of 68.
Darryl Sly dead at age 68
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Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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Obituary at LostHockey.com
1939 births
2007 deaths
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Ice hockey people from Simcoe County
Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Iowa Stars (CHL) players
Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Minnesota North Stars players
Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Olympic silver medalists for Canada
Sportspeople from Collingwood, Ontario
Rochester Americans players
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Toronto St. Michael's Majors players
Vancouver Canucks players
Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
Western International Hockey League players
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