Rick Vasko
Player profile and career history
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Rick Vasko was a defenceman. Born December 1, 1957 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 200 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1977 (round 3, 37th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 31 NHL regular-season games he had 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 31
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 7
- Points
- 10
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 7
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 31
- Goals
- 3
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 29
- Plus Minus
- -14
- Points
- 10
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- Power Play Points
- 4
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.075
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 1
- Shots
- 40
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.10
- Assists / game
- 0.23
- Points / game
- 0.32
- Shots / game
- 1.29
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 1980–81 · Detroit Red Wings
- Assists
- 7 1980–81 · Detroit Red Wings
- Points
- 10 1980–81 · Detroit Red Wings
- Shots
- 28 1980–81 · Detroit Red Wings
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.
1983–84
- ZurichSwiss
1982–83
- ZurichSwiss-2
1981–82
- Oklahoma CityCHL
1980–81
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
Detroit Red WingsNHL
1979–80
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1978–79
- Kansas CityCHL
1977–78
- Kansas CityCHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1976–77
- PeterboroughOMJHL
1975–76
- PeterboroughOMJHL
1974–75
- MarkhamOHA-B
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.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Swiss | Zurich | Regular | 36 | 12 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | Swiss-2 | Zurich | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
| 1981–82 | CHL | Oklahoma City | Regular | 68 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | CHL | Oklahoma City | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Regular | 57 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL |  Detroit Red Wings | Regular | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -2 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Playoffs | 18 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Regular | 71 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | Regular | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | CHL | Kansas City | Regular | 75 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | CHL | Kansas City | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | CHL | Kansas City | Regular | 70 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | Regular | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | OMJHL | Peterborough | Regular | 65 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | OMJHL | Peterborough | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | OMJHL | Peterborough | Regular | 63 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | OHA-B | Markham | Regular | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-11-22 | STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1980-11-20 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980-11-19 | QUE | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980-11-15 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1980-11-12 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 9:35 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.