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1975 NHL DRAFT PICK
Rick Blight
Selected in first round
No. 10 overall by Vancouver Canucks

Born October 17, 1955.  Died April 2005
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-2   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Brandon (WCHL)                             
Birthplace: Oakville, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1970-71 PortageMJHL47 2019 3933
1971-72 PortageMJHL 4532 3567 73
  BrandonWCHL 11 01 0
1972-73 BrandonWCHL 6831 6293 70
1973-74 BrandonWCHL 6749 81130 122
1974-75 BrandonWCHL 6560 52112 65

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1975 (silver) (unofficial tournament)
WCHL Rookie of Year: 1972-73 (Brandon)
Miscellaneous: Played in second World Junior Championships in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba, an unofficial tournament that helped set stage for first official World Juniors in 1977.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 8, 1975 (Vancouver at Minnesota)
Numbers:  8, 10 (Vancouver); 21 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1983
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1975-1983 Vancouver, Los Angeles326 96125221 170
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1976-1979 Vancouver50 552

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Vancouver Rookie of Year:
1975-76
Vancouver Points Leader: 1976-77 (68 points)
Vancouver Goals Leader: 1976-77 (28 goals)
Vancouver Playoffs Assists Leader: 1979 (4 assists)
Miscellaneous: Scored four goals in Vancouver's 1976-77 season-opener at Pittsburgh on Oct. 6, 1976. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with strained knee ligaments, an injury suffered during Vancouver's 1978 training camp. ... Missed  most of 1979-80 season with stretched knee ligaments, a season-ending injury suffered in Vancouver's Dec. 29, 1979, game vs. Quebec. ... Signed with Edmonton as an unrestricted free agent on October 25, 1982, but never played for parent team. Six weeks later, Edmonton traded him to Los Angeles for Al Hangsleben on December 7, 1982.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Dallas, Cincinnati, Wichita (CHL); Moncton (AHL); New Haven (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL All-Star Second Team:
1980-81 (Dallas)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Michigan, No. 19 overall in Round 2)
1978-79: Played 15 regular-season games for Dallas team that went on to win CHL playoff title, but was not with team during postseason.
1980-81: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Dallas).
Miscellaneous: WHA rights initially held by Michigan/Baltimore team that folded after 1974-75 season. His rights were claimed by Phoenix in special draft of players from defunct WHA teams. ... Was great golfer during playing days, competing in many amateur tournaments in British Columbia. ... Became sales manager for family business, Blight's Portage Ltd., after his retirement. The Portage la Prairie-based company, later renamed Blight's Case IH after opening a location in Carman, Manitoba, sold farm equipment. ... Became active in sport of curling after retirement, competing on one of Manitoba's top teams. ... Was reported missing by his family on April 14, 2005, after not having been seen for 11 days. His body was eventually found on April 17, 2005, inside his pickup truck in a farmer's pasture, just outside St. Ambroise, Manitoba. Police said foul play was not the cause of death.
Personal: Full name is Richard Derek Blight
HOW HE GOT AWAY
FREE AGENCY: Vancouver released Blight after the 1980-81 season. He signed with Toronto as an unrestricted free agent in August 1981, but never played for parent team.

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SNAPSHOT '75
Total Selected: 217
Forwards: 126
Defense: 65
Goaltenders: 26
Major Junior: 135
College Players: 61
Canadian: 162
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 46
U.S.-Born: 45
European: 6
Reached NHL: 87
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 0
All-Star Game: 6
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 11
Picks Traded: 21
 
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