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Born	May 14, 1959 (age 50),; Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m); 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
Pro clubs	Buffalo Sabres; Chicago Blackhawks; Toronto Maple Leafs; Vancouver Canucks; Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	5th overall, 1979; Vancouver Canucks
Pro career	1979 – 1992

Richard Claude "Rick" Vaive (born May 14, 1959) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1992, and is best remembered as the first 50 goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs franchise history.

[edit] Bio

Born in Ottawa, Ontario and raised in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Vaive was selected fifth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, after a stellar junior hockey career with the Sherbrooke Castors. His professional career, which began in the WHA with the Birmingham Bulls, lasted from 1978 until 1992.

In 1980, the Canucks traded Vaive, along with Bill Derlago, to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Dave "Tiger" Williams and Jerry Butler. In Toronto, Vaive and Derlago were teamed with Pat Hickey, and Derlago became Vaive's setup man. 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 captaincy during the 1985–86 NHL season, for missing a morning practice.

Vaive was a late cut from the 1984 Canada Cup team.

His trade from Toronto along with Steve Thomas and Bob McGill to Chicago in exchange for Al Secord and Ed Olczyk before the 1987 season was one of several lamentable trades arranged by team owner Harold Ballard in the 1980s. Vaive netted 43 goals in his first season in Chicago but would never manage more than 29 in a season after that. He spent 4 seasons with the Buffalo Sabres before retiring as a member of the AHL's Hamilton Canucks in 1993.

Vaive was arrested for DUI in Vaughan, Ont., just north of Toronto, on July 14, 2009 following a charity golf event. He was charged with impaired driving and driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood and was awaiting trial.

[edit] 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.

Vaive currently hosts various shows on Leafs TV, an MLSE-run property focusing on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

His son, Justin Vaive, was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					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	WHA	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			876	441	347	788	1445	54	27	16	43	111

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

Captain (ice hockey)

[edit] External links

Preceded by Bill Derlago	Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick 1979	Succeeded by Rick Lanz
Preceded by Darryl Sittler	Toronto Maple Leafs captains 1982–86	Succeeded by Rob Ramage
Preceded by First coach	South Carolina Stingrays head coach 1993–98	Succeeded by Rick Adduono