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Rick Ley

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: November 2, 1948 in Orillia, Ontario

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 3rd round (16th overall) of the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft.

Coaching Record

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NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1968-69 20 TOR NHL 38 1 11 12 4 2 39 1 0 0 0 37 2.7
1969-70 21 TOR NHL 48 2 13 15 5 -16 102 1 1 0 0 52 3.8
1970-71 22 TOR NHL 76 4 16 20 7 11 151 4 0 0 0 78 5.1
1971-72 23 TOR NHL 67 1 14 15 4 3 124 1 0 0 0 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 78 5.1
1980-81 32 HAR NHL 16 0 2 2 1 -13 20 0 0 0 0 19 0.0
Career NHL 310 12 72 84 27 -11 528 11 1 0 1 329 3.6
Career WHA 478 35 210 245 76 7 716 27 5 3 2 572 4.5

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 9 0 0 0 0
1970-71 22 TOR NHL 6 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
1971-72 23 TOR NHL 5 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 20 0 0 0 0
Career WHA 73 7 33 40 3 142 2 1 0 1

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 2010-11)
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 0.2
Bret Hedican 93.7 5.2 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.1 0.3
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
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
Jack Shewchuk 89.3 3.8 3.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.2
Marc Reaume 89.3 5.2 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.2 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
Jack Shewchuk 89.3 3.8 3.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.2
Brett Lebda 88.2 4.8 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.0 -0.1
Jiri Bubla 87.0 4.8 4.4 3.0 1.8 1.5
Randy Jones 86.8 5.9 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.2 0.6 0.1
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
Radoslav Suchy 84.9 5.4 4.7 2.4 2.4 1.9 1.6
Ville Siren 84.8 4.5 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7
Lee Fogolin 83.6 5.0 3.8 2.8 2.7 1.7 1.5 0.2 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ 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

Glossary ▪ 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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