Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |
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Richard Derek Blight
- Born: October 17, 1955 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
- Hometown: Oakville, Manitoba
- Died: April 16, 2005 just outside St. Ambroise, Manitoba
- Position: Right Wing
Selected by Michigan Stags 2nd round (#19) in 1974 WHA Amateur Draft
Selected by Vancouver Canucks 1st round (#10) in 1975 NHL Amateur Draft
Career Statistics[]
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | 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 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||
1972-73 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 68 | 31 | 62 | 93 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1973-74 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 67 | 49 | 81 | 130 | 122 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1974-75 | Team Canada | WJC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 65 | 60 | 52 | 112 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
1975-76 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 74 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1976-77 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1977-78 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1978-79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 56 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
1979-80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 33 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1980-81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 74 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
1981-82 | Cincinnati Tigers | CHL | 37 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Wichita Wind | CHL | 16 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||
1982-83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 19 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 47 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
NHL Totals | 326 | 96 | 125 | 221 | 170 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Awards & Achievements[]
- WCHL Rookie of the Year (1973)
- Played in World Junior Hockey Championship (1975), winning Silver Medal
- CHL Second All-Star Team (1981)
- Inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame (1995)
External links[]
Vancouver Canucks first-round draft picks | |
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Tallon • Guevremont • Lever • Ververgaert • Dailey • Blight • Gillis • Derlago • Vaive • Lanz • Butcher • Petit • Neely • Daigneault • Sandlak • Woodley • Linden • Herter • Nedved • Antoski • Stojanov • Polasek • Wilson • Ohlund • Holden • Ference • Allen • D. Sedin • H. Sedin • Smith • Umberger • Kesler • Schneider • Bourdon • Grabner • White |