Ric Nattress

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Ric Nattress
Born (1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 61)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Calgary Flames
Toronto Maple Leafs
Philadelphia Flyers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 27th overall, 1980
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19821993

Eric James Nattress (born May 25, 1962) is a Canadian former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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Career

Nattress played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Brantford Alexanders before making his NHL debut for Montreal in the 1982–83 season, appearing in 40 games. [1]

On September 23, 1983, the NHL suspended Nattress for the entirety of the 1983–84 season following a conviction for marijuana and hashish possession. [2] The suspension was later reduced to 40 games. [3]

Following his suspension, Nattress would appear in 34 games with the Canadiens in 1983–84, and five more the next season, before being traded to the St. Louis Blues for cash before the 1985–86 season.

Nattress played two seasons for the Blues, who traded him to the Calgary Flames after the 1986–87 season for two draft picks. He played four-plus seasons with the Flames before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the ten-player deal on January 2, 1992, which also sent Doug Gilmour to Toronto.

After joining the Philadelphia Flyers for the 1992–93 season, Nattress retired. In his NHL career, Nattress played in 536 games. He recorded 29 goals and 135 assists. He also appeared in 67 playoff games, scoring five goals and adding ten assists. He was a member of the Sherbrooke Canadiens 1985 Calder Cup team, and Calgary Flames team which won the Stanley Cup in 1989.

Nattress has been a successful radio co-host of "Blue & White Tonight", a post-game show after every Toronto Maple Leafs game on Sportsnet 590 The Fan.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79Hamilton Huskies AAA Midget 4021284976
1979–80 Brantford Alexanders OMJHL 6532124941116738
1980–81 Brantford AlexandersOHL5183442106614519
1981–82 Brantford AlexandersOHL5911506112611371017
1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL50117
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4013419300010
1982–83 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 90441620000
1983–84 Montreal CanadiensNHL340121215
1984–85 Montreal CanadiensNHL5011220002
1984–85 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL728404837164131720
1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL7842024521814524
1986–87 St. Louis BluesNHL73622282460002
1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL63213153761340
1988–89 Calgary FlamesNHL38189471903320
1989–90 Calgary FlamesNHL49114152662028
1990–91 Calgary FlamesNHL58513186371012
1991–92 Calgary FlamesNHL1805531
1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL362141632
1992–93 Philadelphia Flyers NHL447101729
NHL totals53629135164377675101568

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1991 Canada WC 70114

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References

  1. "1980 NHL Entry Draft - Ric Nattress". Hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  2. "Ziegler Suspends Nattress for Season". The Washington Post . September 24, 1984. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. "NHL Substance Abuse History". ESPN . February 28, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2023.