Daily Hockey Player — Monday, August 17, 2026
Guess the Player
Clue (1 of 5)
He is the only skater in NHL history to record three 50-goal seasons on teams that failed to win 30 games in those respective years.
Puzzle result
Vaive
Player Card
Rick Vaive
Right Wing Birmingham Bulls Draft 1979
#22
441
G
347
A
788
P
13 seasons
Season Stats
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | BUF | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1990-91 | BUF | 71 | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| 1989-90 | BUF | 70 | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| 1988-89 | BUF/CHI | 58 | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 76 | 43 | 26 | 69 |
| 1986-87 | TOR | 73 | 32 | 34 | 66 |
| 1985-86 | TOR | 61 | 33 | 31 | 64 |
| 1984-85 | TOR | 72 | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| 1983-84 | TOR | 76 | 52 | 41 | 93 |
| 1982-83 | TOR | 78 | 51 | 28 | 79 |
| 1981-82 | TOR | 77 | 54 | 35 | 89 |
| 1980-81 | TOR | 75 | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| 1979-80 | TOR/VAN | 69 | 22 | 15 | 37 |
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