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Canada Eric Vail
Adirondack Red Wings / AHL - 82/83
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Sep 16, 1953
Position
LW
Age
71
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Timmins, ON, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Niagara Falls Flyers
Status
Retired
Drafted
1973 round 2 #21 overall by Atlanta Flames

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Eric Vail Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1969-70 Sarnia Legionnaires WOJAHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1970-71 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 59* 18* 30* 48* 76* -* |
1971-72 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 60* 25* 48* 73* 122* -* |
1972-73 Soo Greyhounds OHA-Jr. 38* 29* 31* 60* 50* -* |
Sudbury Wolves “A” OHA-Jr. 25* 19* 26* 45* 30* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -
1973-74 Atlanta Flames NHL 23* 2* 9* 11* 30* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
Omaha Knights CHL 37* 10* 18* 28* 54* -* |
1974-75 Atlanta Flames NHL 72* 39* 21* 60* 46* 1* |
1975-76 Atlanta Flames NHL 60* 16* 31* 47* 34* 7* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
1976-77 Atlanta Flames NHL 78* 32* 39* 71* 22* 9* | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 0 -
Canada WC 9* 4* 1* 5* 18* -* |
1977-78 Atlanta Flames NHL 79* 22* 36* 58* 16* 3* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
1978-79 Atlanta Flames NHL 80* 35* 48* 83* 53* 25* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
1979-80 Atlanta Flames NHL 77* 28* 25* 53* 22* 5* | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 2 -
1980-81 Calgary Flames NHL 64* 28* 36* 64* 23* 8* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -
1981-82 Calgary Flames NHL 6* 4* 1* 5* 0* -1* |
Oklahoma City Stars CHL 3* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 52* 10* 14* 24* 35* -21* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 10* 3* 4* 7* 0* -* |
1982-83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 74* 20* 29* 49* 33* -* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -

Eric Vail Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 84* 23* 33* 56* 0.67* 33* -* | 1 5 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * - *
CHL 2 40* 10* 21* 31* 0.78* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 591* 216* 260* 476* 0.81* 281* 38* | 7 20 5 * 6 * 11 * 0.55 * 6 * - *
OHA-Jr. 3 182* 91* 135* 226* 1.24* 278* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
WC 1 9* 4* 1* 5* 0.56* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WOJAHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Eric Vail Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1973, 3 #29 overall by Québec Nordiques in the WHA Amateur Draft

Cult/Star player for Atlanta Flames