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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Vaive
Selected in first round
No.
5 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born May 14, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
Shoots: Right
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Birmingham (WHA)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Colonel Gray | PEI H.S. |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- |
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Charlottetown | MaJHL |
34 | 42 |
37 | 79 |
95 | | 1976-77 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
68 | 51 |
59 | 110 |
91 | | 1977-78 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
68 | 76 |
79 | 155 |
199 | | 1978-79 |
Birmingham | WHA |
75 | 26 |
33 | 59 |
248 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1978 (bronze medal)
QMJHL Bergeron Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1976-77 (Sherbrooke)
WHA Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1978-79 (Birmingham) (248 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 13 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Was
Toronto's fourth pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. ...
Played on line with Jere Gillis for Sherbrooke (QMJHL) in 1976-77. ...
Signed with Birmingham (WHA) as an underage free
agent in July 1978. ... Played on line with Michel Goulet and Rick Adduono for
Birimingham in 1978-79. ... One of six underage juniors who played for
Birmingham in 1978-79, helping team earn the "Baby Bulls" nickname.
... Moved with family from Ottawa to Prince Edward Island at age 11. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1979 (St. Louis at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 18 (Van.); 20, 22 (Toronto); 27
(Chicago); 12, 22 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired for final time in 2003 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1979-1992 |
VAN, TOR, CHI, BUF | 876 |
441 | 347 |
788 | 1,445 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-1991 |
Toronto, Chicago, Buff. | 54 |
27 | 16 |
43 | 111 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1982, 1983, 1984 (Toronto)
Toronto Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1982-83, 1983-84
Toronto Duguid Trophy (GW/GT Goals Leader): 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84
Toronto Captain: Jan. 6, 1982, until Feb. 22, 1986
Toronto Records: Most goals in one season (54 in 1981-82), most career
goals, right wing (299), most goals in a season, right wing (54)
50-Goal Seasons: 1981-82 (Toronto)
(54), 1982-83 (Toronto) (51), 1983-84 (Toronto) (52)
Toronto Points Leader: 1981-82 (89), 1983-84 (93), 1984-85 (68)
Toronto Goals Leader: 1981-82 (54), 1982-83 (51), 1983-84 (52), 1984-85
(35)
Toronto Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1980-81 (229)
Toronto Playoffs Points Leader: 1983 (7, tie)
Toronto Playoffs Goals Leader: 1981 (1, tie), 1986 (6)
Toronto
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1983 (5, tie)
Chicago Playoffs Goals Leader: 1988 (6)
Chicago Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1988 (38)
Buffalo Playoffs Goals Leader:
1990 (4)
Miscellaneous: Scored two goals in his first game in a Toronto uniform
(Feb. 19, 1980, at N.Y. Islanders). ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with
groin pull suffered in February 1981. ... Became first player in Toronto
Maple Leafs history to score 50 goals in a season when he achieved feat in
1981-82. He scored the 50th goal on March 24, 1982, vs. St. Louis.
... Missed part of 1983-84 season with ankle injury suffered during Toronto's
Feb. 25, 1984, game at Edmonton. ... Tied NHL All-Star Game record (since
broken) with three assists in 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with
knee injury suffered in December 1984. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with
hand injury, suffered during Toronto's Nov. 26, 1985, game at St. Louis, and
with wrist injury, suffered during Toronto's Dec. 20, 1985, game at Vancouver.
... Was stripped of Toronto's captaincy on Feb. 22, 1986, when he stayed in hotel room and slept during a 7:15 a.m. practice in Minnesota. This
followed a pattern of behavior that Leafs management refused to tolerate. ...
Missed part of 1986-87 season with pinched nerve in neck, an injury suffered
in October 1986. ... Wore No. 20 in Chicago's 1987 training camp. ... Tied NHL
record (since broken) for power-play goals in playoff series (5 for
Chicago vs. St. Louis in 1988). ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with
injured stomach muscles, suffered when he was speared by Chris Chelios and Steve Martinson during Buffalo's Jan. 27, 1989, game vs. Montreal,
and with pinched nerve in neck, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Feb. 19,
1989, game vs. Detroit. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with groin pull, an
injury suffered during Buffalo's Nov. 22, 1989, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ...
Missed part of Buffalo's 1990 training camp with pinched knee cartilage, an
injury suffered during training camp on Sept. 7, 1990. The injury required
surgery. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with bruised left shoulder, an
injury suffered when he was checked by Bob Sweeney during Buffalo's Oct. 31,
1990, game vs. Boston. ... Was named Buffalo Player of Month for month of
October 1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Rochester, Hamilton (AHL),
Dundas (OHA Sr.)
World Championships: 1982
(bronze medal), 1985 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECHL Kelly Cup: 1997 (South Carolina) (as
head coach)
Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of
Fame: Inducted 2000
1996-97: Coached ECHL regular-season champion (South Carolina).
Broadcasting Career: Began work as a part-time hockey analyst with
Canada's The Score
network in 2001 and remained in position through 2002-03
season.
Coaching Career: Named Hamilton (AHL)
player-assistant coach on Sept. 2, 1992, and remained in that position through
1992-93 season. ... Named South Carolina (ECHL) head coach prior to team's
inaugural 1993-94 season and remained in that position through 1997-98 season.
... Named Saint John (AHL) head coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in
that position until July 19, 2000. ... Named Mississauga (OHL) head coach
on July 20, 2000, and remained in that position until June 2001.
Management
Career: Named South Carolina (ECHL) director of hockey operations prior to
1996-97 season and remained in that position through 1997-98 season.
Miscellaneous: Played his first
minor-league games for Rochester during 1991-92 season at age 32. ... Retired
for the first time following his season with Hamilton (AHL) in 1992-93. ... Was
active in charitable causes during his years in Toronto, including work with
United Way. ... Played on Toronto's off-season charity softball team. ...
Organized annual Rick Vaive Golf Classic in Charlottetown to raise money for
the fight against cerebral palsy. ... Was first coach in ECHL history to lead
a team to regular-season and playoff titles in same year. ... Suspended by
ECHL for first six games of 1997-98 season for salary-cap violations in his
role as South Carolina general manager. ... Came out of retirement at age 42
to play for Dundas (OHA Sr.) on Feb. 13, 2002, and remained with team through
2002-03 season. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after
retirement. ... Played in Heroes of Hockey game at 2000 All-Star Weekend in
Toronto.
Personal: Nicknamed "Squiddly" and "Squid." ...
Full name is Richard Claude Vaive. ... Also known as Rickey Vaive during his
playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Vancouver traded Vaive and Bill
Derlago to Toronto in exchange for Tiger Williams and Jerry Butler on February
18, 1980. More than 12 years later, Vancouver got Vaive back when it signed
him as an unrestricted free agent on September 2, 1992. |
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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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