Wayne Rivers
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| alt =
| image = 1963 Topps Wayne Rivers (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| image_size = 230px
| position = Right Wing
| 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
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 180
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|2|1}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1962
| career_end = 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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW-Wayne-Rivers-Moon-on-2857938.php |title = WHERE ARE THEY NOW / Wayne Rivers / 'Moon' on long road trip / Ex-Shamrock, now a trucker, looks back on career|date = March 31, 2002}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! 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 | ||||||||
1959–60
| OHA | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1959–60 | OHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
1960–61
| Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 41 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 38
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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| 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 |
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| 1961–62 | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
1961–62
| AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1962–63 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 52 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 42
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
1963–64
| NHL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1963–64 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 36 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
1964–65
| Boston Bruins | NHL | 58 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 72
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1964–65 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
1965–66
| Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 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
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1966–67 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 59
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1967–68
| NHL | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1967–68 | CHL | 50 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 41
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
1968–69
| NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1968–69 | 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 |
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| 1969–70 | CHL | — | — | — | — | —
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
1970–71
| AHL | 65 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 66
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
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| 1971–72 | AHL | 68 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 67
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
1972–73
| WHA | 75 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 47
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1973–74 | New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights | WHA | 73 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
1974–75
| WHA | 78 | 54 | 53 | 107 | 52
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
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| 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 |
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| 1977–78 | PHL | 32 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 7
| — | — | — | — | — |
1978–79
| San Francisco Shamrocks | PHL | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | WHA totals ! 357 !! 158 !! 176 !! 334 !! 183 ! 23 !! 8 !! 6 !! 14 !! 14 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 108 !! 15 !! 30 !! 45 !! 94 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=14136}}
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