Wayne Rivers
Canadian ice hockey player
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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.
| Wayne Rivers | |||
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| Born |
February 1, 1942 | ||
| 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 | ||
During the 1977–78 season, Rivers coached the San Francisco Shamrocks to win the Pacific Hockey League championship.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
