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Hal
Laycoe
1952-1963
| Position | D |
| Shoots | L |
| Weight | 185lbs |
| Height | 6'2" |
| Date of birth | June 23rd, 1922 |
| Place of birth | Sutherland, SK, CAN |
| Deceased on | April 29th, 1997 |
| Seasons - MTL | 4 |
| Other numbers | 12 |
Statistiques
| SEASON |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
|
PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
+/-
Plus/Minus - The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the ice
|
PIM
Penalties infraction minutes - Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 133 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 81 |
| 1947-1948 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1948-1949 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| 1949-1950 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 1950-1951 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| SEASON |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
|
PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
+/-
Plus/Minus - The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the ice
|
PIM
Penalties infraction minutes - Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 1948-1949 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 1949-1950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best known among hockey fans as the catalyst that helped ignite the Richard Riot, Hal Laycoe spent a lifetime in the game as a coach, executive, and player, patrolling the Montreal blue line for parts of four seasons.
One of very few NHLers to wear eyeglasses while playing, the 6-foot-2 defenseman broke in with the Rangers in 1945-46 and came to Montreal in the trade that sent Buddy O’Connor and Frank Eddols to the Big Apple. Laycoe split the season between the AHL Buffalo Bisons and the big club, making 14 NHL appearances alongside Ken Reardon, Butch Bouchard, Roger Leger and Glen Harmon.
Reversing his numbers the next year, the rangy rearguard spent only 10 games in Buffalo and the bulk of the season with the Canadiens as injuries limited Bouchard to only 27 regular season games.
The stay-at-home defenseman who could take a hit, dish one out and competently move the puck to his forwards, based his game on solid positional play. Thriving in his role of countering oncoming attackers effectively but unspectacularly, Laycoe rarely exceeded the rules of the game, only once collecting more than 30 penalty minutes as a Hab.
Traded to Boston towards the end of the 1950-51 campaign, Laycoe spent the next five seasons patrolling the Bruins’ blue line where the man who was also The Rocket’s occasional tennis partner while with the Habs, Nonetheless, he helped spark the infamous Richard Riot in 1955, with Laycoe being the player Richard would strike on his way to being suspended a few days later.
One of very few NHLers to wear eyeglasses while playing, the 6-foot-2 defenseman broke in with the Rangers in 1945-46 and came to Montreal in the trade that sent Buddy O’Connor and Frank Eddols to the Big Apple. Laycoe split the season between the AHL Buffalo Bisons and the big club, making 14 NHL appearances alongside Ken Reardon, Butch Bouchard, Roger Leger and Glen Harmon.
Reversing his numbers the next year, the rangy rearguard spent only 10 games in Buffalo and the bulk of the season with the Canadiens as injuries limited Bouchard to only 27 regular season games.
The stay-at-home defenseman who could take a hit, dish one out and competently move the puck to his forwards, based his game on solid positional play. Thriving in his role of countering oncoming attackers effectively but unspectacularly, Laycoe rarely exceeded the rules of the game, only once collecting more than 30 penalty minutes as a Hab.
Traded to Boston towards the end of the 1950-51 campaign, Laycoe spent the next five seasons patrolling the Bruins’ blue line where the man who was also The Rocket’s occasional tennis partner while with the Habs, Nonetheless, he helped spark the infamous Richard Riot in 1955, with Laycoe being the player Richard would strike on his way to being suspended a few days later.
