| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 215 |
| Played For: | Boston Bruins Ottawa Senators Quebec Nordiques Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Welland, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1988 |
| Career End: | 2000 |
William John Huard (born June 24, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League between 1992 and 1999 with six teams. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 2000, was spent in different minor leagues.
Huard had a professional career of over 600 games, including parts of seven seasons at the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Nordiques, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings.[1]
Huard moved to the United Kingdom in 2000 to play in the British Ice Hockey Superleague for the London Knights but left the team after playing just one game to return to Canada to be with his girlfriend who was seven months pregnant at the time. [2]
In Huard's hometown of Welland, the local hockey arena has a tribute to his playing career.
One of Huard's sons, Colton, played junior hockey for the Aberdeen Wings in the North American Hockey League. [3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1984–85 | Fort Erie Meteors | GHJHL | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Welland Cougars | GHJHL | 28 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 61 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | ||
| 1987–88 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 66 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 132 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 33 | ||
| 1988–89 | Carolina Thunderbirds | ECHL | 40 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 177 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 70 | ||
| 1988–89 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 1989–90 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 34 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 72 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 62 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 233 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 72 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 302 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1993–94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 63 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 51 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 40 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 38 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 201 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | London Knights | BISL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 223 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 594 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||