Rick Vaive

Richard Claude Vaive (born May 14, 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), was a professional player.
Vaive was raised in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and was selected fifth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. His professional career, which started with the WHA's Birmingham Bulls, lasted from 1978 until 1992.
==Playing career==
In 1980, the Canucks traded Vaive, along with Bill Derlago, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Dave "Tiger" Williams and Jerry Butler. Vaive scored prolifically with the Leafs, becoming the first 50-goal scorer in franchise history, surpassing that threshold three times. He recorded 54 goals in 1981–82, 51 goals in 1982–83, and 52 goals in 1983–84. He also served as captain of the Maple Leafs from 1981 to 1986. Vaive was stripped of his Leaf captaincy during the 1985–86 NHL season, after missing a morning practice.
Vaive was a late cut from the 1984 Canada Cup team.
His trade from Toronto to Chicago before the 1987 season is still remembered as one of the highly criticized trades made by team owner Harold Ballard. He finished his NHL career playing parts of four seasons with the Buffalo Sabres.
==Coaching career==
Vaive had a career as a professional hockey coach in the East Coast Hockey League and the American Hockey League after his retirement from the NHL, serving as a head coach in 1993 with the expansion South Carolina Stingrays, winning two division titles (1995 and 1997), a conference championship (1997), and under his watch became the first ECHL coach in history to win both the Brabham Cup and Kelly Cup in the same season, in the 1996–97 season. He served one season with the Mississauga Ice Dogs before Don Cherry took over as head coach. 
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1976–77 	Sherbrooke Beavers 	QMJHL 	 	68 	51 	59 	110 	91 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Sherbrooke Beavers 	QMJHL 	 	68 	76 	79 	155 	199 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Birmingham Bulls 	WHL 	 	75 	26 	33 	59 	248 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	47 	13 	8 	21 	111 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	22 	9 	7 	16 	77 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	11
1980–81 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	75 	33 	29 	62 	229 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	4
1981–82 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	77 	54 	35 	89 	157 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	78 	51 	28 	79 	105 	 	4 	2 	5 	7 	6
1983–84 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	76 	52 	41 	93 	114 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	72 	35 	33 	68 	112 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	61 	33 	31 	64 	85 	 	9 	6 	2 	8 	9
1986–87 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	73 	32 	34 	66 	61 	 	13 	4 	2 	6 	23
1987–88 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	76 	43 	26 	69 	108 	 	5 	6 	2 	8 	38
1988–89 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	30 	12 	13 	25 	60 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	28 	19 	13 	32 	64 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	8
1989–90 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	70 	29 	19 	48 	74 	 	6 	4 	2 	6 	6
1990–91 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	71 	25 	27 	52 	74 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	6
1991–92 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	12 	4 	9 	13 	4 	 	16 	4 	4 	8 	10
1991–92 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	20 	1 	3 	4 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Hamilton Canucks 	AHL 	 	38 	16 	15 	31 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Dundas Real McCoys 	OHASr 	 	9 	6 	5 	11 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	876 	441 	347 	788 	1445 	 	54 	27 	16 	43 	111
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Coaching statistics==
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result 
1993-94 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 68 33 26 0 9 0.551 Lost in round 1 
1994-95 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 68 42 19 0 7 0.669 Lost in round 2 
1995-96 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 70 40 22 0 8 0.629 Lost in round 2 
1996-97 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 70 45 15 10 0 0.714 Won Championship 
1997-98 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Head Coach 70 41 23 6 0 0.629 Lost in round 1 
1998-99 Saint John Flames AHL Head Coach 80 31 40 8 1 0.444 Lost in round 2 
1999-00 Saint John Flames AHL Head Coach 80 32 32 11 5 0.500 Lost in round 1 
2000-01 Mississauga IceDogs OHL Head Coach 68 3 56 7 2 0.110 
2004-05 Dundas Real McCoys OHASr Head Coach 34 20 12 0 2 0.618 
==External links==
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*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
Category:Born in 1959
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Mississauga IceDogs coaches
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:NHL players with 50 goal seasons
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Sherbrooke Castors alumni
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Retired in 1992