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Rick Ley

Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: November 2, 1948 in Orillia, Ontario
Draft: Toronto, 3rd round (16th overall), 1966 NHL Amateur
As Coach: 4 Yrs, 116-121-47, 279 Pts (Full Record)

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NHL/WHA Standard

Scoring Stats Goals Assists Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV SH PP S S% TOI ATOI
1968-69 20 TOR NHL 38 1 11 12 4 2 39 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 37 2.7
1969-70 21 TOR NHL 48 2 13 15 5 -16 102 1 1 0 0 11 1 1 52 3.8
1970-71 22 TOR NHL 76 4 16 20 7 11 151 4 0 0 0 10 1 5 78 5.1
1971-72 23 TOR NHL 67 1 14 15 4 3 124 1 0 0 0 12 0 2 65 1.5
1972-73 24 NEW WHA 76 3 27 30 9 108 3 0 0
1973-74 25 NEW WHA 72 6 35 41 13 148 4 2 0 2
1974-75 26 NEW WHA 62 6 36 42 13 0 50 4 1 1 125 4.8
1975-76 27 NEW WHA 67 8 30 38 12 -20 78 6 2 0 0 130 6.2
1976-77 28 NEW WHA 55 2 21 23 7 -6 102 2 0 0 98 2.0
1977-78 29 NEW WHA 73 3 41 44 13 36 95 3 0 0 106 2.8
1978-79 30 NEW WHA 73 7 20 27 9 -3 135 5 0 2 113 6.2
1979-80 31 HAR NHL 65 4 16 20 7 2 92 4 0 0 1 12 0 4 78 5.1
1980-81 32 HAR NHL 16 0 2 2 1 -13 20 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 0.0
Career NHL 310 12 72 84 27 -11 528 11 1 0 1 52 2 18 329 3.6
Career WHA 478 35 210 245 76 7 716 27 5 3 2 572 4.5

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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
1968-69 20 TOR NHL 38 0.03 0.29 0.32 0.09 1.03 0.97 1 11 12 4 38 10 34 8 2 0.5 2.2 2.7
1969-70 21 TOR NHL 48 0.04 0.27 0.31 0.10 2.13 1.08 2 13 15 5 52 10 78 20 -16 0.6 1.4 2.0
1970-71 22 TOR NHL 76 0.05 0.21 0.26 0.09 1.99 1.03 4 15 19 6 90 13 87 21 11 0.6 5.2 5.9
1971-72 23 TOR NHL 67 0.01 0.21 0.22 0.07 1.85 0.97 1 14 15 4 49 7 70 31 3 0.0 4.2 4.2
1972-73 24 NEW WHA 76 0.04 0.36 0.39 0.12 1.42
1973-74 25 NEW WHA 72 0.08 0.49 0.57 0.18 2.06
1974-75 26 NEW WHA 62 0.10 0.58 0.68 0.21 0.81 2.02 0
1975-76 27 NEW WHA 67 0.12 0.45 0.57 0.19 1.16 1.94 -20
1976-77 28 NEW WHA 55 0.04 0.38 0.42 0.13 1.85 1.78 -6
1977-78 29 NEW WHA 73 0.04 0.56 0.60 0.18 1.30 1.45 36
1978-79 30 NEW WHA 73 0.10 0.27 0.37 0.13 1.85 1.55 -3
1979-80 31 HAR NHL 65 0.06 0.25 0.31 0.10 1.42 1.20 3 14 17 5 104 13 120 31 2 0.5 2.6 3.1
1980-81 32 HAR NHL 16 0.00 0.13 0.13 0.03 1.25 1.19 0 2 2 1 14 1 33 7 -13 -0.2 0.2 0.0
Career NHL 310 0.04 0.23 0.27 0.09 1.70 1.06 11 69 80 25 347 54 422 118 -11 2.0 15.7 17.8
Career WHA 478 0.07 0.44 0.51 0.16 1.50 1.73 7

NHL/WHA Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1968-69 20 TOR NHL 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0
1970-71 22 TOR NHL 6 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0
1971-72 23 TOR NHL 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
1972-73 24 NEW WHA 15 3 7 10 24 2 1 0 0
1973-74 25 NEW WHA 7 1 5 6 18 0
1974-75 26 NEW WHA 6 1 1 2 32 1
1975-76 27 NEW WHA 17 1 4 5 3 49
1976-77 28 NEW WHA 5 0 4 4 1 4 0 0 0 0
1977-78 29 NEW WHA 14 1 8 9 2 4 0
1978-79 30 NEW WHA 9 0 4 4 -3 11 0
Career NHL 14 0 2 2 1 20 0 0 0 0
Career WHA 73 7 33 40 3 142 2 1 0 1

Other Standard

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1964-65 16 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 50 0 11 11 58
1965-66 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 46 3 13 16 180
1966-67 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 48 10 27 37 128
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 53 16 48 64 81
1968-69 20 Tulsa Oilers CHL 19 0 5 5 23
1974-75 26 Canada Summit-74 7 0 0 0 16
Career 1 Season CHL 19 0 5 5 23
Career 4 Seasons OHA-Jr. 197 29 99 128 447
Career 1 Season Summit-74 7 0 0 0 16

Other Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1964-65 16 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 11 0 3 3 28
1964-65 16 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup 8 0 2 2 8
1965-66 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 6 0 6 6 18
1966-67 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 12 2 4 6 24
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 19 1 15 16 38
1967-68 19 Niagara Falls Flyers M-Cup 10 1 6 7 15
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 18 1 8 9 23
Career 4 Seasons OHA-Jr. 48 3 28 31 108

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6
Rick Ley 5.9 4.2 3.1 2.7 2.0 0.0
Art Wiebe 95.8 4.1 3.2 2.0 1.7 1.5 0.3
Bret Hedican 93.7 5.2 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.1 0.3
Andrej Sekera 92.5 5.6 3.4 2.9 2.6 1.9 0.1
Sylvain Cote 92.3 5.3 4.1 3.7 2.2 1.9 0.1
Anton Volchenkov 92.2 5.4 4.3 3.2 2.6 2.3 0.7
Mike Rathje 91.1 5.3 4.1 1.9 1.9 1.7 0.0
Kris Russell 90.6 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.6 2.2 1.6
Cory Cross 89.7 4.9 4.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 0.0
Pat Ribble 89.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 2.1 1.1 0.1
Michel Petit 89.4 5.7 4.8 2.8 2.7 1.6 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rick Ley 5.9 4.2 3.1 2.7 2.0 0.0
Andrej Sekera 92.5 5.6 3.4 2.9 2.6 1.9 1.9 0.1
Kris Russell 90.6 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.6 2.2 1.6
Jack Shewchuk 89.3 3.8 3.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.2
Kent Huskins 89.0 6.1 4.3 2.7 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.2
Jiri Bubla 87.0 4.8 4.4 3.0 1.8 1.5
Jamie Heward 86.5 5.5 4.2 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.2
Paul Boutilier 86.3 4.9 4.4 3.7 2.3 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.0
Pat Ribble 85.8 5.4 4.2 3.0 2.1 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.1
Matt Greene 84.9 4.8 4.5 3.5 2.9 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.1
Radoslav Suchy 84.9 5.4 4.7 2.4 2.4 1.9 1.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements
Awards
1978-79 WHA Dennis A. Murphy Trophy
Honors
1977-78 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd)
1978-79 WHA WHA All-Star Team (1st)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1973 New England Whalers (WHA)
Games Played
Career WHA 478 (6)
Assists
Career WHA 210 (29)
Points
Career WHA 245 (70)
Goals Created
Career WHA 76.4 (87)
Penalties in Minutes
Career WHA 716 (13)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

February 12, 1972: Selected by New England (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by Toronto from Hartford prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

June 13, 1979: Claimed by Hartford from Toronto in Expansion Draft, June 13, 1979.

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