Rich Preston

R · #16

Rich Preston was a right wing. Born May 22, 1952 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 187 lbs and shot right. In 580 NHL regular-season games he had 127 goals and 164 assists for 291 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

580

Goals

127

Assists

164

Points

291

NHL playoff career

Games

47

Goals

4

Assists

18

Points

22

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.22

Assists / game

0.28

Points / game

0.50

Shots / game

1.69

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

31

1979–80 · Chicago Blackhawks

Assists

30

1979–80 · Chicago Blackhawks

Points

61

1979–80 · Chicago Blackhawks

Shots

205

1979–80 · Chicago Blackhawks

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.

1. 1986–87

   • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

2. 1985–86

   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

3. 1984–85

   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

4. 1983–84

   • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

5. 1982–83

   • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

6. 1981–82

   • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

7. 1980–81

   • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

8. 1979–80

   • Chicago BlackhawksNHL

9. 1978–79

   • Winnipeg JetsWHA

10. 1977–78

    • Houston AerosWHA

11. 1976–77

    • Houston AerosWHA

12. 1975–76

    • Houston AerosWHA

13. 1974–75

    • Houston AerosWHA

14. 1973–74

    • U. Of DenverWCHA

15. 1972–73

    • U. Of DenverWCHA

16. 1971–72

    • U. Of DenverWCHA

17. 1970–71

    • U. Of DenverWCHA

18. 1969–70

    • Regina PatsSJHL

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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
1986–87	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	73	8	9	17	19	-8	55	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 73 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus -8 Points 17 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 55
1986–87	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1985–86	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	76	19	22	41	65	3	118	3	9	0	0	2	2	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 76 Goals 19 Ot Goals 2 Pim 65 Plus Minus 3 Points 41 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.161 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 118
1984–85	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	75	12	15	27	26	-24	109	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 75 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -24 Points 27 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1101 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 109
1983–84	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	75	10	18	28	50	-22	109	3	5	1	4	1	0	All stats Assists 18 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 75 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus -22 Points 28 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0917 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 109
1983–84	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1982–83	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	79	25	28	53	64	13	161	4	8	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 79 Goals 25 Ot Goals 0 Pim 64 Plus Minus 13 Points 53 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.1553 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 161
1982–83	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	13	2	7	9	25	4	19	0	2	0	1	1	1	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 13 Goals 2 Ot Goals 1 Pim 25 Plus Minus 4 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1053 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 19
1981–82	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	75	15	28	43	30	0	122	1	6	1	2	2	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 75 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus 0 Points 43 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.123 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 122
1981–82	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	15	2	4	6	21	4	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 21 Plus Minus 4 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.08 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1980–81	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	47	7	14	21	24	-15	100	3	8	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 47 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus -15 Points 21 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.07 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 100
1980–81	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1979–80	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	80	31	30	61	70	15	205	12	21	2	4	5	0	All stats Assists 30 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 80 Goals 31 Ot Goals 0 Pim 70 Plus Minus 15 Points 61 Power Play Goals 12 Power Play Points 21 Shooting Pctg 0.1512 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 205
1979–80	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	2	-1	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 22
1978–79	WHA	Winnipeg Jets	Regular	80	28	32	60	88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 32 Games Played 80 Goals 28 Pim 88 Points 60
1978–79	WHA	Winnipeg Jets	Playoffs	10	8	5	13	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 10 Goals 8 Pim 15 Points 13
1977–78	WHA	Houston Aeros	Regular	73	25	25	50	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 73 Goals 25 Pim 52 Points 50
1976–77	WHA	Houston Aeros	Regular	80	38	41	79	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 41 Games Played 80 Goals 38 Pim 54 Points 79
1976–77	WHA	Houston Aeros	Playoffs	11	3	5	8	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 11 Goals 3 Pim 10 Points 8
1975–76	WHA	Houston Aeros	Regular	77	22	33	55	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 33 Games Played 77 Goals 22 Pim 33 Points 55
1975–76	WHA	Houston Aeros	Playoffs	17	4	6	10	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 17 Goals 4 Pim 8 Points 10
1974–75	WHA	Houston Aeros	Regular	78	20	21	41	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 78 Goals 20 Pim 10 Points 41
1974–75	WHA	Houston Aeros	Playoffs	13	1	6	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 6 Points 7
1973–74	WCHA	U. Of Denver	Regular	38	20	25	45	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 38 Goals 20 Pim 36 Points 45
1972–73	WCHA	U. Of Denver	Regular	39	23	25	48	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 39 Goals 23 Pim 24 Points 48
1971–72	WCHA	U. Of Denver	Regular	33	3	11	14	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 33 Goals 3 Pim 18 Points 14
1970–71	WCHA	U. Of Denver	Regular	17	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 17 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
1969–70	SJHL	Regina Pats	Regular	36	15	15	30	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 36 Goals 15 Pim 4 Points 30

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