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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Lanz
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born September
16, 1961
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Karlovy Vary,
Czechoslovakia
Hometown: London, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Burlington | Jr. B |
45 | 10 |
25 | 35 |
28 | | 1977-78 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
65 | 1 |
41 | 42 |
51 | | 1978-79 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
66 | 12 |
47 | 59 |
88 | | 1979-80 |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
52 | 18 |
38 | 56 |
51 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1980 (Canada) (fifth place)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1979-80 (Oshawa)
Oshawa Most Valuable
Defenseman: 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80
Miscellaneous: Was Oshawa's third pick in 1977 OMJHL midget draft. ...
Missed part of 1979-80 season with knee injury. ... Born in Czechoslovakia but
grew up in Canada because his family defected as soon as they learned, while
on summer
vacation at the Black Sea, that the Soviet Union had invaded their country in
1968. ... Was a star discus thrower for his high school track and field team. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1980 (Detroit at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 4 (Vancouver); 4
(Toronto); 42 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1980-1991 | Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago |
569 | 65 |
221 | 286 | 448 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1981-1988 | Vancouver, Toronto |
28 | 3 |
8 | 11 |
35 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Vancouver Premier's Trophy (Top Defenseman): 1983-84
Vancouver Playoffs Points Leader: 1984 (4, tie)
Vancouver
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1984 (4)
1981-82: Was on Vancouver team that went to Stanley Cup Finals, but
missed entire playoffs with knee injury.
1991-92: Played one
regular-season game for Chicago team that went to Stanley Cup Finals, but was
not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Scored game-winning goal in his first NHL game. The goal, at 16:56 of
the third period, beat Detroit goaltender Gilles Gilbert. ... Missed remainder
of 1981-82 season and entire 1982 playoffs with torn knee ligaments, an injury
suffered during Vancouver's Jan. 2, 1982, game at Washington. The injury
required season-ending surgery. ... Tied with Paul Coffey for NHL lead in
power-play goals by a defenseman with 14 in 1983-84. ... Missed part of
Vancouver's 1984 training camp and part of 1984-85 season with swollen disc in
neck, an injury suffered in December 1984. ... Missed parts of 1986-87 season
with broken jaw, an injury suffered when he was hit by Derrick Smith during
Vancouver's Oct. 16, 1986, game at Philadelphia, and with heel injury,
suffered during Toronto's Jan. 29, 1987, game at St. Louis. ... Missed parts
of 1987-88 season with asthma, suffered in January 1988, and with sprained
neck, an injury suffered in April 1988. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season
with sprained shoulder, an injury suffered in October 1988, with flu,
contracted in December 1988, with knee injury, suffered in January 1988, and
with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered in March 1989. ... Wore No. 2 in
Chicago's 1990 training camp. ... Traded by Chicago to Los Angeles in exchange
for Jeff Rohlicek on Dec. 2, 1991, but he never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland);
Indianapolis (IHL); Phoenix (IHL); Team Canada; Atlanta (IHL)
World Championships: 1983
(Canada) (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Indianapolis (IHL)
player-assistant coach prior to 1990-91 season and remained in that position
through 1990-91 season. ... Named Penticton (BCHL)
assistant coach prior to 1994-95 season and remained in position through
1994-95 season. ... Named Langley (BCHL) head coach prior to 1995-96
season and remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ... Named South
Surrey (BCHL) head coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position
through 1996-97 season. ... Named
Tri-City (WHL) assistant coach in June 1997 and remained in that position
until Oct. 15, 1997. ... Named Tri-City (WHL) interim head coach on Oct. 15,
1997, and remained in position until May 31, 1998. ... Named Langley (BCHL)
head coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in position until March 2003.
... Named Coquitlam (BCHL) head coach on Oct. 18, 2004, and remained in that
position through 2004-05 season.
Management
Career: Named Langley (BCHL) general manager prior to 1998-99 season and
remained in that position until March 2003. ... Named Coquitlam (BCHL)
director of hockey operations on Oct. 18, 2004, and remained in that
position through 2004-05 season.
Miscellaneous: Fluent in Czech, he
served as interpreter for Czech players Ivan Hlinka and Jiri Bubla when they
joined the Canucks in 1981. ... Suspended five games by BCHL in October 1999,
for team's participation in Sept. 18, 1999, brawl vs. South Surrey. ... Played on Vancouver's off-season charity softball
team. ... Invested in Vancouver sandwich shop, called "Strictly Lunches," with
brother Rob in 1983.
Personal: Full name is Rick Roman
Lanz. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Vancouver traded Lanz to Toronto in
exchange for Jim Benning and Dan Hodgson on December 2, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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