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Eric Vail

Canadian ice hockey player

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Born: September 16, 1953
Birthplace: Timmins
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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Eric Vail is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings. He helped Calgary reach the 1981 NHL playoff semifinals for the first time in club history.

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NHL skater stats — season by season

9 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	S	S%
1973–74	AFM	23	2	9	11	2	30	2	0	1	44	4.5
1974–75	AFM	72	39	21	60	1	46	6	0	4	177	22.0
1975–76	AFM	60	16	31	47	7	34	2	0	1	127	12.6
1976–77	AFM	78	32	39	71	9	22	12	1	3	208	15.4
1977–78	AFM	79	22	36	58	2	16	8	0	6	178	12.4
1978–79	AFM	80	35	48	83	25	53	5	1	5	203	17.2
1979–80	AFM	77	28	25	53	5	22	6	0	3	193	14.5
1980–81	CGY	64	28	36	64	8	23	12	0	6	164	17.1
1981–82	CGY, DET	58	14	15	29	-22	35	4	0	0	94	14.9
Career		591	216	260	476	37	281	57	2	29	1,388	15.6

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Member of sports team: Detroit Red Wings(1981–1982)
Calgary Flames(1980–1981)
Atlanta Flames(since 1973)
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Eric
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in Hockey ReferenceRetrieved 2022-05-09
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Mass: 220 lb
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Drafted by: Atlanta Flames(1973) significant event: 1973 NHL amateur draft · draft pick number: 21
Quebec Nordiques(1973) significant event: 1973 WHA Amateur Draft · draft pick number: 29
Awards: Calder Memorial Trophy(1975)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24931
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League: National Hockey League(1973–1982)
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/v/vailer01.html
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 591 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/v/vailer01.html
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Total goals in career: 216(1979–1982) league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/v/vailer01.html
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Total shots in career: 1,388 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/v/vailer01.html
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Penalty minutes in career: 281 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/v/vailer01.html
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Career plus-minus rating: 37 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/v/vailer01.html
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Total points in career: 476 league: National Hockey League
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Total assists in career: 260 league: National Hockey League
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Position played on team / speciality: forward
Family name: Vail

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