Taylor Hall (born February 20, 1964) is a

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former

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player who spent parts of five seasons in the

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with the

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and

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. Hall played 41 games across five seasons in the NHL, with the rest of his career coming in the minor leagues and in Europe. After retiring in 1996 he took up coaching and later became general manager for several clubs, with his longest tenure coming with the

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of the

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and later

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, from 2008 until 2019. Hall is not related to the current player of the same name.

Playing career

Hall played his junior hockey with the

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of the

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, and was selected 116th overall in the

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by the Vancouver Canucks. By the 1983–84 season he was dominating the WHL and finished the year with 63 goals and 142 points, good for fourth in the league. He also made his NHL debut, appearing in four games for the Canucks and scoring his first NHL goal. Considered one of Vancouver's top young prospects, Hall cracked the Canucks' roster out of training camp for the 1984–85 campaign and got off to a great start with five points in his first seven games. However, in an October 23, 1984 game against the

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, Hall crashed heavily into a goalpost and blew out his left knee. The injury ended his season, and his career never really regained the momentum it had previously. Hall returned for the 1985–86 season, but spent most of the year in the minors. When recalled to Vancouver, he performed well with 5 goals and 10 points in 19 games. However, by the 1986–87 season he had fallen down the team's depth chart, appearing in just four games, and he was released at the end of the season. For the 1987–88 season, Hall signed with the Boston Bruins and turned in a strong 74-point effort for the Maine Mariners of the

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, earning him a 7-game callup to Boston. However, it would be his final taste of NHL hockey, as he would spend most of the next season in

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. After bouncing between Europe and the International Hockey League for a few seasons, he signed with the

of the

, where he spent four solid seasons before retiring in 1996. During his career, Hall appeared in 41 NHL games, recording 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points along with 29 penalty minutes. Following his playing career Hall moved into coaching, and has coached several franchises in the CHL and WPHL. He is currently serving as the

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of his last professional club as a player, the Tulsa Oilers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards

* WHL East First All-Star Team – 1984

References

External links

*
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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