Rick Hampton

Richard Charles "Rick" Hampton (born June 14, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in King, Ontario, and attended King City Secondary School.

Rick Hampton
Born (1956-06-14) June 14, 1956
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for California Golden Seals
Cleveland Barons
Los Angeles Kings
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 1974
California Golden Seals
Playing career 19741984

Hampton started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the California Golden Seals in 1974, staying with the team when it relocated to become the Cleveland Barons; he later played for the Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 1979–80 season. He played several more seasons in the minor leagues and retired from hockey after playing the 1983–84 season with the Rochester Americans.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972–73 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 501202198
1973–74 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 65252550110 123811
1974–75 California Golden Seals NHL 788172539
1975–76 California Golden Seals NHL 7314375154
1976–77 Cleveland Barons NHL 5716244013
1977–78 Cleveland Barons NHL 7718183619
1978–79 Los Angeles Kings NHL 493172022 20000
1979–80 Los Angeles Kings NHL 30000
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 1945911
1980–81 Houston Apollos CHL 3311132417
1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 364232737 1301130
1981–82 HC Ambrì-Piotta SWI-2
1982–83 HC Ambrì-Piotta NDA 3238117
1983–84 Rochester Americans AHL 211347
NHL totals 33759113172147 20000

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1977 Canada WC 101234
1978 Canada WC 100009
Senior totals 2012313
Preceded by
Chris Oddleifson
California Golden Seals first round draft pick
1974
Succeeded by
Ralph Klassen
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