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Rick Blight

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: October 17, 1955 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Died: April 16, 2005

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74 25 31 56 0.76 22 0.29 79 27 57 1 -4 29 15 10 0 3 212 2.86 11.8
1976-77 21 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 28 40 68 0.87 26 0.33 102 41 62 1 0 32 17 11 0 5 197 2.53 14.2
1977-78 22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 25 38 63 0.79 24 0.29 93 41 84 0 -32 33 14 11 0 2 238 2.98 10.5
1978-79 23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 56 5 10 15 0.27 6 0.10 26 9 45 0 -28 16 4 1 0 1 91 1.63 5.5
1979-80 24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 33 12 6 18 0.55 8 0.24 28 5 16 0 7 54 11 1 0 0 82 2.48 14.6
1980-81 25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 1 0 1 0.33 1 0.17 1 0 2 0 -1 4 1 0 0 0 9 3.00 11.1
1982-83 27 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1 5 1 -3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.00 0.0
Career 7 Seasons NHL 326 96 125 221 0.68 85 0.26 331 124 271 3 -61 170 62 34 0 11 831 2.55 11.6

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 0 0 0
1978-79 23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 0 4 4 1.33 2 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons NHL 5 0 5 5 1.00 2 0 0 0 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1970-71 15 Portage Terriers MJHL 47 20 19 39 0.83 33
1971-72 16 Portage Terriers MJHL 45 32 35 67 1.49 73
1971-72 16 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 1 1 0 1 1.00 0
1972-73 17 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 68 31 62 93 1.37 70
1973-74 18 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 67 49 81 130 1.94 122
1974-75 19 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 65 60 52 112 1.72 65
1974-75 19 Canada WJC-A 6 2 2 4 0.67 4
1978-79 23 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 15 8 7 15 1.00 7
1980-81 25 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 74 46 49 95 1.28 122
1981-82 26 Cincinnati Tigers CHL 37 16 23 39 1.05 21
1981-82 26 Wichita Wind CHL 16 18 14 32 2.00 18
1982-83 27 Moncton Alpines AHL 19 8 7 15 0.79 6
1982-83 27 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 47 17 24 41 0.87 8
Career 1 Season AHL 66 25 31 56 0.85 14
Career 3 Seasons CHL 142 88 93 181 1.27 168
Career 2 Seasons MJHL 92 52 54 106 1.15 106
Career 4 Seasons WCJHL 201 141 195 336 1.67 257
Career 1 Season WJC-A 6 2 2 4 0.67 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 16 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 11 3 1 4 0.36 8
1972-73 17 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 0
1973-74 18 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 0
1974-75 19 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 5 2 3 5 1.00 6
1980-81 25 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 6 0 3 3 0.50 9
1981-82 26 Wichita Wind CHL 7 3 0 3 0.43 6
1982-83 27 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 12 2 3 5 0.42 4
Career 1 Season AHL 12 2 3 5 0.42 4
Career 2 Seasons CHL 13 3 3 6 0.46 15
Career 4 Seasons WCJHL 28 5 6 11 0.39 14

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1977-78 NHL 80 (3)

Transactions

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August 31, 1981: Signed as a free agent by Toronto, August 31, 1981.

October 25, 1982: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, October 25, 1982.

December 7, 1982: Traded to Los Angeles by Edmonton for Alan Hangsleben, December 7, 1982.