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Rick Lanz

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2    Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: September 16, 1961 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 19 VAN NHL 76 7 22 29 10 1 40 4 3 0 1 134 5.2
1981-82 20 VAN NHL 39 3 11 14 5 -13 48 1 2 0 0 94 3.2
1982-83 21 VAN NHL 74 10 38 48 16 -5 46 6 4 0 2 180 5.6
1983-84 22 VAN NHL 79 18 39 57 21 -3 45 4 14 0 3 230 7.8
1984-85 23 VAN NHL 57 2 17 19 6 -22 69 0 2 0 0 131 1.5
1985-86 24 VAN NHL 75 15 38 53 19 -26 73 4 11 0 0 191 7.9
1986-87 25 TOT NHL 61 3 25 28 9 -9 42 1 2 0 0 130 2.3
1986-87 25 VAN NHL 17 1 6 7 2 -13 10 0 1 0 0 39 2.6
1986-87 25 TOR NHL 44 2 19 21 7 4 32 1 1 0 0 91 2.2
1987-88 26 TOR NHL 75 6 22 28 9 -12 65 3 3 0 0 145 4.1
1988-89 27 TOR NHL 32 1 9 10 3 -17 18 1 0 0 1 56 1.8
1991-92 30 CHI NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 569 65 221 286 97 -106 448 24 41 0 7 1291 5.0

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1980-81 19 VAN NHL 76 0.09 0.29 0.38 0.13 0.53 1.76 5 17 22 7 95 23 86 15 1 1.0 4.1 5.1
1981-82 20 VAN NHL 39 0.08 0.28 0.36 0.12 1.23 2.41 2 8 10 3 42 15 50 10 -13 0.4 1.7 2.1
1982-83 21 VAN NHL 74 0.14 0.51 0.65 0.21 0.62 2.43 8 31 39 13 104 44 69 4 -5 2.6 3.9 6.5
1983-84 22 VAN NHL 79 0.23 0.49 0.72 0.26 0.57 2.91 14 31 45 16 147 60 117 27 -3 3.7 4.2 7.9
1984-85 23 VAN NHL 57 0.04 0.30 0.33 0.10 1.21 2.30 2 13 15 5 65 21 99 33 -22 0.4 1.3 1.6
1985-86 24 VAN NHL 75 0.20 0.51 0.71 0.25 0.97 2.55 12 30 42 15 139 60 139 34 -26 3.3 3.2 6.5
1986-87 25 TOT NHL 61 0.05 0.41 0.46 0.15 0.69 2.13 3 21 24 7 94 30 94 21 -9 1.2 2.3 3.4
1986-87 25 VAN NHL 17 0.06 0.35 0.41 0.13 0.59 2.29 1 5 6 2 18 10 24 3 -13 0.3 0.2 0.4
1986-87 25 TOR NHL 44 0.05 0.43 0.48 0.15 0.73 2.07 2 16 18 5 76 20 70 18 4 0.9 2.1 3.0
1987-88 26 TOR NHL 75 0.08 0.29 0.37 0.12 0.87 1.93 5 18 23 8 100 17 137 42 -12 0.9 2.5 3.4
1988-89 27 TOR NHL 32 0.03 0.28 0.31 0.09 0.56 1.75 1 7 8 2 35 13 54 15 -17 0.2 0.4 0.6
1991-92 30 CHI NHL 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Career NHL 569 0.11 0.39 0.50 0.17 0.79 2.27 52 176 228 76 822 283 846 201 -106 13.5 23.7 37.1

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 19 VAN NHL 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
1982-83 21 VAN NHL 4 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0
1983-84 22 VAN NHL 4 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1985-86 24 VAN NHL 3 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1986-87 25 TOR NHL 13 1 3 4 2 27 1 0 0 1 25 4.0
1987-88 26 TOR NHL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Career NHL 28 3 8 11 -4 35 2 1 0 1 40 2.5

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1976-77 15 Burlington Cougars ON-Jr.B 45 10 25 35 28
1977-78 16 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 65 1 41 42 51
1978-79 17 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 65 12 47 59 88
1979-80 18 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 52 18 38 56 51
1979-80 18 Canada WJC-A 5 0 1 1 6
1982-83 21 Canada WEC-A 6 0 2 2 2
1989-90 28 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 36 4 14 18
1990-91 29 Indianapolis Ice IHL 8 0 5 5 18
1991-92 30 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 38 7 14 21 21
1991-92 30 Canada Nat-Tm 4 0 1 1 2
1992-93 31 Atlanta Knights IHL 25 6 12 18 30
Career 3 Seasons IHL 71 13 31 44 69
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 4 0 1 1 2
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 182 31 126 157 190
Career 1 Season ON-Jr.B 45 10 25 35 28
Career 1 Season Swiss 36 4 14 18
Career 1 Season WEC-A 6 0 2 2 2
Career 1 Season WJC-A 5 0 1 1 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 16 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 6 0 2 2 4
1978-79 17 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 5 1 3 4 14
1979-80 18 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 7 2 3 5 6
Career 3 Seasons OMJHL 18 3 8 11 24

Similarity Scores

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Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rick Lanz 7.9 6.5 6.5 5.1 3.4 3.4 2.1 1.6 0.6 0.0
Arnie Brown 92.4 9.0 6.5 6.3 4.6 4.1 3.7 2.2 1.8 0.2 0.1
Brent Sopel 90.0 7.9 6.2 5.1 4.9 3.8 3.5 2.8 1.7 0.2 0.2
Jaroslav Modry 90.0 7.0 6.8 6.7 4.4 3.3 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.3
Patrice Brisebois 89.8 7.9 6.8 6.6 5.2 4.0 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.9 0.6
Niklas Kronwall 88.8 8.3 7.0 6.7 4.9 3.8 2.3 1.3
Greg Hawgood 87.6 7.5 6.7 5.7 5.5 4.2 2.8 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.0
Gerry Hart 87.2 7.9 6.7 6.4 6.1 3.2 3.1 2.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Greg de Vries 86.8 7.3 6.4 5.2 5.0 3.7 2.6 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.5
Pat Quinn 86.4 7.5 5.8 5.7 4.8 3.1 3.0 2.5 1.4 0.5
Leo Reise 86.1 7.2 6.3 5.0 4.8 4.5 3.5 3.2 2.5 0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rick Lanz 7.9 6.5 6.5 5.1 3.4 3.4 2.1 1.6 0.6 0.0
Arnie Brown 89.1 9.0 6.5 6.3 4.6 4.1 3.7 2.2 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.1
Niklas Kronwall 88.8 8.3 7.0 6.7 4.9 3.8 2.3 1.3
Greg Hawgood 87.7 7.5 6.7 5.7 5.5 4.2 2.8 2.6 1.7 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0
Pat Quinn 86.4 7.5 5.8 5.7 4.8 3.1 3.0 2.5 1.4 0.5
Leo Reise 86.1 7.2 6.3 5.0 4.8 4.5 3.5 3.2 2.5 0.2
Ted Graham 85.4 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.2 2.3 2.0 1.0 -0.3
Jordan Leopold 84.8 7.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 4.1 3.0 2.2 0.6
Alexei Kasatonov 84.7 7.5 6.9 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.4 0.7
Ryan Suter 84.2 8.5 6.8 6.7 5.8 5.4 3.5
Bill Brydge 84.0 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1983-84 NHL 60 (10)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1987-88 NHL 137 (2)

Transactions

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December 2, 1986: Traded to Toronto by Vancouver for Jim Benning and Dan Hodgson, December 2, 1986.

August 13, 1990: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, August 13, 1990.

November 29, 1991: Traded to Los Angeles by Chicago for cash, November 29, 1991.

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