Dave Hoyda

David Allan Hoyda (May 20, 1957 – February 8, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Hoyda played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and Winnipeg Jets.^[1] He was known primarily as an enforcer.

Dave Hoyda
Born	(1957-05-20)May 20, 1957 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died	February 8, 2015(2015-02-08) (aged 57) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft	53rd overall, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers
WHA draft	60th overall, 1977 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1977–1981

Hoyda was raised in Cherhill, Alberta, and later attended St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton while he played Canadian Junior "A" hockey with the Spruce Grove Mets.^[2] Hoyda and the Mets won the 1975 Canadian Junior "A" national championship. He moved up to Major Junior hockey for his next two seasons, playing with the Edmonton Oil Kings/Portland Winterhawks (franchise moved).

Hoyda was drafted in both the World Hockey Association and NHL Amateur Drafts in 1977, signing a contract with the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers.

Hoyda died in 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Edmonton Mets	AJHL		28	0	1	1	56		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Spruce Grove Mets	AJHL		59	25	31	56	141		12	7	6	13	42
1974–75	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Edmonton Oil Kings	WCHL		43	5	18	23	170		5	0	1	1	23
1975–76	Spruce Grove Mets	AJHL		4	3	3	6	37		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Portland Winterhawks	WCHL		61	16	26	42	220		10	7	2	9	22
1977–78	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		41	1	3	4	119		9	0	0	0	17
1977–78	Maine Mariners	AHL		31	4	5	9	112		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		67	3	13	16	138		3	0	0	0	0
1979–80	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		15	1	1	2	35		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		32	11	6	17	89		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		9	1	0	1	7		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		42	13	22	35	118		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				132	6	17	23	299		12	0	0	0	17