- Vic Hadfield
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Left Wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 174
played_for =New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1940|10|04
birth_place = Oakville, ON, CAN
career_start = 1961
career_end = 1977
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nickname =Vic Edward Hadfield (born
4 October , 1940 in Oakville,Ontario ,Canada ) is a retiredprofessional ice hockey player.One of the most popular players in
New York Rangers history, Hadfield had a sixteen-year career in the NHL, tallying 323 goals and 389 assists with 1154 penalty minutes in 1002 career games with the Rangers and thePittsburgh Penguins . His younger brother, Carl, was a 1964 draft choice by the Chicago Black Hawks.With New York Rangers teammates
Jean Ratelle andRod Gilbert in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was a member of the famous "GAG line" (which stood for Goal A Game).Hadfield now owns the Vic Hadfield Driving Range and instructional centre in Oakville.
Career highlights
*First 50-goal season in Rangers history (1971–72 season)
*Led Rangers to their first Stanley Cup finals in 22 years (1972)
*Played for Canada in the 1972Summit Series .Career statistics
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1961–62 New York Rangers NHL 44 3 1 4 22 4 0 0 0 2 1962–63 New York Rangers NHL 36 5 6 11 32 -- -- -- -- -- 1963–64 New York Rangers NHL 69 14 11 25 151 -- -- -- -- -- 1964–65 New York Rangers NHL 70 18 20 38 102 -- -- -- -- -- 1965–66 New York Rangers NHL 67 16 19 35 112 -- -- -- -- -- 1966–67 New York Rangers NHL 69 13 20 33 80 4 1 0 1 17 1967–68 New York Rangers NHL 59 20 19 39 45 6 1 2 3 6 1968–69 New York Rangers NHL 73 26 40 66 108 4 2 1 3 2 1969–70 New York Rangers NHL 71 20 34 54 69 -- -- -- -- -- 1970–71 New York Rangers NHL 63 22 22 44 38 13 8 5 13 46 1971–72 New York Rangers NHL 78 50 56 106 142 16 7 9 16 22 1972–73 New York Rangers NHL 63 28 34 62 60 9 2 2 4 11 1973–74 New York Rangers NHL 77 27 28 55 75 6 1 0 1 0 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 31 42 73 72 9 4 2 6 0 1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 30 35 65 46 3 1 0 1 11 1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- 16 Seasons NHL Total 1002 323 389 712 1154 74 27 21 48 117 Awards & Achievements
*OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1960)
*NHL Second All-Star Team (1972)
*Played in NHL All-Star Game (1965, 1972)References
* [http://www.newyorkrangers.com/tradition/bio.asp?Player=Hadfield NY Rangers biography]
*hockeydb|2085
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