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Eric Vail

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 16, 1953 in Timmins, Ontario

Drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the 2nd round (21st overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 10:21AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #522. Cliff Koroll… #522. Stu Barnes… #524. Eric Daze… #524. ERIC VAIL… #524. Marco Sturm… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1973-74 20 ATF NHL 23 2 9 11 4 2 30 0 2 0 1 44 4.5
1974-75 21 ATF NHL 72 39 21 60 27 1 46 33 6 0 4 177 22.0
1975-76 22 ATF NHL 60 16 31 47 17 7 34 14 2 0 1 127 12.6
1976-77 23 ATF NHL 78 32 39 71 29 9 22 19 12 1 3 208 15.4
1977-78 24 ATF NHL 79 22 36 58 22 3 16 14 8 0 6 178 12.4
1978-79 25 ATF NHL 80 35 48 83 32 25 53 29 5 1 5 203 17.2
1979-80 26 ATF NHL 77 28 25 53 23 5 22 22 6 0 3 193 14.5
1980-81 27 CGY NHL 64 28 36 64 25 8 23 16 12 0 6 164 17.1
1981-82 28 TOT NHL 58 14 15 29 12 -22 35 10 4 0 0 94 14.9
1981-82 28 CGY NHL 6 4 1 5 2 -1 0 3 1 0 0 8 50.0
1981-82 28 DET NHL 52 10 14 24 9 -21 35 7 3 0 0 86 11.6
Career NHL 591 216 260 476 191 38 281 157 57 2 29 1388 15.6

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
1973-74 20 ATF NHL 23 0.09 0.39 0.48 0.16 1.30 1.91 2 9 11 4 18 4 12 0 2 0.2 0.5 0.6
1974-75 21 ATF NHL 72 0.54 0.29 0.83 0.38 0.64 2.46 33 18 51 23 79 24 56 2 1 4.9 1.2 6.1
1975-76 22 ATF NHL 60 0.27 0.52 0.78 0.29 0.57 2.12 14 27 41 15 75 21 49 2 7 2.5 1.2 3.6
1976-77 23 ATF NHL 78 0.41 0.50 0.91 0.37 0.28 2.67 28 35 63 25 107 26 76 4 9 5.4 1.3 6.6
1977-78 24 ATF NHL 79 0.28 0.46 0.73 0.28 0.20 2.25 19 33 52 19 98 29 68 2 3 3.4 1.0 4.4
1978-79 25 ATF NHL 80 0.44 0.60 1.04 0.40 0.66 2.54 29 41 70 27 139 37 83 6 25 5.9 1.4 7.3
1979-80 26 ATF NHL 77 0.36 0.32 0.69 0.29 0.29 2.51 23 21 44 18 98 23 75 5 5 3.2 1.2 4.4
1980-81 27 CGY NHL 64 0.44 0.56 1.00 0.39 0.36 2.56 21 28 49 19 92 32 57 5 8 3.9 1.0 4.9
1981-82 28 TOT NHL 58 0.24 0.26 0.50 0.20 0.60 1.62 10 11 21 8 50 19 58 5 -22 0.5 0.3 0.8
1981-82 28 CGY NHL 6 0.67 0.17 0.83 0.41 0.00 1.33 3 1 4 2 7 4 4 0 -1 0.4 0.1 0.4
1981-82 28 DET NHL 52 0.19 0.27 0.46 0.18 0.67 1.65 7 10 17 7 43 15 54 5 -21 0.2 0.3 0.4
Career NHL 591 0.37 0.44 0.81 0.32 0.48 2.35 179 223 402 158 756 215 534 31 38 29.9 9.0 38.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1973-74 20 ATF NHL 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1975-76 22 ATF NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976-77 23 ATF NHL 3 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 1
1977-78 24 ATF NHL 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
1978-79 25 ATF NHL 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
1979-80 26 ATF NHL 4 3 1 4 2 2 1 0 1
1980-81 27 CGY NHL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 20 5 6 11 6 4 1 0 2

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1970-71 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 59 18 30 48 76
1971-72 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 60 25 48 73 122
1972-73 19 2 Teams OHA-Jr. 63 48 57 105 80
1972-73 19 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA-Jr. 38 29 31 60 50
1972-73 19 Sudbury Wolves OHA-Jr. 25 19 26 45 30
1973-74 20 Omaha Knights CHL 37 10 18 28 54
1976-77 23 Canada WEC-A 9 4 1 5 18
1981-82 28 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 3 0 3 3 0
1981-82 28 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 10 3 4 7 0
1982-83 29 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 74 20 29 49 33
Career 2 Seasons AHL 84 23 33 56 33
Career 2 Seasons CHL 40 10 21 31 54
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 182 91 135 226 278
Career 1 Season WEC-A 9 4 1 5 18

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 19 Sudbury Wolves OHA-Jr. 4 1 1 2 2
1982-83 29 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 5 1 1 2 0
Career 1 Season AHL 5 1 1 2 0
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 4 1 1 2 2

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 9 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Eric Vail 7.3 6.6 6.1 4.9 4.4 4.4 3.6 0.8 0.6
Shawn McEachern 93.2 7.0 6.5 5.8 4.8 4.3 3.5 2.3 2.2 -0.1
Craig Ramsay 92.4 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.3 4.3 1.5 0.9
Johnny Peirson 92.2 6.3 5.4 5.2 4.8 3.9 3.5 3.0 0.6 -0.2
Darren Turcotte 90.8 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.3 0.7 0.7
Yanic Perreault 90.8 6.6 5.9 5.9 5.1 4.7 4.0 2.5 0.5 0.2
Dale McCourt 90.3 7.2 6.7 6.1 5.2 4.7 3.2 2.3
Bill Mosienko 90.0 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.6 3.9 3.7 2.5 1.3 0.2
Pierre Mondou 89.9 7.4 6.1 5.4 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.3 2.8
Thomas Gradin 89.7 6.9 6.6 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.7 3.7 2.5 1.9
Ivan Boldirev 89.7 7.4 6.8 5.0 4.9 4.6 3.5 2.9 1.7 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Eric Vail 7.3 6.6 6.1 4.9 4.4 4.4 3.6 0.8 0.6
Vic Stasiuk 90.5 6.6 5.9 5.2 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.3 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.4
Dale McCourt 90.3 7.2 6.7 6.1 5.2 4.7 3.2 2.3
Pierre Mondou 89.9 7.4 6.1 5.4 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.3 2.8
Thomas Gradin 89.7 6.9 6.6 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.7 3.7 2.5 1.9
Keith Crowder 88.8 6.7 6.2 5.9 4.5 4.0 3.1 2.7 2.1 1.6 -0.1
Todd White 88.7 7.4 6.7 5.6 4.3 4.3 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
Maxim Afinogenov 88.6 7.4 7.1 5.7 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 1.6 1.4 0.5
Johnny Peirson 88.1 6.3 5.4 5.2 4.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.0 0.6 -0.2 -1.1
Erik Cole 87.9 7.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.2 1.4
Darren Turcotte 87.8 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.3 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1977 NHL

Awards

1974-75 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy

Games Played

1978-79 NHL 80 (1)

Even Strength Goals

1974-75 NHL 33 (2)
1978-79 NHL 29 (8)

Power Play Goals

1976-77 NHL 12 (7)

Game-Winning Goals

1977-78 NHL 6 (9)

Shooting Percentage

1974-75 NHL 22.0 (3)

Goals Per Game

1974-75 NHL 0.54 (10)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 24, 1980: Transferred to Calgary after Atlanta franchise relocated, June 24, 1980.

November 10, 1981: Traded to Detroit by Calgary for Gary McAdam and Detroit's 4th round choice (John Bekkers) in 1983 Entry Draft, November 10, 1981.

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