Richard V. (Rick) St. Croix
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BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: Kenora, Ontario, January 3, 1955.
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- HEIGHT: 5'10".
- WEIGHT: 160 lbs.
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- CATCHES: Left
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Name pronounced Saint-CROY.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
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- Selected by Philadelphia Flyers in fourth round (third Flyers pick, 72nd overall) during National Hockey League Amateur Draft, 1975.
- Selected by Houston Aeros in thirteenth round (169th overall) during World Hockey Association Amateur Draft, 1975.
- Traded by Flyers to Toronto Maple Leafs for Michel Larocque, January 11, 1983.
ACCOLADES:
- Named to Ontario Major Junior Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1972-73.
- Named to American Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1979-80.
- Shared (with Robbie Moore) Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, 1979-80.
- Named to International Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1985-86.
- Shared (with Pokey Reddick) James Norris Memorial Trophy, 1985-86.
INJURIES:
- Left game with pulled hamstring, January 9, 1985. St. Croix was attempting to stop a shot of Boston's
Steve Kaspar at 6:47 of the first period, and had to be taken from the ice on a stretcher.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- Rick currently runs the Rick St. Croix School of Goaltending, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Rick's son, Chris, is a young defenseman most recently with the AHL's Manitoba Moose (as of 2003-04).
STATISTICAL NOTES:
- The official National Hockey League statistics for 1984-85 credit St. Croix with eleven games played, two wins and nine losses.
Research has shown that St. Croix had an additional non-decision on January 9, 1985 against the Boston Bruins.
SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
70-71 Kenora Muskies MJHL 23 1265 71 3.37 0
71-72 Kenora Muskies MJHL 43 2402 172 4.30 0
Winnipeg Jets WCJHL 3 160 13 4.88 0
72-73 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 52 3176 247 4.67 0 0 1 2
73-74 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 33 1932 130 4.04 1 0 3 4
74-75 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 32 1965 131 4.00 1 0 0 0
75-76 Flint Generals IHL 42 2201 118 3.22 0 0 0 2
76-77 Flint Generals IHL 53 2956 179 3.63 3 0 4 12
Springfield Indians AHL 1 60 1 0 0 3 3.00 0 0 0 0
77-78 Maine Mariners AHL 40 2266 22 14 2 116 3.07 2 0 0 0
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7 395 2 4 1 20 3.04 0 0 0 0
78-79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 9 484 4 4 1 22 2.73 0 0 0 0
Maine Mariners AHL 22 1312 10 9 3 63 2.88 0 0 0 8
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 117 0 1 1 6 3.08 0 0 0 0
79-80 Maine Mariners AHL 46 2729 25 14 7 132 2.90 1 0 0 6
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 60 1 0 0 2 2.00 0 0 0 0
80-81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 1567 13 7 6 65 2.49 2 0 1 0
81-82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 1729 13 9 6 112 3.89 0 0 1 2
82-83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 940 9 5 2 54 3.45 432 .875 0 0 0 0
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17 920 4 9 2 58 3.78 508 .886 0 0 0 0
83-84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 939 5 10 0 80 5.11 531 .849 0 0 0 0
St. Catharines Saints AHL 8 482 7 1 0 29 3.61 0
84-85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 628 2 9 0 54 5.16 314 .828 0 0 0 0
St. Catharines Saints AHL 18 1076 6 10 1 92 5.13 610 .849 0 0 0 2
85-86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 42 2474 25 13 0 132 3.20 2 0 3 6
EIGHT (8) NHL SEASONS 131 7295 49 54 18 451 3.71 2 0 1 2
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
74-75 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 1 60 0 1 9 9.00 0
76-77 Flint Generals IHL 5 337 1 4 30 5.34 0 0 0 2
77-78 Maine Mariners AHL 4 174 1 3 18 6.21 0 0 0 0
79-80 Maine Mariners AHL 5 311 1 4 16 3.09 0 0 0 2
80-81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 9 541 4 5 27 2.99 1 0 0 2
81-82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 20 0 1 1 3.00 0 0 0 0
82-83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 1 0 0 1 60.00 0 0 0 0
83-84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 3 133 1 1 10 4.50 0 0 0 0
85-86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 8 411 3 4 30 4.38 0 0 0 0
THREE (3) NHL POSTSEASONS 11 562 4 6 29 3.10 1 0 0 2
NHL GAME DIRECTORY:
- 12/12/84: W (60m, 31/34) 6-3 victory vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh).
- 12/15/84: L (60m, 19/24) 2-5 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Herron, Romano).
- 12/17/84: L (60m, 23/26) 2-3 defeat vs. St. Louis (Liut).
- 12/21/84: L (60m, 18/22) 3-4 defeat at Chicago (Skorodenski).
- 12/22/84: W (60m, 22/26) 6-4 victory vs. Boston (Peeters).
- 12/26/84: L (60m, 41/47) 0-6 defeat at Buffalo (Barrasso).
- 12/27/84: L (60m, 30/34) 1-4 defeat at New Jersey (Resch).
- 12/29/84: L (60m, 26/31) 4-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Bannerman).
- 01/07/85: L (60m, 24/31) 4-7 defeat vs. Hartford (Millen).
- 01/09/85: - (2m47s, 2/4) 3-5 defeat vs. Boston (Peeters) [Replaced by Bernhardt].
- 02/14/85: L (28m17s, 13/17) 3-5 defeat at St. Louis (Wamsley) [Replaced by Wregget].
- 04/03/85: L (60m, 15/24) 7-9 defeat at Minnesota (Meloche, Beaupre).
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