1965-66 Topps 53 Billy Harris Hockey Card (Front)
1965-66 Topps 53 Billy Harris Hockey Card (Back)
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Billy the Kid had ten years with Maple Leas, as a shifty center before going to Detroit. Of frail physique, Bill had a 22-goal year in 1959, his best with Leafs.
En Français
“Billy the Kid” avant d’aller à Detroit avait passé dix ans avec les Maple Leafs comme joueur de centre. D’apparence frêle. Billy a compte 22 buts dans la saison 1958-59, sa meilleure avec les Leafs.
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Billy Harris came to the Detroit Red Wings from the Toronto Maple Leafs prior to the 1965-66 NHL season in a trade that included Andy Bathgate and Gary Jarrett going to the Wings for Larry Jeffrey, Eddie Joyal, Lowell MacDonald, Marcel Pronovost and Autry Erickson. His time in Detroit was short, appearing in just 24 games before being sent down to the Pittsburgh Hornets in the AHL.
A three time Stanley Cup champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Harris was also a champ in the American Hockey League. In 1964-65 after a dismal stint with the Leafs, Billy had great success with Rochester Americans. He totaled 17 points in ten playoff games, often setting up Jim Pappin, as the Amerks captured the Calder Cup, taking out the Hershey Bears in the final.
After ended up with the Pittsburgh Hornets, he again found winning ways. After leading the team with 34 goals in the regular season, him along with Gary Jarrett, Val Fonteyne and Don McKenney led the team to a Calder Cup win, taking out the Rochester Americans in what would be the final year of existence for the Hornets.
Between 1955-56 and 1968-69, Billy Harris played 769 regular season and 62 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Oakland Seals and Pittsburgh Penguins. He spent two years in the WHA coaching the Ottawa Nationals / Toronto Toros franchise during the league’s first two seasons.