Sparky Vail
Player profile and career history
D · #11
Sparky Vail was a defenceman. Born July 5, 1906 in Meaford, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 185 lbs and shot left. In 50 NHL regular-season games he had 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 50
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 1
- Points
- 5
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 1
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 50
- Goals
- 4
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 26
- Points
- 5
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 10
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Points
- 0
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 0
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 10
- Goals
- 0
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 2
- Points
- 0
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.08
- Assists / game
- 0.02
- Points / game
- 0.10
- Shots / game
- —
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 3 1928–29 · New York Rangers
- Assists
- 1 1929–30 · New York Rangers
- Points
- 3 1928–29 · New York Rangers
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
1942–43
- Tor. Red IndiansTIHL
1941–42
- Tor. Red IndiansTIHL
1940–41
- Tor. Red IndiansTIHL
1939–40
- Tor. Red IndiansTIHL
1938–39
- Tor. Red IndiansTIHL
1937–38
- Toronto Red IndiansTOHL
1935–36
- Pitt. ShamrocksIHL
1934–35
- ClevelandIHL
1933–34
- Syr. WindsorIHL
1932–33
- ProvidenceCan-Am
1931–32
- ProvidenceCan-Am
1930–31
- ProvidenceCan-Am
1929–30
- SpringfieldCan-Am
New York RangersNHL
1928–29
- SpringfieldCan-Am
- New York RangersNHL
1927–28
- SpringfieldCan-Am
1926–27
- SpringfieldCan-Am
1925–26
- N. Bay TrappersNOJHA
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
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| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
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| 1942–43 | TIHL | Tor. Red Indians | Regular | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1941–42 | TIHL | Tor. Red Indians | Regular | 16 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1940–41 | TIHL | Tor. Red Indians | Regular | 27 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1940–41 | TIHL | Tor. Red Indians | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1939–40 | TIHL | Tor. Red Indians | Regular | 33 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1939–40 | TIHL | Tor. Red Indians | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1938–39 | TIHL | Tor. Red Indians | Regular | 30 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1938–39 | TIHL | Tor. Red Indians | Playoffs | 13 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1937–38 | TOHL | Toronto Red Indians | Regular | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1937–38 | TOHL | Toronto Red Indians | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1935–36 | IHL | Pitt. Shamrocks | Regular | 45 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1934–35 | IHL | Cleveland | Regular | 43 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1934–35 | IHL | Cleveland | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1933–34 | IHL | Syr. Windsor | Regular | 42 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1932–33 | Can-Am | Providence | Regular | 41 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1932–33 | Can-Am | Providence | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1931–32 | Can-Am | Providence | Regular | 36 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1931–32 | Can-Am | Providence | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1930–31 | Can-Am | Providence | Regular | 38 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1929–30 | Can-Am | Springfield | Regular | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1929–30 | NHL |  New York Rangers | Regular | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1929–30 | NHL | New York Rangers | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1928–29 | Can-Am | Springfield | Regular | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1928–29 | NHL | New York Rangers | Regular | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1928–29 | NHL | New York Rangers | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1927–28 | Can-Am | Springfield | Regular | 39 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1927–28 | Can-Am | Springfield | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1926–27 | Can-Am | Springfield | Regular | 31 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1926–27 | Can-Am | Springfield | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1925–26 | NOJHA | N. Bay Trappers | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
NHL game-by-game archive
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
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| 1930-03-30 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930-03-28 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930-03-23 | SEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930-03-20 | SEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930-03-18 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 17, 2:40 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.