Darryl Sly

Darryl Sly
Born (1939-04-03)April 3, 1939
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Died August 28, 2007(2007-08-28) (aged 68)
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Minnesota North Stars
Vancouver Canucks
National team  Canada
Playing career 1960–1978
Olympic medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Switzerland

Darryl "Slip" Sly (April 3, 1939 – August 28, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 79 games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars. He also played parts of 11 seasons with the minor league Rochester Americans (AHL), and seven seasons with the Barrie Flyers (OHA). Internationally Sly played for Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal, and the 1961 World Championship, where he won gold.

Don Cherry referenced Darryl Sly on the 01 Mar 14 edition of Coach's Corner saying, "just like me and Darryl Sly used to" regarding playing a staggered D as opposed to side by side when a forward is coming in one-on-two. On the 7 June 14 edition of Coach's Corner, Cherry stated that Sly "carried me for six years" when talking about the importance of defensive pairings staying together over their careers.

He died on 28 August 2007 at the age of 68.[1]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1956–57 St. Michael's Majors OHA 46 7 7 14 35 1 0 0 0 4
1957–58 St. Michael's Majors OHA 52 19 20 39 64 9 2 4 6 12
1958–59 St. Michael's Majors OHA 48 8 16 24 58 15 0 3 3 42
1958–59 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA-Sr 1 0 0 0 0
1959–60 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA-Sr 47 4 8 12 63 8 1 1 2 14
1960–61 Galt Terriers OHA-Sr 12 5 9 14 12 15 7 8 15 24
1960–61 Trail Smoke Eaters WIHL 13 7 12 19
1960–61 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 0 0 0
1960–61 Canadian National Team Intl 18 12 6 18 46
1961–62 Rochester Americans AHL 70 8 16 24 50 2 0 0 0 0
1962–63 Rochester Americans AHL 70 4 14 18 52 2 0 0 0 7
1963–64 Rochester Americans AHL 72 16 16 32 41 2 0 0 0 0
1964–65 Rochester Americans AHL 72 3 18 21 56 10 1 2 3 8
1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1965–66 Rochester Americans AHL 67 5 15 20 49 12 2 2 4 12
1966–67 Rochester Americans AHL 72 8 25 33 56 13 1 0 1 14
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17 0 0 0 4
1967–68 Rochester Americans AHL 52 3 22 25 36 11 1 6 7 12
1968–69 Vancouver Canucks WHL 74 6 16 22 45 8 0 1 1 8
1969–70 Minnesota North Stars NHL 29 1 0 1 6
1969–70 Iowa Stars CHL 10 0 8 8 2 11 1 8 9 8
1970–71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 31 0 2 2 10
1970–71 Rochester Americans AHL 37 3 4 7 28
1971–72 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 33 7 17 24 32 16 1 10 11 16
1972–73 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 41 3 19 22 42
1972–73 Rochester Americans AHL 1 1 2 3 0
1973–74 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 31 3 12 15 15
1973–74 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 2
1974–75 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 40 4 10 14 28
1975–76 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 44 4 16 20 24
1976–77 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 34 1 10 11 26
1977–78 Barrie Flyers OHA-Sr 38 0 5 5 16
AHL totals 516 51 132 183 370 52 5 10 15 53
NHL totals 79 1 2 3 20

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1960 Canada Oly 7 1 1 2 9
1961 Canada WC 7 4 2 6 6
Senior totals 14 5 3 8 15

References

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