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Canada Rick Blight

a.k.a. "Richard Blight"

New Haven Nighthawks / AHL - 82/83

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Rick Blight Facts

Date of Birth
Oct 17, 1955
Position
RW
Age
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Portage la Prairie, MB, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1975 round 1 #10 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Highlights
1-time WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy) 1

Niece: Halli Krzyzaniak
Nephew: Kyle Krzyzaniak

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Rick Blight Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1970-71 Portage Terriers MJHL 47* 20* 19* 39* 33* -* |
1971-72 Portage Terriers MJHL 45* 32* 35* 67* 73* -* |
Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
1972-73 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 68* 31* 62* 93* 70* -* |
1973-74 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 67* 49* 81* 130* 122* -* |
1974-75 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 65* 60* 52* 112* 65* -* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 6 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
1975-76 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74* 25* 31* 56* 29* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
1976-77 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78* 28* 40* 68* 32* 0* |
1977-78 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80* 25* 38* 63* 33* -32* |
1978-79 Vancouver Canucks NHL 56* 5* 10* 15* 16* -28* | Playoffs 3 0 4 4 2 -
Dallas Black Hawks CHL 15* 8* 7* 15* 7* -* |
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 33* 12* 6* 18* 54* 7* |
1980-81 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
Dallas Black Hawks CHL 74* 46* 49* 95* 122* -* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 9 -
1981-82 Cincinnati Tigers CHL 37* 16* 23* 39* 21* -* |
SC Bern NLA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Wichita Wind CHL 16* 18* 14* 32* 18* -* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 6 -
1982-83 Moncton Alpines AHL 19* 8* 7* 15* 6* -* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
New Haven Nighthawks AHL 47* 17* 24* 41* 8* -* | Playoffs 12 2 3 5 4 -
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Rick Blight Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 66* 25* 31* 56* 0.85* 14* -* | 1 12 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.42 * 4 * - *
CHL 3 142* 88* 93* 181* 1.27* 168* -* | 2 13 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.46 * 15 * - *
MJHL 2 92* 52* 54* 106* 1.15* 106* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 326* 96* 125* 221* 0.68* 170* -61* | 2 5 0 * 5 * 5 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
NLA (NL) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCHL (WHL) 4 201* 141* 195* 336* 1.67* 257* -* | 1 5 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.00 * 6 * - *
WJC-20 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *

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Rick Blight Connections

Player Period Teams
Curt Ridley (G) 1970-1982 7 Cincinnati Tigers, Dallas Black Hawks, Portage Terriers, Vancouver Canucks
Harold Snepsts (D) 1975-1981 6 Vancouver Canucks
Ron Sedlbauer (F) 1975-1982 6 Cincinnati Tigers, Vancouver Canucks
Chris Oddleifson (F) 1975-1981 6 Dallas Black Hawks, Vancouver Canucks

Rick Blight Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1974, 2 #19 overall by Mich. Stags/Bltimr Blades in the WHA Amateur Draft

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