| Bill Joyce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1957-11-29) November 29, 1957 (age 67) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Northern Michigan Milwaukee Admirals Richmond Rifles Toledo Goaldiggers Flint Generals | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1985 | ||
William Joyce (born November 29, 1957) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right wing who was the NCAA Scoring Champion in 1979–80.
Career
Joyce was a member of the inaugural recruiting class for Northern Michigan University when the ice hockey team was promoted to varsity status. He finished second on the team in scoring as a freshman and helped the team to a winning record in their first season. The program joined the CCHA beginning in 1977 and the team was good enough to finish in the top half of the conference. Joyce continued to finish second in team scoring behind Mike Mielke in each of this first three seasons. As a senior, Joyce's scoring exploded and he led the nation with 96 points, besting his previous record by nearly 40 points. Joyce led the Wildcats to a first place finish in the CCHA as well as the program's first conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance. Unfortunately, because the CCHA was still seen as a lesser conference, Joyce was not named an All-American (no players for the CCHA received that honor in 1980). Northern Michigan surprised many in college hockey by winning their first two tournament games to make the 1980 championship game. Joyce scored the first goal for the Wildcats in the title tilt but it came after they were already behind 0–4 and didn't change the final outcome.
After graduating, Joyce began his professional career with a short appearance in 1981 before finding a home with the Toledo Goaldiggers in 1982. He finished second on the team with 112 points and helped the club win both the regular season title and the Turner Cup. Joyce remained with the team for another two and half years, helping them to a second championship in 1983, and finished his career out with the Flint Generals in 1985.
Joyce was inducted into the Northern Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 and remains the team's All-Time leading scorer as of 2021. When the CCHA ceased operations after the 2013 season, Joyce was named to the All-Time CCHA Second Team, the only Wildcat to make an appearance.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Bramalea Blues | MJBHL | 40 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Bramalea Blues | MJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 28 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 33 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 29 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Richmond Rifles | EHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 78 | 40 | 72 | 112 | 75 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39 | ||
| 1982–83 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 64 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 118 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 1983–84 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 63 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 97 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 1984–85 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 33 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Flint Generals | IHL | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA Totals | 130 | 112 | 143 | 255 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL Totals | 261 | 116 | 173 | 289 | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA First Team | 1977–78 | |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1979–80 |
References
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "North Dakota Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- "Northern Michigan Wildcats Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- "Joyce Named CCHA Second Team All-Time". Northern Michigan Wildcats. March 15, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byMark Johnson | NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 1979–80 |
Succeeded byAaron Broten |
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Ice hockey people from Mississauga
- St. Catharines Black Hawks players
- Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Richmond Rifles players
- Toledo Goaldiggers players
- Flint Generals (IHL) players
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans