- Hal Laycoe
Hal Laycoe (
June 23 ,1922 in Sutherland,Saskatchewan -April 29 ,1998 ) was a Canadianice hockey defenceman.Laycoe started his
National Hockey League career with theNew York Rangers . He would also play with theMontreal Canadiens andBoston Bruins . His playing career lasted from 1945 to 1956.Laycoe coached the
New Westminster Royals of the Western Hockey League in 1956–57 and remained with the franchise when it moved toPortland, Oregon for the 1960–1961 season and was renamed thePortland Buckaroos . The Buckaroos won the league championshipLester Patrick Cup its first year in existence. Laycoe coached the Buckaroos for nine seasons and won another league championship in 1964–1965. In 1969, Laycoe moved to the National Hockey League, coaching theLos Angeles Kings for part of one season and then moving on to the expansionVancouver Canucks for two more seasons.He was named to the
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.External links
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=3024 Career Stats]
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