Rick Foley

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey defenceman}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size =

| position = Defence

| played_for = Chicago Black Hawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Toros

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 223

| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|9|22}}

| birth_place = Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|9|29|1945|9|22}}

| death_place= Burlington, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1966

| career_end = 1978

}}

Gilbert Anthony "Rick" Foley (September 22, 1945 — September 29, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 67 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1971 and 1973 and 11 games in the World Hockey Association with the Toronto Toros in 1975 and 1976. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1966 to 1978, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

During the game of December 15, 1971, Foley simultaneously fought both Jim Neilson and Glen Sather. The fight lasted about 30 seconds and was one of the rare times one player fought two. Foley was given a decision against both by those who witnessed the event. The two Ranger players received fighting majors while Foley only received one. Foley also received a game misconduct from referee Ron Wicks for reasons that remain unclear. He died on September 29, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/5939619-foley-gilbert-rick-|title=Torstar Obituaries and Guestbooks}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1962–63

| Toronto Marlboros

| MetJAHL

| 30

6243064

| 9

35823
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| 1963–64

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 8

00017

| —

1963–64

| Oshawa Generals

| OHA

| 8

03342

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1964–65

| St. Thomas Barons

| WOJBHL

| —

| —

1965–66

| St. Thomas Barons

| WOJBHL

| 36

253964222

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1966–67

| Jersey Devils

| EHL

| —

| —

1966–67

| Charlotte Checkers

| EHL

| 68

54247222

| 8

14529
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1967–68

| Charlotte Checkers

| EHL

| 71

178097192

| 14

571269
1968–69

| Dallas Black Hawks

| CHL

| 2

0004

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1968–69

| Portland Buckaroos

| WHL

| 5

00010

| —

1968–69

| Charlotte Checkers

| EHL

| 66

225880216

| 3

2026
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1969–70

| Portland Buckaroos

| WHL

| 71

73845227

| 8

04465
1970–71

| Portland Buckaroos

| WHL

| 66

175471306

| 9

291144
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1970–71

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 2

0118

| 4

0114
1971–72

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 58

112536168

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1972–73

| Richmond Robins

| AHL

| 26

6152169

| —

1972–73

| San Diego Gulls

| WHL

| 31

51419110

| 6

26832
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1973–74

| Baltimore Clippers

| AHL

| 65

145670164

| 9

26828
1973–74

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 7

0004

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1974–75

| Syracuse Eagles

| AHL

| 69

134053306

| 1

0220
1975–76

| Baltimore Clippers

| AHL

| 4

22414

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1975–76

| Toronto Toros

| WHA

| 11

1236

| —

1976–77

| Brantford Alexanders

| OHA Sr

| 17

2141676

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1977–78

| Brantford Alexanders

| OHA Sr

| 6

13420

| —

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! colspan="3" | WHA totals

! 11 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 6

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 67 !! 11 !! 26 !! 37 !! 180

! 4 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 4

References

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