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Wayne Rivers

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-9    Weight: 177 lbs.
Born: February 1, 1942 in Hamilton, Ontario

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NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1961-62 19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1963-64 21 Boston Bruins NHL 12 2 7 9 6 2 0 0 0
1964-65 22 Boston Bruins NHL 58 6 17 23 72 6 0 0 0
1965-66 23 Boston Bruins NHL 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1
1966-67 24 Boston Bruins NHL 8 2 1 3 6 2 0 0 0
1967-68 25 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 4 4 8 -2 8 3 1 0 0 53 7.5
1968-69 26 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
1972-73 30 New York Raiders WHA 75 37 40 77 47 33 4 0 4
1973-74 31 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights WHA 73 30 27 57 20 25 5 0 1
1974-75 32 San Diego Mariners WHA 78 54 53 107 29 52 41 13 0 323 16.7
1975-76 33 San Diego Mariners WHA 71 19 25 44 -18 24 9 10 0 5 188 10.1
1976-77 34 San Diego Mariners WHA 60 18 31 49 5 40 11 7 0 168 10.7
Career 7 Seasons NHL 108 15 30 45 -3 94 14 1 0 1 54 7.4
Career 5 Seasons WHA 357 158 176 334 16 183 119 39 0 10 679 13.4

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1961-62 19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
1963-64 21 Boston Bruins NHL 12 0.17 0.58 0.75 0.25 0.50 2 8 10 3
1964-65 22 Boston Bruins NHL 58 0.10 0.29 0.40 0.14 1.24 7 19 26 9
1965-66 23 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0.50 0.50 1.00 0.41 1.00 1 1 2 1
1966-67 24 Boston Bruins NHL 8 0.25 0.13 0.38 0.17 0.75 2 1 3 1
1967-68 25 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 0.18 0.18 0.36 0.15 -0.09 0.36 2.41 4 4 8 3 16 4 15 1 -2
1968-69 26 New York Rangers NHL 4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.25 0.00 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1
1972-73 30 New York Raiders WHA 75 0.49 0.53 1.03 0.42 0.63
1973-74 31 New York Golden Blades/New Jersey Knights WHA 73 0.41 0.37 0.78 0.32 0.27
1974-75 32 San Diego Mariners WHA 78 0.69 0.68 1.37 0.56 0.37 0.67 4.14 29
1975-76 33 San Diego Mariners WHA 71 0.27 0.35 0.62 0.24 -0.25 0.34 2.65 -18
1976-77 34 San Diego Mariners WHA 60 0.30 0.52 0.82 0.31 0.08 0.67 2.80 5
Career 7 Seasons NHL 108 0.14 0.28 0.42 0.15 -0.12 0.87 2.08 16 33 49 18 16 4 16 1 -3
Career 5 Seasons WHA 357 0.44 0.49 0.94 0.38 0.08 0.51 3.25 16

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 32 San Diego Mariners WHA 6 3 1 4 8 2
1975-76 33 San Diego Mariners WHA 11 4 4 8 -2 4
1976-77 34 San Diego Mariners WHA 7 1 1 2 -4 2 0
Career 3 Seasons WHA 24 8 6 14 -6 14 2

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1959-60 17 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA-Jr. 2 0 0 0 2
1960-61 18 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 41 13 18 31 38
1961-62 19 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 48 14 15 29 55
1961-62 19 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 0 0 0
1962-63 20 Hershey Bears AHL 52 15 31 46 42
1963-64 21 Hershey Bears AHL 36 20 6 26 24
1964-65 22 Hershey Bears AHL 14 6 8 14 0
1965-66 23 Hershey Bears AHL 65 37 30 67 81
1966-67 24 Hershey Bears AHL 54 30 37 67 59
1967-68 25 Kansas City Blues CPHL 50 25 37 62 41
1968-69 26 Buffalo Bisons AHL 67 30 37 67 35
1969-70 27 Buffalo Bisons AHL 68 27 34 61 58
1970-71 28 Baltimore Clippers AHL 65 38 37 75 66
1971-72 29 Springfield Kings AHL 68 48 33 81 67
1977-78 35 San Francisco Shamrocks PHL 32 11 22 33 7
1978-79 36 San Francisco Shamrocks PHL 15 4 5 9 25
Career 10 Seasons AHL 490 251 253 504 432
Career 1 Season CPHL 50 25 37 62 41
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 91 27 33 60 95
Career 2 Seasons PHL 47 15 27 42 32

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1960-61 18 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 4 0 0 0 21
1961-62 19 Hamilton Red Wings M-Cup 14 10 5 15 43
1961-62 19 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 10 2 1 3 20
1962-63 20 Hershey Bears AHL 12 0 0 0 13
1965-66 23 Hershey Bears AHL 3 1 0 1 2
1966-67 24 Hershey Bears AHL 5 0 2 2 4
1967-68 25 Kansas City Blues CPHL 7 6 1 7 9
1968-69 26 Buffalo Bisons AHL 6 3 5 8 0
1969-70 27 Buffalo Bisons AHL 14 3 9 12 6
1969-70 27 Omaha Knights CHL 6 3 4 7 7
1970-71 28 Baltimore Clippers AHL 6 3 2 5 6
1971-72 29 Springfield Kings AHL 5 0 3 3 4
Career 7 Seasons AHL 51 10 21 31 35
Career 1 Season CHL 6 3 4 7 7
Career 1 Season CPHL 7 6 1 7 9
Career 1 Season M-Cup 14 10 5 15 43
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 14 2 1 3 41

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Games Played

1974-75 WHA 78 (3)
Career WHA 357 (69)

Goals

1974-75 WHA 54 (2)
Career WHA 158 (24)

Goals Per Game

1974-75 WHA 0.69 (5)

Assists

Career WHA 176 (46)

Points

1974-75 WHA 107 (6)
Career WHA 334 (31)

Points Per Game

1974-75 WHA 1.37 (8)

Goals Created

1974-75 WHA 43.7 (4)
Career WHA 134.5 (30)

Goals Created Per Game

1974-75 WHA 0.56 (6)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 4, 1963: Claimed by Boston from Detroit (Hershey-AHL) in Inter-League Draft, June 4, 1963.

June 6, 1967: Claimed by St. Louis from Boston in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

June 13, 1968: Traded to NY Rangers by St. Louis with Don Caley for Camille Henry, Bill Plager and Robbie Irons, June 13, 1968.

October, 1971: Traded to Los Angeles (Springfield-AHL) by NY Rangers (Baltimore-AHL) for Mike McMahon, October 1971.

February 12, 1972: Selected by Ontario-Ottawa (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

July, 1972: Traded to NY Raiders (WHA) by Ottawa (WHA) for future considerations, July 1972.

April 30, 1974: Transferred to San Diego (WHA) after New York-Jersey (WHA) franchise relocated, April 30, 1974.

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