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| Rick Vasko | |||
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| Born | January 12, 1957 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL Draft | 37th overall, 1977 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| WHA Draft | 53rd overall, 1977 Indianapolis Racers | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1982 | ||
Richard John Vasko (born January 12, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings.
As a youth, Vasko played in the 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Cedar Hill, Toronto. [1]
Vasko was drafted 37th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1977 NHL amateur draft and 53rd overall by the Indianapolis Racers in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft. He went on to play 31 regular season games for the Red Wings over three seasons.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 63 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 65 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 70 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 75 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 71 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 57 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 78 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 31 | ||
| 1980–81 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 68 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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