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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Wamsley
Selected in third round
No. 58 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born May 25,
1959
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Goaltender
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brantford (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Simcoe, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Simcoe, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1976-77 |
Simcoe | Jr. B |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
12 | n/a |
3.34 | 0 |
n/a | | 1977-78 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
25 | n/a |
2.97 | 2 |
n/a | | 1978-79 |
Brantford | OMJHL |
24 | n/a |
5.32 | 0 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1977-78 (Hamilton) (co-winner with
Al Jensen)
OMJHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1977-78 (Hamilton) (2.97)
Miscellaneous: Was on St. Catharines (OMJHL) team that relocated
to Hamilton for 1977-78 season. ... Was on Hamilton (OMJHL)
team that relocated to Brantford prior to 1978-79 season. ... Was St.
Catharines' 19th pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 23, 1980 (Montreal at
Quebec)
Numbers: 29, 1 (Montreal); 30 (St. Louis); 31 (Calgary);
30 (Toronto)
Stanley
Cup: 1989. Playing Status: Retired July 6, 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1993 |
Montreal, St. Louis,
Calgary, Toronto | 407 |
204-131-46 | 3.34 |
12 | n/a |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1982-1991 |
MON, STL, CGY | 27 |
7-18 | 3.48 | 0 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jennings Trophy: 1981-82 (Montreal) (co-winner with Denis Herron)
NHL Playoffs Goals-Against Average Leader: 1982 (2.20 GAA)
Scouting Career: Named Toronto pro scout in July 1996 and remained in
that position until August 1997. ... Named Toronto pro and amateur scout on
July 9, 1998, and remained in that position through 1998-99 season. ... Named
Columbus pro scout in 1999 as team prepared for inaugural 2000-01 season and
remained in that position through 2001-02 season.
Coaching Career: Named Toronto goaltending consultant on March 14,
1993, retained role upon retirement and remained in that position through
1993-94 season. ... Named Toronto assistant coach on Aug. 23, 1994, and
remained in that position until July 1996. ... Named Toronto goaltending
consultant in July 1996 and remained in position until August 1997. ... Named
Toronto goaltending coach in August 1997 and remained in position until July
9, 1998. ... Named Columbus goaltending coach in 1999 as team prepared for
inaugural 2000-01 season and remained in that position through 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Led Montreal to 2-2 tie in his first NHL game, making 36
saves. ... Tutored by Jacques Plante as young goaltender in Montreal and St.
Louis, he credited Plante as having a major influence on his NHL career. ...
Named NHL Co-Player of Week for week ending March 10, 1985. ... Missed part of
1985-86 season with bruised right hand, an injury suffered during St. Louis'
Oct. 16, 1985, game at Calgary. The injury required surgery. ... Won his first
start for Calgary by beating Winnipeg on March 10, 1988. ... Missed remainder
of 1987-88 regular season and start of 1988 playoffs with pulled groin, an
injury suffered during Calgary's March 15, 1988, game vs. Hartford. ... Served
as Calgary's backup goaltender during 1989 Stanley Cup Finals, and did not
appear in any Finals series games. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with two
broken bones in left hand, an injury suffered while making glove save on hard
shot by Gerard Gallant during Calgary's Oct. 10, 1990, game at Detroit. The
injury went undetected for several days, and Wamsley even played at Chicago
four nights later. ... Was Calgary's nominee for 1990-91 Masterton Trophy. ...
Won his first start for Toronto by beating N.Y. Islanders on Jan. 23, 1992.
... Missed part of 1991-92 season with strained knee ligaments, an injury
suffered during Toronto's March 5, 1992, game at Calgary. ... Missed part of
1992-93 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered during Toronto's Oct.
11, 1992, game at Edmonton. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL); St.
John's (AHL)
World Championships:
1983 (bronze medal), 1985 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Playoffs GAA Leader: 1981 (Nova Scotia) (1.81 GAA)
AHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1981 (Nova Scotia) (1 shutout)
Miscellaneous: Was on Calgary team that joined Washington for 1989 NHL
Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. The Flames faced four Soviet teams on the
tour. ... Played on St. Louis' off-season charity softball team. ... Studied
to become a stock broker during off-seasons of playing days in Calgary. ...
Ran annual Rick Wamsley charity golf tournament in Simcoe, Ontario, during
off-seasons of his playing days.
Personal: Full name is Richard James Wamsley. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Wamsley, 1984
second-round pick (Tony Hrkac), 1984 third-round pick (Robert Dirk) and
Hartford's 1984 second-round pick (Brian Benning) to St. Louis in exchange for
1984 first-round pick (Shayne Corson) and 1984 second-round pick (Stephane
Richer) on June 9, 1984. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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