Billy Harris (ice hockey, born 1952)

For the ice hockey player who played in the NHL from 1955 to 1969, see Billy Harris (ice hockey, born 1935).

William Edward Harris (born January 29, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League who played from 1972 to 1984. He helped the New York Islanders reach the NHL playoff semi-finals four times in five seasons from 1975 to 1979.

Billy Harris
Harris in 1973
Born	(1952-01-29) January 29, 1952 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft	1st overall, 1972 New York Islanders
Playing career	1972–1984

Playing career

As a youth, Harris played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.

Harris was drafted first overall in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the expansion New York Islanders. He is known for being the first New York Islander. He played on Long Island until he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on March 10, 1980, along with Dave Lewis for Butch Goring. Later that year, the Islanders won their first Stanley Cup of four in a row. Harris was never part of a winning Cup team, but he is remembered for helping the Islanders grow from their initial days as an expansion franchise to a dominant team in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Harris played more than 500 consecutive games for the Islanders before he was traded. He finished off the last few seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs before retiring after the 1983–84 season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1968–69	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.		41	9	18	27	14		6	2	2	4	—
1969–70	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.		46	13	17	30	75		18	4	9	13	26
1970–71	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.		48	34	48	82	61		13	8	9	17	14
1971–72	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.		63	57	72	129	87		10	13	10	23	26
1972–73	New York Islanders	NHL		78	28	22	50	35		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	New York Islanders	NHL		78	23	27	50	34		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	New York Islanders	NHL		80	25	37	62	34		17	3	7	10	12
1975–76	New York Islanders	NHL		80	32	38	70	54		13	5	2	7	10
1976–77	New York Islanders	NHL		80	24	43	67	44		12	7	7	14	8
1977–78	New York Islanders	NHL		80	22	38	60	40		7	0	0	0	4
1978–79	New York Islanders	NHL		80	15	39	54	18		10	2	1	3	10
1979–80	New York Islanders	NHL		67	15	15	30	37		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		11	4	3	7	6		4	0	0	0	2
1980–81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		80	20	29	49	36		4	2	1	3	0
1981–82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		16	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		20	2	0	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		76	11	19	30	26		4	0	1	1	2
1983–84	St. Catharines Saints	AHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		50	7	10	17	14		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		21	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				897	231	327	558	394		71	19	19	38	48

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database