Rick MacLeish

Rick MacLeish
Born	January 3, 1950 (1950-01-03) Cannington, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Hartford Whalers Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft	4th overall, 1970 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1970–1984

Richard George MacLeish (born January 3, 1950) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings. He played 12 seasons in Philadelphia, winning two Stanley Cups with the Flyers in 1974 and 1975.

Playing career

MacLeish was drafted 4th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft after playing the majority of his junior career with the Peterborough Petes. After spending the first half of his first professional season with the Oklahoma City Blazers, MacLeish was involved in a three-way deal which sent him, Bruce Gamble, Dan Schock, and a 1st round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers, Bernie Parent and a 2nd round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Mike Walton to Boston. MacLeish spent the rest of the 1970–71 season with the Flyers, scoring two goals and four assists in 26 games. He also added a goal in four playoff games. After splitting the 1971–72 season between the Flyers and Richmond Robins, MacLeish scored 50 goals and 50 assists during the 1972–73 season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966–67	London Nationals	OHA		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Peterborough Petes	OHA		8	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Peterborough Petes	OHA		54	24	25	49	16		5	2	1	3	0
1968–69	Peterborough Petes	OHA		54	50	42	92	29		10	7	14	21	8
1969–70	Peterborough Petes	OHA		54	45	56	101	135		6	4	4	8	10
1970–71	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		46	13	15	28	93		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		26	2	4	6	19		4	1	0	1	0
1971–72	Richmond Robins	AHL		42	24	11	35	33		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		17	1	2	3	9		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		78	50	50	100	69		10	3	4	7	2
1973–74	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		78	32	45	77	42		17	13	9	22	20
1974–75	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	38	41	79	50		17	11	9	20	8
1975–76	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		51	22	23	45	16		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		79	49	48	97	42		10	4	9	13	2
1977–78	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		76	31	39	70	33		12	7	9	16	4
1978–79	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		71	26	32	58	47		7	0	1	1	0
1979–80	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		78	31	35	66	28		19	9	6	15	2
1980–81	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		78	38	36	74	25		12	5	5	10	0
1981–82	Hartford Whalers	NHL		34	6	16	22	16		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		40	13	12	25	28		5	1	1	2	0
1982–83	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		6	0	5	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	EHC Kloten	NLA		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		29	8	14	22	4		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		25	2	8	10	4		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				846	349	410	759	434		114	54	53	107	38

External links

• Rick MacLeish's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Rick MacLeish at Hockey-Reference.com
• Rick MacLeish's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Rick MacLeish's NHL player profile

Preceded by Reggie Leach

Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1970

Succeeded by Ron Plumb