Rick Vaive: 1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 343

1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 343 Rick Vaive Hockey Card (Front)

1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 343 Rick Vaive Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Rick was named captain of Leafs at the age of 22. He played in 1982 and 1983 NHL All-Star Games. Rick has scored over 50 goals in two of his three NHL season with Toronto.

En Français

Rick a été nommé capitaine des Leafs à l’âge de 22 ans. Il a participé aux joutes d’étoiles de la LNH en 1982-83. Rick a marqué plus de 50 buts en deux de ses trois saisons avec les Leafs.

Details

After the Vancouver Canucks selected Rick Vaive fifth overall at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, the traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs 47 games into the 1979-80 NHL season. On February 18, 1980, Vaive was shipped east with Bill Derlago for Tiger Williams and Jerry Butler.

Vaive continued his string of 50 goal seasons in 1983-84 with 52. He recorded four hat trick, including a four goal game in a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on December 21, 1983 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Rick scored his 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th goals of the season. His fourth of the game, scored on St. Louis goalie Mike Liut at 10:15 of the third, served as the game winner.

Earlier in the month, on December 8, 1983, in an 8-6 road win over the Hartford Whalers, Vaive recorded five points on three goals and two assists. His hat trick goal held on as the game winner. All three of Rick’s goals were assisted by Dan Daoust with his linemate also recording five points on a goal and four helpers.

Between 1979-80 and 1991-92, Rick Vaive played 876 regular season and 54 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres. Along with his three 50 goal seasons, Vaive scored 30 or more in nine campaigns and scored no less than 20 in every full season he played (not including 1991-92 when he played just 20 games for the Sabres).

Rick Vaive NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979-80	Vancouver Canucks	47	13	8	21	111
1979-80	Toronto Maple Leafs	22	9	7	16	77
1980-81	Toronto Maple Leafs	75	33	29	62	229
1981-82	Toronto Maple Leafs	77	54	35	89	157
1982-83	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	51	28	79	105
1983-84	Toronto Maple Leafs	76	52	41	93	114
1984-85	Toronto Maple Leafs	72	35	33	68	112
1985-86	Toronto Maple Leafs	61	33	31	64	85
1986-87	Toronto Maple Leafs	73	32	34	66	61
1987-88	Chicago Blackhawks	76	43	26	69	108
1988-89	Chicago Blackhawks	30	12	13	25	60
1988-89	Buffalo Sabres	28	19	13	32	64
1989-90	Buffalo Sabres	70	29	19	48	74
1990-91	Buffalo Sabres	71	25	27	52	74
1991-92	Buffalo Sabres	20	1	3	4	14
	Totals	876	441	347	788	1445

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979-80	Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
1979-80	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	1	0	1	11
1980-81	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	1	0	1	4
1981-82	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1982-83	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	2	5	7	6
1983-84	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1984-85	Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	6	2	8	9
1986-87	Toronto Maple Leafs	13	4	2	6	23
1987-88	Chicago Blackhawks	5	6	2	8	38
1988-89	Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0	0
1988-89	Buffalo Sabres	5	2	1	3	8
1989-90	Buffalo Sabres	6	4	2	6	6
1990-91	Buffalo Sabres	6	1	2	3	6
1991-92	Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	54	27	16	43	111