Rick Cunningham (ice hockey)
| Rick Cunningham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cunningham in 1972 photo | |||
| Born |
March 3, 1951 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa Nationals Toronto Toros Birmingham Bulls | ||
| National team |
 Austria | ||
| NHL draft |
51st overall, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1986 | ||
Richard Glen Cunningham (born March 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 323 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA).
Early life
Cunningham was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.[1]
Career
During his career, Cunningham played for the Ottawa Nationals, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls in the WHA. In 1977, he moved to Austria and subsequently played for the Austria men's national ice hockey team.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Dixie Beehives | MJBHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
| 1968–69 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 54 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 55 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Ottawa Nationals | WHA | 78 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 75 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 71 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Norsemen | NAHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 36 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 63 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Vienna | Austria | 40 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Austria | Intl | 32 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Villach VSV | Austria | –– | 20 | 33 | 53 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Lustenau EHC | Austria | 30 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 323 | 23 | 91 | 114 | 458 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 33 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ↑ "Die Erste und Einzige KÄRntner-Derby Site Im Web".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Austrian ice hockey players
- Birmingham Bulls (WHA) players
- Buffalo Norsemen players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ottawa Nationals players
- Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Toronto Toros players
- Ice hockey people from Toronto
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Austria
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1950s birth stubs