Dave Hoyda

Dave Hoyda
Born	(1957-05-20)May 20, 1957 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Died	Tulsa, OK, USA
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

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

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. 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.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database