Rick Hampton
| Rick Hampton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
June 14, 1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons Los Angeles Kings | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
3rd overall, 1974 California Golden Seals | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1984 | ||
Richard Charles Hampton (born June 14, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in King, Ontario, and attended King City Secondary School.
Hampton started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the California Golden Seals in 1974, staying with the team when it relocated to become the Cleveland Barons; he later played for the Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 1979–80 season. He played several more seasons in the minor leagues and retired from hockey after playing the 1983–84 season with the Rochester Americans.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 50 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 65 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 110 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | ||
| 1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 78 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 73 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 57 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 49 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 33 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 36 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 1981–82 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | SUI–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 337 | 59 | 113 | 172 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1978 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Senior totals | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |||
External links
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Binghamton Dusters players
- California Golden Seals draft picks
- California Golden Seals players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cleveland Barons (NHL) players
- HC Ambrì-Piotta players
- Houston Apollos players
- King City Secondary School alumni
- Los Angeles Kings players
- National Hockey League first-round draft picks
- New Brunswick Hawks players
- Sportspeople from King, Ontario
- Rochester Americans players
- Ice hockey people from Toronto
- St. Catharines Black Hawks players
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