Taylor Hall

Who they were

Taylor Hall is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL entry draft selected by the Edmonton Oilers. He played the first six years of his career for the Oilers before spending the next four with the New Jersey Devils. Hall became more of a journeyman after his stint in New Jersey, however, as he also played for the Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, and Chicago Blackhawks.

Early life

Educated at: Frontenac Secondary School.

Early life Hall was born in Calgary , the only child of Steve Hall and Kim Strba. His father was a former Canadian Football League (CFL) player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers , Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders in the mid-1980s, after which he was a member of the Canadian national bobsleigh team. [ 1 ] His mother introduced him to organized hockey at age five while his father maintained a backyard rink every winter which Hall and his friends practiced on relentlessly. [ 2 ]

Path and career

Awards / honours: Hart Memorial Trophy.

Why this date

Taylor Hall appears on our November 14 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.