Rick Chartraw

Rick Chartraw
Born	(1954-07-13) July 13, 1954 Caracas, Venezuela
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense/Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers
National team	United States
NHL draft	10th overall, 1974 Montreal Canadiens
WHA draft	35th overall, 1974 San Diego Mariners
Playing career	1974–1993

Raymond Richard Chartraw (born July 13, 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 420 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1974 and 1984. Selected tenth overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, he was the first American drafted in the first round.

Chartraw was born in Caracas, Venezuela while his American father was employed there as an engineer. The family moved back to the United States when Rick was three, and he grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. He learned to play hockey there (he was also a promising golfer) before moving to Canada as a teenager to play junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers.

Hockey career

Rick started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1975. He spent seven years in Montreal before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings, and later played for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He won four Stanley Cups with the Habs (1976 to 1979) and one with the Oilers (1984). He only played 24 games, and 1 playoff game in 1984 for Edmonton, so he did not qualify for engravement on the Stanley Cup. He also played for Team USA in the 1976 Canada Cup.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Kitchener Rangers	OHA-Jr.		58	6	19	25	112		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Kitchener Rangers	OHA-Jr.		59	10	22	32	101		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Kitchener Rangers	OHA-Jr.		70	17	44	61	150		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		12	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		58	7	20	27	148		6	1	2	3	4
1975–76	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		16	1	3	4	25		2	0	0	0	0
1975–76	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		33	12	24	36	49		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		43	3	4	7	59		13	2	1	3	17
1977–78	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		68	4	12	16	64		10	1	0	1	10
1978–79	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		62	5	11	16	29		16	2	1	3	24
1979–80	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		66	5	7	12	35		10	2	2	4	0
1980–81	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		14	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		21	1	6	7	28		4	0	1	1	4
1981–82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		33	2	8	10	56		10	0	2	2	17
1981–82	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		33	3	9	12	39		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		31	3	5	8	31		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	New York Rangers	NHL		26	2	2	4	37		9	0	2	2	6
1983–84	New York Rangers	NHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		24	2	6	8	21		1	0	0	0	2
1983–84	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		28	1	4	5	25		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Los Angeles Jets	SoCal-Sr.		4	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				420	28	64	92	399		75	7	9	16	80
AHL totals				124	22	53	75	236		6	1	2	3	4

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976	United States	CC		5	0	0	0	8

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Chartraw at Hockeydraftcentral.com