Rick Chartraw
Raymond Richard Chartraw (born July 13, 1954) is a Venezuelan-born American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 420 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1974 and 1984. Selected tenth overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, he was the first American drafted in the first round.
| Rick Chartraw | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 13, 1954 Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense/Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
10th overall, 1974 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| WHA Draft |
35th overall, 1974 San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1993 | ||
Chartraw was born in Caracas, Venezuela while his American father was employed there as an engineer.[1] The family moved back to the United States when Rick was three, and he grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. He learned to play hockey there (he was also a promising golfer) before moving to Canada as a teenager to play junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers.
Hockey career
Rick started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1975. He spent seven years in Montreal before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings, and later played for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He won four Stanley Cups with the Habs (1976 to 1979) and one with the Oilers (1984). He only played 24 games, and 1 playoff game in 1984 for Edmonton, so he did not qualify for engravement on the Stanley Cup. He also played for Team USA in the 1976 Canada Cup.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 58 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 59 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 70 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 58 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 148 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 33 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 1977–78 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1978–79 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1981–82 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Jets | SoCal-Sr. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 420 | 28 | 64 | 92 | 399 | 75 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 80 | ||||
| AHL totals | 124 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 236 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | United States | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
References
- Proteau, Adam (14 September 2011). "NHLers with bizarre birthplaces | The Hockey News". The Hockey News. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Chartraw at Hockeydraftcentral.com
| Preceded by Doug Risebrough |
Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1974 |
Succeeded by Mario Tremblay |