Rick Vaive

Date of Birth: May 14, 1959
Age: 67
Place of Birth: Ottawa, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: Charlottetown MHA
Position: RW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Rick Vaive Facts

Drafted: 1979 round 1 #5 overall by Vancouver Canucks

Rick 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.

Family relations
Brother-in-law: Bob Stewart
Son: Justin Vaive

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Rick Vaive Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1975-1976	Charlottetown Abbies	IJAHL	-	42	37	79	-	-
1976-1977	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL	68	51	59	110	93	-	Playoffs	18	10	13	23	78	-
1977-1978	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL	69	76	79	155	199	-	Playoffs	9	8	4	12	38	-
1977-1978	Canada U20	WJC-20	6	3	0	3	4	-
1978-1979	Birmingham Bulls	WHA	75	26	33	59	248	14
1979-1980	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	47	13	8	21	111	-12
1979-1980	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	22	9	7	16	77	-4	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	11	-
1980-1981	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	75	33	29	62	229	-16	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	4	-
1981-1982	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	77	54	35	89	157	12
1981-1982	Canada	WC	9	3	1	4	12	-
1982-1983	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	78	51	28	79	105	-13	Playoffs	4	2	5	7	6	-
1983-1984	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	76	52	41	93	114	-14
1984-1985	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	72	35	33	68	112	-26
1984-1985	Canada	WC	10	6	2	8	16	-
1985-1986	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	61	33	31	64	85	-19	Playoffs	9	6	2	8	9	-
1986-1987	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	73	32	34	66	61	12	Playoffs	13	4	2	6	23	-
1987-1988	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	76	43	26	69	108	-20	Playoffs	5	6	2	8	38	1
1988-1989	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	30	12	13	25	60	-5
1988-1989	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	28	19	13	32	64	7	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	8	-5
1989-1990	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	70	29	19	48	74	9	Playoffs	6	4	2	6	6	0
1990-1991	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	71	25	27	52	74	11	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	6	0
1991-1992	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	20	1	3	4	14	-2
1991-1992	Rochester Americans	AHL	12	4	9	13	4	0	Playoffs	16	4	4	8	10	-3
1992-1993	Hamilton Canucks	AHL	38	16	15	31	34	6
1993-2001	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Dundas Real McCoys	OHA-Sr.	5	2	2	4	24	-
2002-2003	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	+/-
1969-1970	Amherst Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970-1971	Amherst Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	Charlottetown Colonel Grays	Centennial Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976-1977	Sherbrooke Castors	Memorial Cup	4	0	1	1	8	-

Rick Vaive Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Centennial Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
IJAHL	1	-	42	37	79	-	-	-	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	1445	-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

Rick Vaive Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1977-1978	U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1981-1982	NHL All-Star Game World Championship Bronze Medal
1982-1983	NHL All-Star Game
1983-1984	NHL All-Star Game
1984-1985	World Championship Silver Medal

Rick Vaive Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1976, 1 #4 by Sherbrooke Castors in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 1976, 4 #44 by Toronto Marlboros in the OHL Priority Selection
Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres
Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs