Steve Vickers (ice hockey player)

Steve Vickers
Date of birth	April 21, 1951
place of birth	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size	183 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	Left wing
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft	1971 , 1st lap, 10th position New York Rangers
Career stations
1968-1969	Markham Waxers
1969-1971	Toronto Marlboros
1971-1972	Omaha Knights
1972-1982	New York Rangers

Steve James Vickers (born April 21, 1951 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player (left winger) who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League from 1972 to 1982 .

Career

Vickers played in the OHA with Dale Tallon and Steve Shutt during his junior years at the Toronto Marlboros . In the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft , he was selected by the New York Rangers in the first round as tenth overall.

After a year with the Omaha Knights in the Central Hockey League , he made the jump to the NHL and was from the 1972/73 season in the Rangers roster. In a row with Walt Tkaczuk and Bill Fairbairn , he was able to prevail with his physically robust game. 53 points helped him to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best rookie of the year .

In the following years he asserted himself as a solid NHL player. He twice took part in the NHL All-Star Game . When his performance waned in the 1981/82 season , he was released to the Springfield Indians in the AHL . At the age of 31 he ended his active career.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	10	698	246	340	586	330
Playoffs	7th	68	24	25th	49	58

Sporting successes

Personal awards

• OHA Jr. First All-Star Team: 1971
• Calder Memorial Trophy : 1973
• NHL Second All-Star Team : 1975
• Participation in the NHL All-Star Game : 1975 and 1976

Web links

• Steve Vickers at hockeydb.com (English)
• Steve Vickers at legendsofhockey.net (English)