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Rick Vaive

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1    Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: May 14, 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry 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
1978-79 19 Birmingham Bulls WHA 75 26 33 59 0.79 23 0.31 14 248 23 3 0 173 2.31 15.0
1979-80 20 2 Teams NHL 69 22 15 37 0.54 16 0.23 53 7 63 1 -16 188 19 3 0 5 144 2.09 15.3
1979-80 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 13 8 21 0.45 9 0.19 29 2 39 0 -12 111 12 1 0 4 89 1.89 14.6
1979-80 20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 22 9 7 16 0.73 7 0.30 24 5 24 1 -4 77 7 2 0 1 55 2.50 16.4
1980-81 21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 33 29 62 0.83 26 0.34 93 23 99 13 -16 229 23 8 2 1 195 2.60 16.9
1981-82 22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 77 54 35 89 1.16 38 0.50 119 29 106 28 12 157 37 12 5 6 267 3.47 20.2
1982-83 23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 51 28 79 1.01 34 0.44 121 47 109 22 -13 105 30 18 3 8 296 3.79 17.2
1983-84 24 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76 52 41 93 1.22 39 0.51 135 55 96 4 -12 114 35 17 0 6 261 3.43 19.9
1984-85 25 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72 35 33 68 0.94 28 0.39 109 42 95 2 -26 112 22 13 0 2 258 3.58 13.6
1985-86 26 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 61 33 31 64 1.05 26 0.43 86 28 88 11 -19 85 21 12 0 1 225 3.69 14.7
1986-87 27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 32 34 66 0.90 28 0.38 109 31 70 4 12 61 23 8 1 6 214 2.93 15.0
1987-88 28 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 43 26 69 0.91 29 0.39 119 62 77 0 -20 108 24 19 0 6 229 3.01 18.8
1988-89 29 2 Teams NHL 58 31 26 57 0.98 23 0.40 91 50 41 2 2 124 15 16 0 4 138 2.38 22.5
1988-89 29 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 30 12 13 25 0.83 10 0.34 45 29 22 1 -5 60 3 9 0 1 57 1.90 21.1
1988-89 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 28 19 13 32 1.14 13 0.48 46 21 19 1 7 64 12 7 0 3 81 2.89 23.5
1989-90 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70 29 19 48 0.69 20 0.29 102 50 43 0 9 74 21 8 0 4 195 2.79 14.9
1990-91 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 25 27 52 0.73 21 0.30 75 29 35 0 11 74 16 9 0 3 155 2.18 16.1
1991-92 32 Buffalo Sabres NHL 20 1 3 4 0.20 1 0.07 10 3 9 0 -2 14 1 0 0 0 25 1.25 4.0
Career NHL 876 441 347 788 0.90 330 0.38 1222 456 931 87 -78 1445 287 143 11 52 2602 2.97 16.9
Career WHA 75 26 33 59 0.79 23 0.31 14 248 23 3 0 173 2.31 15.0

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
1979-80 20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 0 1 0.33 11 1 0 0 0
1980-81 21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 0 1 0.33 4 1 0 0 0
1982-83 23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 2 5 7 1.75 6 2 0 0 0
1985-86 26 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 6 2 8 0.89 -2 9 3 3 0 0 31 3.44 19.4
1986-87 27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 4 2 6 0.46 -1 23 3 1 0 0 42 3.23 9.5
1987-88 28 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5 6 2 8 1.60 1 38 1 5 0 0 17 3.40 35.3
1988-89 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 2 1 3 0.60 -5 8 0 2 0 0 15 3.00 13.3
1989-90 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 4 2 6 1.00 0 6 0 4 0 1 21 3.50 19.0
1990-91 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 1 2 3 0.50 0 6 0 1 0 0 3 0.50 33.3
Career NHL 54 27 16 43 0.80 -7 111 11 16 0 1 129 2.93 17.8

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
1976-77 17 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 67 51 59 110 1.64 91
1977-78 18 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 68 76 79 155 2.28 199
1977-78 18 Canada WJC-A 6 3 0 3 0.50 4
1981-82 22 Canada WEC-A 9 3 1 4 0.44 12
1984-85 25 Canada WEC-A 10 6 2 8 0.80 16
1991-92 32 Rochester Americans AHL 12 4 9 13 1.08 4
1992-93 33 Hamilton Canucks AHL 38 16 15 31 0.82 34
2001-02 42 Dundas Real McCoys OHA-Sr. 5 2 2 4 0.80 24
2002-03 43 Dundas Real McCoys OHA-Sr. 9 6 5 11 1.22 34
Career AHL 50 20 24 44 0.88 38
Career OHA-Sr. 14 8 7 15 1.07 58
Career QMJHL 135 127 138 265 1.96 290
Career WEC-A 19 9 3 12 0.63 28
Career WJC-A 6 3 0 3 0.50 4

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
1976-77 17 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 18 10 13 23 1.28 78
1977-78 18 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 9 8 4 12 1.33 38
1991-92 32 Rochester Americans AHL 16 4 4 8 0.50 10
2002-03 43 Dundas Real McCoys OHA-Sr. 4 2 3 5 1.25 0 6 0 0.00
Career AHL 16 4 4 8 0.50 10
Career OHA-Sr. 4 2 3 5 1.25 0 6 0 0.00
Career QMJHL 27 18 17 35 1.30 116

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1982 NHL
1983 NHL
1984 NHL

Goals

1981-82 NHL 54 (5)
1982-83 NHL 51 (7)
1983-84 NHL 52 (5)
Career NHL 441 (57)

Goals Per Game

1981-82 NHL 0.70 (5)
1982-83 NHL 0.65 (8)
1983-84 NHL 0.68 (5)
Career NHL 0.50 (20)

Points Per Game

Career NHL 0.90 (98)

Goals Created Per Game

Career NHL 0.38 (67)

Penalties in Minutes

1978-79 WHA 248 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 229 (9)

Even Strength Goals

1981-82 NHL 37 (6)
1983-84 NHL 35 (8)
Career NHL 287 (57)

Power Play Goals

1982-83 NHL 18 (4)
1983-84 NHL 17 (6)
Career NHL 143 (45)

Short-Handed Goals

1981-82 NHL 5 (3)

Game-Winning Goals

1981-82 NHL 6 (7)
1982-83 NHL 8 (6)
Career NHL 52 (83)

Shots on Goal

1982-83 NHL 296 (4)

Shooting Percentage

1988-89 NHL 22.5 (9)
Career NHL 16.9 (59)

Transactions

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May, 1978: Signed as an underage free agent by Birmingham (WHA), May, 1978.

February 18, 1980: Traded to Toronto by Vancouver with Bill Derlago for Tiger Williams and Jerry Butler, February 18, 1980.

September 3, 1987: Traded to Chicago by Toronto with Steve Thomas and Bob McGill for Al Secord and Ed Olczyk, September 3, 1987.

December 26, 1988: Traded to Buffalo by Chicago for Adam Creighton, December 26, 1988.

September 2, 1992: Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, September 2, 1992.

July 20, 2000: Named Head Coach of Mississauga (OHL), July 20, 2000.