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Canada Rick Vaive

Dundas Real McCoys / MLH - 02/03

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Rick Vaive Facts

Date of Birth
May 14, 1959
Position
RW
Age
64
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Charlottetown MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
1979 round 1 #5 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1

Son: Justin Vaive

Vaive was the first player in Maple Leafs history to score 50 goals in a season. He reached the 50-goal mark 3 years in a row, from 1982-84, and scored no less than 30 goals until 1990, when he had 29 in 70 games. The 3x All-Star retired from the NHL in 1993 with 441 goals, 788 points, and 1,445 PIM in 876 games.

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Rick Vaive Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1975-76 Charlottetown Colonels IJAHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1976-77 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 68* 51* 59* 110* 93* -* | Playoffs 18 10 13 23 78 -
1977-78 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 69* 76* 79* 155* 199* -* | Playoffs 9 8 4 12 38 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 0* 3* 4* -* |
1978-79 Birmingham Bulls WHA 75* 26* 33* 59* 248* 14* |
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47* 13* 8* 21* 111* -12* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 22* 9* 7* 16* 77* -4* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 11 -
1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75* 33* 29* 62* 229* -16* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -
1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 77* 54* 35* 89* 157* 12* |
Canada WC 9* 3* 1* 4* 12* -* |
1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 78* 51* 28* 79* 105* -13* | Playoffs 4 2 5 7 6 -
1983-84 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 76* 52* 41* 93* 114* -14* |
1984-85 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 72* 35* 33* 68* 112* -26* |
Canada WC 10* 6* 2* 8* 16* -* |
1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 61* 33* 31* 64* 85* -19* | Playoffs 9 6 2 8 9 -
1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73* 32* 34* 66* 61* 12* | Playoffs 13 4 2 6 23 -
1987-88 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76* 43* 26* 69* 108* -20* | Playoffs 5 6 2 8 38 1
1988-89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 30* 12* 13* 25* 60* -5* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 28* 19* 13* 32* 64* 7* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 8 -5
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70* 29* 19* 48* 74* 9* | Playoffs 6 4 2 6 6 0
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71* 25* 27* 52* 74* 11* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 6 0
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 20* 1* 3* 4* 14* -2* |
Rochester Americans AHL 12* 4* 9* 13* 4* 0* | Playoffs 16 4 4 8 10 -3
1992-93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 38* 16* 15* 31* 34* 6* |
1993-01 Did not play * * * * * * |
2001-02 Dundas Real McCoys OHA Sr. 5* 2* 2* 4* 24* -* |
2002-03 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 9* 6* 5* 11* 34* -* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 6 -

Rick Vaive Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1969-70 Amherst Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1970-71 Amherst Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1976-77 Sherbrooke Castors Memorial Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 8* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1993-94 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 33-26-9 (.551)
1994-95 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 42-19-7 (.669)
1995-96 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 40-22-8 (.629)
1996-97 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 45-15-10 (.714)
1997-98 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 41-23-6 (.629)
2004-05 Dundas Real McCoys MLH Head Coach
2012-13 Oakville Rangers U16 AAA SCTA U16 Head Coach
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Rick Vaive Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 50* 20* 24* 44* 0.88* 38* 6* | 1 16 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.50 * 10 * -3 *
IJAHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MLH 1 9* 6* 5* 11* 1.22* 34* -* | 1 4 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.25 * 6 * - *
NHL 13 876* 441* 347* 788* 0.90* 1 445* -80* | 9 54 27 * 16 * 43 * 0.80 * 111 * -4 *
OHA Sr. 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 2 137* 127* 138* 265* 1.93* 292* -* | 2 27 18 * 17 * 35 * 1.30 * 116 * - *
WC 2 19* 9* 3* 12* 0.63* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 1 75* 26* 33* 59* 0.79* 248* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 3* 0* 3* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Rick Vaive Connections

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Börje Salming (D) 1979-1987 8 Toronto Maple Leafs
Bob McGill (D) 1981-1989 8 Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Derlago (F) 1979-1986 7 Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks
Gary Nylund (D) 1982-1989 6 Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs

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Rick Vaive Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1976, 1 #4 overall by Sherbrooke Castors in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 1976, 4 #44 overall by Toronto Marlboros in the OHL Priority Selection

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