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Rick MacLeish
Rickmacleish
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Height
Weight
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (80 kg)
Teams Philadelphia Flyers
Hartford Whalers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born January 3, 1950(1950-01-03),
Cannington, ON, CAN
Died May 30, 2016(2016-05-30) (aged 66),
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
NHL Draft 4th overall, 1970
Boston Bruins
Pro Career 1970 – 1984

Rick George MacLeish (January 3, 1950 – May 30, 2016) was a Canadian professional player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings. He won two Stanley Cups with the Flyers in 1974 and 1975.

Playing Career[]

MacLeish was drafted 4th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft after playing the majority of his junior career with the Peterborough Petes. After spending the first half of his first professional season with the Oklahoma City Blazers, MacLeish was involved in a three-way deal which sent him, Bruce Gamble, Dan Schock, and a 1st round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers, Bernie Parent and a 2nd round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Mike Walton to Boston. MacLeish spent the rest of the 1970–71 season with the Flyers, scoring two goals and four assists in 26 games. He also added a goal in four playoff games. After splitting the 1971–72 season between the Flyers and Richmond Robins, MacLeish scored 50 goals and 50 assists during the 1972–73 season.

He went on to play 8 more star seasons with the Flyers, winning the Stanley Cup in 1974 & 1975.

In 1981 he was traded ot the Hartford Whalers. After playing some games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings, MacLeish retired in 1984.

Career Statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1966–67 London Nationals OHA 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1967–68 Peterborough Petes OHA 54 24 25 49 16 5 2 1 3 0
1968–69 Peterborough Petes OHA 54 50 42 92 29 10 7 14 21 8
1969–70 Peterborough Petes OHA 54 45 56 101 135 6 4 4 8 10
1970–71 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 46 13 15 28 93 - - - - -
1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 26 2 4 6 19 4 1 0 1 0
1971–72 Richmond Robins AHL 42 24 11 35 33 - - - - -
1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 17 1 2 3 9 - - - - -
1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 50 50 100 69 10 3 4 7 2
1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 32 45 77 42 17 13 9 22 20
1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 38 41 79 50 17 11 9 20 8
1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51 22 23 45 16 - - - - -
1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 49 48 97 42 10 4 9 13 2
1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 31 39 70 33 12 7 9 16 4
1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 26 32 58 47 7 0 1 1 0
1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 31 35 66 28 19 9 6 15 2
1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 38 36 74 25 12 5 5 10 0
1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 34 6 16 22 16 - - - - -
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40 13 12 25 28 5 1 1 2 0
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 0 5 5 2 - - - - -
1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 8 14 22 4 - - - - -
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 25 2 8 10 4 1 0 0 0 0
NHL Totals 846 349 410 759 434 114 54 53 107 38

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