Rick Wamsley
| Rick Wamsley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1959 Simcoe, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues Calgary Flames Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
58th overall, 1979 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1979–1993 | ||
Richard James Wamsley (born May 25, 1959) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the goaltending coach for the NHL's Ottawa Senators until his firing by new general manager Pierre Dorion on April 12, 2016.[1]
Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1979, Wamsley played with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs before being called up to the big team. He spent three successful seasons in Montreal before being shipped to St. Louis in exchange for the draft picks which the Canadiens would ultimately use to select future players Shayne Corson and Stéphane Richer.
Wamsley and Denis Herron shared the William M. Jennings Trophy with Montreal in 1982. Wamsley was traded to the Calgary Flames with Rob Ramage for Brett Hull and would be a part of their Stanley Cup team in 1989. He previously served as a goaltending coach for the St. Louis Blues and pro scout and goaltending coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Prior to joining the Blue Jackets, Wamsley spent six seasons as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. While in Toronto, he served as a pro and amateur scout in 1998–99 and was an assistant coach under Pat Burns from 1996–98. Wamsley joined the Leafs' organization as a goaltending consultant immediately after retiring from playing following the 1992–93 season. On July 28, 2010, Wamsley joined the Ottawa Senators organization in the capacity of goaltending coach.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Catharines Fincups | OMJHL | 12 | — | — | — | 647 | 36 | 0 | 3.34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 10 | 0 | 4.52 | ||
| 1977–78 | Hamilton Fincups | OMJHL | 25 | — | — | — | 1495 | 74 | 2 | 2.97 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 333 | 9 | 0 | 2.90 | ||
| 1978–79 | Brantford Alexanders | OMJHL | 24 | — | — | — | 1444 | 128 | 0 | 5.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 40 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2305 | 125 | 2 | 3.25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 12 | 0 | 5.03 | ||
| 1980–81 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 43 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 2372 | 155 | 0 | 3.92 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 6 | 1 | 1.81 | ||
| 1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 253 | 8 | 1 | 1.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 38 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 2206 | 101 | 2 | 2.75 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 11 | 0 | 2.20 | ||
| 1982–83 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2583 | 151 | 0 | 3.51 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 7 | 0 | 2.76 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 42 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2333 | 144 | 2 | 3.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2319 | 126 | 0 | 3.20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 42 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2410 | 142 | 0 | 3.54 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 569 | 37 | 0 | 3.90 | ||
| 1986–87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 41 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2410 | 142 | 0 | 3.54 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | ||
| 1987–88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 31 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1818 | 103 | 2 | 3.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 4.11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3.84 | ||
| 1988–89 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 35 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1927 | 95 | 2 | 2.96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | ||
| 1989–90 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 36 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1969 | 107 | 2 | 3.26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 11.04 | ||
| 1990–91 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1670 | 85 | 0 | 3.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25.53 | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 457 | 34 | 0 | 4.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 428 | 27 | 0 | 3.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 15 | 0 | 5.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 4.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 407 | 204 | 131 | 46 | 23121 | 1287 | 12 | 3.34 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 1396 | 81 | 0 | 3.48 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | WC | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 600 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 1985 | Canada | WC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Totals | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 720 | 41 | 1 | 3.42 | ||
References
- Career statistics: "Richard Wamsley player card". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2014-09-09.