Rick Vaive a été le premier marqueur de 50 buts de l’histoire de la légendaire franchise des Maple Leafs de Toronto – mais ses réalisations sont souvent négligées car il a joué dans certaines des équipes les plus pitoyables de l’histoire des Leafs. Il serait nommé capitaine à seulement 22 ans et remporterait trois saisons de 50 buts, mais les Leafs étaient en ruine – et bientôt, la carrière de Vaive le serait aussi. Alors qu’il gagnait des batailles sur la glace, loin de l’aréna, il n’était pas à la hauteur des démons qui allaient accélérer sa sortie de la LNH et le hanter longtemps après la fin de sa carrière. C’est l’histoire de Rick Vaive – ses réalisations, ses luttes et son chemin vers la rédemption. Ressources clés : Rick Vaive (avec Scott Morrison) autobiographie « Catch 22 » The National Hockey League Constancy Part 1 – The Descent par Kevin MacLeod est distribué sous une licence Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Avis de non-responsabilité en matière de droit d’auteur : en vertu de l’article 107 de la loi de 1976 sur le droit d’auteur, une utilisation équitable est autorisée à des fins telles que la critique, les commentaires, les reportages, l’enseignement, l’érudition, etc. Aucune violation du droit d’auteur prévue. www.prohockeyalumni.org prohockeyalumni@gmail.com #rickvaive #torontomapleleafs #prohockeyalumni
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He also smoked a pack of Players a day😂
was the judge a vaive fan. how was he found not guilty?
He’s also an arrogant person
Love Rick Vaive!!! Remember all he shows us that first 50!!!! And on a team like that back then!!!! Rick gives her!!!! Fulltilt hockey!!!!
Rick has done so much for hockey!!!! he helped make it what it is today!!!! Ballard knows he's the man!!!! Lets go!!!!
Everyone drank back then!!!! All city workers!!! All everything!!! lol It was just accepted!!!! Rick crushed it in those years!!!
no respect!!!
When he was in Vancouver he was so sporadic
Rick Vaive’s accomplishments deserve to be recognized in Toronto.
Yes he should
Yes ….this man was the first to score 50! as a Toronto Maple leaf… doing it with half the talent there is today..When you don't have all the tools as a youngman and a demon of drinking, it can be very hard to handle life.Give him the vote.
Yes, the Leafs should retire vaive's number
I met Rick a couple years ago. He still played extremely well. In fact he was the best alumni player there by far. Towards the end of the game, he broke down all alone on the right wing and let a blast go directly at the glass not at the inexperienced goalie…..what a shot. Definitely one of the best players ever, just not supported by the Leafs.
I was at all the home games for the 1977 QMJHL Final for the Sherbrooke Beavers at the Sherbrooke Sports Palace (filled with tabaco smoke by the 3rd period). Back then they were referred to as The Beavers by the English community and even the crowd would chant in "English" Go Beavers Go!! Hard to believe now days! The star that year was Jere Gillis followed by Captain Ron Carter, Rick Vaive. The enforcer was a young tough guy named Jimmy Mann who actually attended my high school (Alexander Galt Regional High School in Lennoxville) for a couple of days!
I was 12 in 1982 and really enjoyed watching Rick Vaive play as a Leaf. I did not know he had an alcohol problem till I watched this video. All I can say is damn, and that I wish alcohol was taken away and banned. Too many problems when ppl drink and it is not worth it. Life is too short
DEFINITELY retire his number. He set a Leaf milestone!
Great video..and ues, Vaive should have his jersey retired
awesome player
As someone who has a moderate fear of flying (due to an almost crash landing in Miami when I was 11) I am sympathetic to Vaive's drinking in that respect. I just can't believe other, better, anti-anxiety medications wouldn't be available even in the 80s.
He ran me over on Church street as a drunk. I moved to the Carolinas (Charlotte) and heard he was at a game coaching. Tried to speak to him and he ignored me.
If were all punished for our illnesses and misdeeds, there would be no accolades. Give the man a break, retire his number.
You just gave me another Rochester flashback with goalie Lynn Zimmerman & Leafs Ian Turnbull. Nice vid & t/y. At 66 yur channel often makes me feel like a teenie again… 😊
What a great Leaf! Definitely should have his #22 raised to the rafters. Fierce competitor & one of my all time favorite TML players. What a cannon of a shot he had.
I hated that guy but I have respect for him. He would stand in front of the net and get more goals than anyone. I remember him wearing a lot of extra padding and looking like a mummy. Players and coaches complained about it but it never stopped. He definitely took a beating but he would still stand there. Goalies had to hate that. I would say he invented the garage goal 😂
Good hockey player….
Vaive was essentially one of the very few good players on some really lousy leafs teams. But not only was he good, he managed to score 50 goals in three consecutive seasons. On THOSE teams!!!!
Definitely deserves #22 retired
Great background detail! I didn't know about Vaive's early WHA chapter, incl. getting punched out by 51 year old Gordie Howe — a painful badge of honour. I remember those 1980's Leaf years as a highschool student, but trying hard not to be a diehard fan or else be overwhelmed with endless disappointment. Vaive was a real force, but with that team, completely underappreciated, even with all those goals. Vaive is still a Leaf legend, as the statistics tell the true story of his accomplishments & that iconic & accurate slapshot!
Whatta guy.
The Leafs were a puzzling,frustrating bunch back then. They had,I think,a fair amount of talent,at least up front,but couldn't put a whole lot together. They had a couple of decent playoff runs but usually disastrous regular seasons. Vaive was a great Leaf,the product of a rare good trade by the Leafs. His alcoholism is a revelation. Never knew he had the addiction.
His number should DEFINITELY be retired. He was a beacon of light for me on a team that was usually terrible.
I was at that game in Toronto in 1982 when Vaive scored his 50th against St. Louis! I was just a kid but I remember it. Vaive, Derlago and Anderson were actually a pretty good line, despite the fact that the Leafs were not a good team. Ballard was the problem.
Vaive got 50 when it mattered on a crap team. No Mitch Marner setting him up for tap ins.
Had a shot like Mike Bossy
Didn’t alot of players have drinking issues back then.
must underrated leaf's captain .
Im an Islander.And I know Vaive doesnt care much for P.E.I.But its still cool to see a guy who played minor hockey in Charlottetown have such a great career. The booze got to him in the past,but Im sure he is good today.All the best to Mr. Vaive
#22 should definitely be retired. First 50 goal scorer in team history..and during the Ballard years . The team was garbage. He was one of few bright lights during those years.
I wonder if the leafs are still a bunch of drunks