Billy Harris (ice hockey right winger)
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Billy Harris (born on the 29th of January, 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1972 to 1984.
- Position: Right wing
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6 ft
- Weight: 197 lb
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Billy Harris was drafted first overall in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the expansion New York Islanders. He played on Long Island until he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on the 10th of March, 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. 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.
| Preceded by: Guy Lafleur | NHL First Overall Draft Pick 1972 | Succeeded by: Denis Potvin |
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Categories: 1952 births | Living people | Canadian ice hockey players | Toronto Maple Leafs players | New York Islanders players | Los Angeles Kings players | National Hockey League first overall draft picks | Peterborough Petes alumni | Toronto Marlboros alumni | Ontario sportspeople | National Hockey League first round draft picks
