Rick Ley

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<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><b>Rick Ley</b> (b. November 2 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221948%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221948%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1948%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Orillia%2C%20Ontario%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Orillia%2C%20Ontario%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOrillia%2C%20Ontario%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Orillia,_Ontario" title="Orillia, Ontario" class="mw-redirect">Orillia, Ontario</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Canada%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Canada%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCanada%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>) is a former professional <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22defenceman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22defenceman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdefenceman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">defenceman</a> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22National%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Hockey%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22World%20Hockey%20Association%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22World%20Hockey%20Association%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWorld%20Hockey%20Association%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a>.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Ley was a 3rd round <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Toronto%20Maple%20Leafs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toronto%20Maple%20Leafs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToronto%20Maple%20Leafs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> draft pick in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221966%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221966%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1966%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/1966_NHL_Entry_Draft" title="1966 NHL Entry Draft" class="mw-redirect">1966 NHL Entry Draft</a>. He would play 4 seasons with the Leafs before joining the WHA's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20England%20Whalers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20England%20Whalers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20England%20Whalers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" title="New England Whalers" class="mw-redirect">New England Whalers</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221972%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221972%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1972%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a>. He stayed with New England until the end of the WHA, in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221979%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221979%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1979%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a>; he followed the Whalers into the NHL and retired in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221981%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221981%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1981%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a> after six years of captaincy of the team. Along with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gordie%20Howe%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gordie%20Howe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGordie%20Howe%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Gordie_Howe" title="Gordie Howe">Gordie Howe</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22John%20McKenzie%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22John%20McKenzie%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJohn%20McKenzie%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/John_McKenzie" title="John McKenzie">John McKenzie</a>, he is one of the only three Whalers players to have had his number retired.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">He spent two seasons as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vancouver%20Canucks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vancouver%20Canucks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVancouver%20Canucks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22head%20coach%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22head%20coach%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhead%20coach%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach" class="mw-redirect">head coach</a>, then seven in the organization as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22coach%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22coach%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcoach%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Coach" title="Coach">coach</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22scout%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22scout%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bscout%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Scout" title="Scout">scout</a> before being named assistant-coach of the Maple Leafs on August 4 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221998%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221998%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1998%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/1998" title="1998">1998</a>. He, along with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pat%20Quinn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pat%20Quinn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPat%20Quinn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/Pat_Quinn" title="Pat Quinn">Pat Quinn</a>, was fired following the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222005-06%20NHL%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222005-06%20NHL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2005-06%20NHL%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-321518715dea0b1fc8813" href="/wiki/2005-06_NHL_season" title="2005-06 NHL season">2005-06 NHL season</a>.
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