(1955-10-17)October 17, 1955 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Died
April 3, 2005(2005-04-03) (aged 49) Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight
195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position
Right wing
Shot
Right
Played for
Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings
National team
Canada
NHL draft
10th overall, 1975 Vancouver Canucks
WHA draft
19th overall, 1974 Michigan Stags
Playing career
1975–1983
Richard Derek Blight (October 17, 1955 – April 3, 2005) was a Canadian ice hockey player.
A native of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Blight had a long and varied hockey career as a Right wing for teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Central Hockey League (CHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL). After playing junior hockey in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League, Blight was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Blight was also drafted by the Michigan Stags in the second round of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, but did not play in the WHA.[1] The name Blight is of Cornish origin.[2]
^"1975 NHL Draft Pick: Rick Blight". HockeyDraftCentral.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^"Cornish Family Names". Gould Genealogy & History. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010.
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Awards and achievements Preceded by RickBlight Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick 1977 Succeeded by Bill Derlago Preceded by Peter Marsh Cincinnati...
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fourth overall by the Calgary Inferno in the 2018 CWHL Draft. Her uncle, RickBlight played for the Vancouver Canucks. "Canada - 2014 Tournament - Roster"...
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