The first Maple Leaf to score 50 goals in a season — three consecutive 50-goal seasons.
Rick Vaive was born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1959. He became the first player in Toronto Maple Leafs history to score 50 goals in a season — doing so in 1981-82. He accomplished the feat again in 1982-83 and 1983-84, becoming one of the very few players in NHL history to score 50 goals in three consecutive seasons. He was selected to one All-Star game. His career produced 441 goals — a total that placed him among the most prolific right wings of his era. He was the Maple Leafs' captain from 1982 to 1986 — stripped of the captaincy by owner Harold Ballard in 1986 after oversleeping for a practice, one of the more controversial disciplinary actions in franchise history. Despite the controversy he remains one of the franchise's most celebrated goal-scorers. His three consecutive 50-goal seasons placed him in historical company occupied only by a handful of players in NHL history.
First 50-goal scorer in Maple Leafs history (1982)
Career Honours
- First 50-goal scorer in Maple Leafs history (1982)
- All-Star 1x
- Maple Leafs franchise records