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Rick Meagher

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1953)}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|11|2|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Belleville, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 175

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| played_for = AHL
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Binghamton Whalers
Maine Mariners
NHL
Montreal Canadiens
Hartford Whalers
New Jersey Devils
St. Louis Blues

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 1977

| career_end = 1991

}}

Richard Joseph Meagher (born November 2, 1953) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Meagher played almost 700 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues. He won the Selke Trophy in 1990 with the Blues. {{As of|2010}} he was a scout for the St. Louis Blues.

Playing career

Not drafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) team, Meagher's playing career began with the Boston University Terriers. He played four seasons at Boston University, winning numerous awards, including being named to both the First and Second All-Star teams twice. Meagher was named to the NCAA East All-American team three times, and also was placed on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team.

In 1977–78, Meagher was signed by the Montreal Canadiens as a free agent. He spent the first three years in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. In 1979–80, Meagher played for the first time in the NHL, playing a total of two games for the Canadiens. The following season, Meagher was traded to the Hartford Whalers. With Hartford, he recorded 17 points in 27 games, but still played most of the season with their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Whalers. The 1981–82 season had Meagher playing full-time in the NHL, recording 24 goals while centering a line with Don Nachbaur and Warren Miller. In 1982–83, Meagher played in only four games with the Whalers before being traded to the New Jersey Devils. Meagher played three seasons with New Jersey, until 1984–85, when he was traded to the St. Louis Blues.

It was in St. Louis that Meagher had his most productive years, playing on a line with star Bernie Federko. He was a two-way forward and a top penalty killer in the league. In 1989–90, a season in which he was also named team captain of the Blues, Meagher received the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league's top defensive forward. After 1990–91, Meagher retired due to injuries.

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

!

All-ECAC Hockey Second Team

| 1973–74

| {{cite news|title=ECAC All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}

All-ECAC Hockey Second Team

| 1974–75

| {{cite news|title=ECAC All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}

AHCA East All-American

| 1974–75

| {{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}

All-ECAC Hockey First Team

| 1975–76

| {{cite news|title=ECAC All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}

AHCA East All-American

| 1975–76

| {{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}

All-ECAC Hockey First Team

| 1976–77

| {{cite news|title=ECAC All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}

AHCA East All-American

| 1976–77

| {{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}

All-NCAA All-Tournament Team

| 1977

| {{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=2013-06-19}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 1973–74

| Boston University Terriers

| ECAC

| 30

| 19

| 21

| 40

| 26

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1974–75

| Boston University Terriers

| ECAC

| 32

| 25

| 28

| 53

| 80

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1975–76

| Boston University Terriers

| ECAC

| 28

| 12

| 25

| 37

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1976–77

| Boston University Terriers

| ECAC

| 34

| 34

| 46

| 80

| 42

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1977–78

| Nova Scotia Voyageurs

| AHL

| 57

| 20

| 27

| 47

| 33

| 11

| 5

| 3

| 8

| 11

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1978–79

| Nova Scotia Voyageurs

| AHL

| 79

| 35

| 46

| 81

| 57

| 10

| 1

| 6

| 7

| 11

ALIGN="center"

| 1979–80

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1979–80

| Nova Scotia Voyageurs

| AHL

| 64

| 32

| 44

| 76

| 53

| 6

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 2

ALIGN="center"

| 1980–81

| Hartford Whalers

| NHL

| 27

| 7

| 10

| 17

| 19

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1980–81

| Binghamton Whalers

| AHL

| 50

| 23

| 25

| 58

| 54

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1981–82

| Hartford Whalers

| NHL

| 65

| 24

| 19

| 43

| 51

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1982–83

| Hartford Whalers

| NHL

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1982–83

| New Jersey Devils

| NHL

| 57

| 15

| 14

| 29

| 11

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1983–84

| New Jersey Devils

| NHL

| 52

| 14

| 14

| 28

| 16

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1983–84

| Maine Mariners

| AHL

| 10

| 6

| 4

| 10

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1984–85

| New Jersey Devils

| NHL

| 71

| 11

| 20

| 31

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1985–86

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 79

| 11

| 19

| 30

| 28

| 19

| 4

| 4

| 8

| 12

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1986–87

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 80

| 18

| 21

| 39

| 54

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 11

ALIGN="center"

| 1987–88

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 76

| 18

| 16

| 34

| 76

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1988–89

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 78

| 15

| 14

| 29

| 53

| 10

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 6

ALIGN="center"

| 1989–90

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 76

| 8

| 17

| 25

| 47

| 8

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1990–91

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 24

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 6

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 691

! 144

! 165

! 309

! 383

! 62

! 8

! 7

! 15

! 41

References

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External links

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{{s-ach}}

{{succession box | before = Ed Walsh
Terry Meagher| title = ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament| years = 1975
1977| after = Terry Meagher
Joe Mullen}}

{{s-sport}}

{{succession box | before = Bernie Federko | title = St. Louis Blues captain | years = 1989–90 | after = Scott Stevens}}

{{succession box

| title = Frank J. Selke Trophy winner

| years = 1990

| before = Guy Carbonneau

| after = Dirk Graham}}

{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meagher, Rick}}

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Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans

Category:Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players

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Category:Hartford Whalers players

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Maine Mariners (AHL) players

Category:Montreal Canadiens players

Category:New Jersey Devils players

Category:Nova Scotia Voyageurs players

Category:St. Louis Blues coaches

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Category:Ice hockey people from Belleville, Ontario

Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players

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