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Canadian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player
Wayne Rivers
Born (1942-02-01) February 1, 1942 (age 82)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for NHL
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
St. Louis Blues
New York Rangers
WHA
New York Raiders
New York Golden Blades
Jersey Knights
San Diego Mariners
Playing career 1962–1979

Wayne Rivers (born February 1, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 108 games in the National Hockey League and 357 games in the World Hockey Association.

During the 1977–78 season, Rivers coached the San Francisco Shamrocks to win the Pacific Hockey League championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1959–60 Hamilton Red Wings OHA — — — — — — — — — —
1959–60 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1960–61 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 41 13 18 31 38 4 0 0 0 21
1961–62 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 48 14 15 29 55 10 2 1 3 20
1961–62 Hamilton Red Wings M-Cup — — — — — 14 10 5 15 43
1961–62 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1961–62 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1962–63 Hershey Bears AHL 52 15 31 46 42 12 0 0 0 13
1963–64 Boston Bruins NHL 12 2 7 9 6 — — — — —
1963–64 Hershey Bears AHL 36 20 6 26 24 — — — — —
1964–65 Boston Bruins NHL 58 6 17 23 72 — — — — —
1964–65 Hershey Bears AHL 14 6 8 14 0 — — — — —
1965–66 Boston Bruins NHL 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL 65 37 30 67 81 3 1 0 1 2
1966–67 Boston Bruins NHL 8 2 1 3 6 — — — — —
1966–67 Hershey Bears AHL 54 30 37 67 59 5 0 2 2 4
1967–68 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 4 4 8 8 — — — — —
1967–68 Kansas City Blue CHL 50 25 37 62 41 7 6 1 7 9
1968–69 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1968–69 Buffalo Bisons AHL 67 30 37 67 35 6 3 5 8 0
1969–70 Buffalo Bisons AHL 68 27 34 61 58 14 3 9 12 6
1969–70 Omaha Knights CHL — — — — — 6 3 4 7 7
1970–71 Baltimore Clippers AHL 65 38 37 75 66 6 3 2 5 6
1971–72 Springfield Kings AHL 68 48 33 81 67 5 0 3 3 4
1972–73 New York Raiders WHA 75 37 40 77 47 — — — — —
1973–74 New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights WHA 73 30 27 57 20 — — — — —
1974–75 San Diego Mariners WHA 78 54 53 107 52 5 3 1 4 8
1975–76 San Diego Mariners WHA 71 19 25 44 24 11 4 4 8 4
1976–77 San Diego Mariners WHA 60 18 31 49 40 7 1 1 2 2
1977–78 San Francisco Shamrocks PHL 32 11 22 33 7 — — — — —
1978–79 San Francisco Shamrocks PHL 15 4 5 9 25 — — — — —
WHA totals 357 158 176 334 183 23 8 6 14 14
NHL totals 108 15 30 45 94 — — — — —

References

  1. "WHERE ARE THEY NOW / Wayne Rivers / 'Moon' on long road trip / Ex-Shamrock, now a trucker, looks back on career". March 31, 2002.

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