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Rick Blight
Canadian ice hockey player

Rick Blight

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Canadian ice hockey player
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Portage la Prairie
Age
49 years
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Biography

Richard Derek "Rick" Blight (October 17, 1955 – April 3, 2005) was a professional hockey player.
A native of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Blight had a long and varied career in the sport of hockey, playing the position of Right Wing for teams in the NHL, MJHL, WCHL, CHL, and the AHL hockey leagues. At 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) and 195 lb (88 kg), Blight was selected by the Michigan Stags (round 2 #19 overall) in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft and the Vancouver Canucks (round 1 #10 overall) in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. The name Blight is of Cornish origin.

Playing career

Blight was the Canucks' top scorer over his first three years in the NHL, finishing fifth, first and second in team scoring in 1975, 1976 and 1977 with a total of 187 points.

Blight, who also played hockey in Switzerland, was the recipient of the WCJHL Rookie of the Year Award in 1973, and was a member of the CHL Second All-Star Team in 1981.

Blight retired from playing hockey in 1983 and began a career as a stockbroker and marketing consultant, as well as managing his family farm in his native Manitoba. In 1995, Blight was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

On April 3, 2005, Blight disappeared. Two weeks later, on April 18, after a Canada-wide search, Blight was found dead in a field on his farm near Lake Manitoba, with his pickup nearby. Blight had committed suicide. He was 49 years old.

Awards and achievements

  • 1973: WCJHL Rookie of the Year
  • 1981: CHL Second All-Star Team
  • “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1970–71Portage TerriersMJHL4720193933
1971–72Portage TerriersMJHL4532356773
1971–72Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL11010
1972–73Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL6831629370
1973–74Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL674981130122
1974–75Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL6560521126552356
1975–76Vancouver CanucksNHL742531562920110
1976–77Vancouver CanucksNHL7828406832
1977–78Vancouver CanucksNHL8025386333
1978–79Dallas Black HawksCHL1587157
1978–79Vancouver CanucksNHL56510151630442
1979–80Vancouver CanucksNHL331261854
1980–81Dallas Black HawksCHL7446499512260339
1980–81Vancouver CanucksNHL31014
1981–82Cincinnati TigersCHL3716233921
1981–82Wichita WindCHL161814321873036
1982–83Moncton AlpinesAHL1987156
1982–83New Haven NighthawksAHL471724418122354
1982–83Los Angeles KingsNHL20002
NHL totals3269612522117050552

Personal

His niece, Halli Krzyzaniak was a member of the Canadian National Under 18 team that participated in a three-game series vs. the USA in August 2011.

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