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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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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 20 Atlanta Flames NHL 23 2 9 11 0.48 4 0.17 18 4 12 0 2 30 0 2 0 1 44 1.91 4.5
1974-75 21 Atlanta Flames NHL 72 39 21 60 0.83 26 0.36 79 24 56 2 1 46 33 6 0 4 177 2.46 22.0
1975-76 22 Atlanta Flames NHL 60 16 31 47 0.78 18 0.29 75 21 49 2 7 34 14 2 0 1 127 2.12 12.6
1976-77 23 Atlanta Flames NHL 78 32 39 71 0.91 28 0.36 107 26 76 4 9 22 19 12 1 3 208 2.67 15.4
1977-78 24 Atlanta Flames NHL 79 22 36 58 0.73 22 0.28 98 29 68 2 3 16 14 8 0 6 178 2.25 12.4
1978-79 25 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 35 48 83 1.04 32 0.40 139 37 83 6 25 53 29 5 1 5 203 2.54 17.2
1979-80 26 Atlanta Flames NHL 77 28 25 53 0.69 22 0.28 98 23 75 5 5 22 22 6 0 3 193 2.51 14.5
1980-81 27 Calgary Flames NHL 64 28 36 64 1.00 25 0.39 92 32 57 5 8 23 16 12 0 6 164 2.56 17.1
1981-82 28 2 Teams NHL 58 14 15 29 0.50 12 0.20 50 19 58 5 -22 35 10 4 0 0 94 1.62 14.9
1981-82 28 Calgary Flames NHL 6 4 1 5 0.83 2 0.38 7 4 4 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 8 1.33 50.0
1981-82 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52 10 14 24 0.46 9 0.18 43 15 54 5 -21 35 7 3 0 0 86 1.65 11.6
Career 9 Seasons NHL 591 216 260 476 0.81 188 0.32 756 215 534 31 38 281 157 57 2 29 1388 2.35 15.6

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1973-74 20 Atlanta Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0
1975-76 22 Atlanta Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1976-77 23 Atlanta Flames NHL 3 1 3 4 1.33 0 1 0 0 1
1977-78 24 Atlanta Flames NHL 2 1 1 2 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
1978-79 25 Atlanta Flames NHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 2 0 0 0 0
1979-80 26 Atlanta Flames NHL 4 3 1 4 1.00 2 2 1 0 1
1980-81 27 Calgary Flames NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Career 7 Seasons NHL 20 5 6 11 0.55 6 4 1 0 2

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1970-71 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 59 18 30 48 0.81 76
1971-72 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 60 25 48 73 1.22 122
1972-73 19 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA-Jr. 38 29 31 60 1.58 50
1972-73 19 Sudbury Wolves OHA-Jr. 25 19 26 45 1.80 30
1973-74 20 Omaha Knights CHL 37 10 18 28 0.76 54
1976-77 23 Canada WEC-A 9 4 1 5 0.56 18
1981-82 28 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 3 0 3 3 1.00 0
1981-82 28 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 10 3 4 7 0.70 0
1982-83 29 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 74 20 29 49 0.66 33
Career 2 Seasons AHL 84 23 33 56 0.67 33
Career 2 Seasons CHL 40 10 21 31 0.78 54
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 182 91 135 226 1.24 278
Career 1 Season WEC-A 9 4 1 5 0.56 18

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1972-73 19 Sudbury Wolves OHA-Jr. 4 1 1 2 0.50 2
1982-83 29 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 5 1 1 2 0.40 0
Career 1 Season AHL 5 1 1 2 0.40 0
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 4 1 1 2 0.50 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1977 NHL

Awards

1974-75 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy

Games Played

1978-79 NHL 80 (1)

Goals Per Game

1974-75 NHL 0.54 (10)

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)

Transactions

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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.