Rick Chartraw

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Rick Chartraw
Born (1954-07-13) July 13, 1954 (age 69)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defense/Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 10th overall, 1974
Montreal Canadiens
WHA draft 35th overall, 1974
San Diego Mariners
Playing career 19741993

Raymond Richard Chartraw (born July 13, 1954) is a Venezuelan-born American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 420 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1974 and 1984. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens. Selected tenth overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, Chartraw was the first ever American skater drafted in the first round.

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Chartraw was born in Caracas, Venezuela while his father was employed as an engineer. [1] Upon moving back to the United States, Chartraw predominantly grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania where he learned to play hockey before moving to Canada as a teenager to play junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers.

Hockey career

Beginning his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1975, Chartraw spent seven seasons with the Canadiens before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He later played for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. Chartraw won a total of five Stanley Cups during his playing days: four with Montreal (1976 to 1979) and one with the Oilers (1984). Whereas he only played 24 regular season games and one playoff game in 1984 for Edmonton, Chartraw did not qualify for engravement of his name on the Stanley Cup. Chartraw also played for Team USA and participated in the 1976 Canada Cup.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 5861925112
1972–73 Kitchener RangersOHA-Jr.59102232101
1973–74 Kitchener RangersOHA-Jr.70174461150
1974–75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 120006
1974–75 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 587202714861234
1975–76 Montreal CanadiensNHL161342520000
1975–76 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL3312243649
1976–77 Montreal CanadiensNHL43347591321317
1977–78 Montreal CanadiensNHL6841216641010110
1978–79 Montreal CanadiensNHL6251116291621324
1979–80 Montreal CanadiensNHL66571235102240
1980–81 Montreal CanadiensNHL140004
1980–81 Los Angeles Kings NHL211672840114
1981–82 Los Angeles KingsNHL332810561002217
1981–82 New Haven Nighthawks AHL33391239
1982–83 Los Angeles KingsNHL3135831
1982–83 New York Rangers NHL262243790226
1983–84 New York RangersNHL40004
1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL242682110002
1983–84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 2814525
1992–93Los Angeles JetsSoCal-Sr.42246
NHL totals42028649239975791680
AHL totals12422537523661234

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1976 United States CC 50008

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References

  1. Proteau, Adam (14 September 2011). "NHLers with bizarre birthplaces | The Hockey News". The Hockey News . Retrieved 16 March 2018.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1974
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