Rick Blight
Canadian ice hockey player (1955–2005) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Derek Blight (October 17, 1955 – April 3, 2005) was a Canadian ice hockey player.
Rick Blight | |||
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Born |
(1955-10-17)October 17, 1955 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | ||
Died |
April 3, 2005(2005-04-03) (aged 49) Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
10th overall, 1975 Vancouver Canucks | ||
WHA draft |
19th overall, 1974 Michigan Stags | ||
Playing career | 1975–1983 |
A native of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Blight had a long and varied hockey career as a Right wing for teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Central Hockey League (CHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL). After playing junior hockey in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League, Blight was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Blight was also drafted by the Michigan Stags in the second round of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, but did not play in the WHA.[1] The name Blight is of Cornish origin.[2]