Eric Vail
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Eric Vail

Played forNHL&
Atlanta Flames&
Calgary Flames&
Detroit Red Wings&
AHL&
Adirondack Red Wings
Image captionEric Vail playing for the Atlanta Flames in 1978.
Image size230px
PositionForward
ShotLeft
Height6 ft 1 inch
Weight lb90.8 kg (200 lb)
Ntl teamCAN
Date of birthSeptember 16, 1953(age 56)
Birth placeTimmins, ON, CAN
Draft21st overall
Draft year1973
Draft teamAtlanta Flames
Wha draft29th overall
Wha draft year1973
Wha draft teamQuebec Nordiques
Career start1973
Career end1982

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Eric "Freight Train" Vail (born September 16, 1953 in Timmins, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League, mostly with the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames organization, and then later in his last season (1981-82) he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings.
Vail was drafted 21st overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 591 career NHL games, scoring 216 goals and 260 assists for 476 points. He was the Calder Trophy winner for 1974-75 after scoring 39 goals and 60 points in his rookie season. He currently resides in Johns Creek, Georgia.

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Temple City drafts code of conduct, ethics - Pasadena Star-News Tweet this news
Pasadena Star-News--City Council members Carl Blum and Tom Chavez were recently appointed to an ad hoc committee to help formulate the document with City Attorney -Eric Vail-. ... - Date : Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:11:00 GMT+00:00
Hemet paying $35000 annually for health care for former City Council members - Press-Enterprise Tweet this news
Press-Enterprise--City Attorney -Eric Vail- said the benefits can't be taken away, however. Foreman said he supports Youssef on eliminating medical benefits for sitting council ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:56:33 GMT+00:00
Vail's Nesterenko happy for Hawks' win - Vail Daily News Tweet this news
Vail Daily News---Vail's Eric- Nesterenko, 77, also celebrated a little bit. Better known locally as a ski instructor and seen on the golf course as well, Nesterenko was a ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:41:28 GMT+00:00
Hemet councilman proposes term limits ballot measure - Press-Enterprise Tweet this news
Press-Enterprise--6, City Attorney -Eric Vail- wrote in a memo to Youssef. A majority of the voters would have to approve the ballot measure. It would take effect with the ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:37:47 GMT+00:00
Temecula lists homeless shelter in Hemet as resource - The Valley Chronicle Tweet this news
The Valley Chronicle--City Attorney -Eric Vail- told the council that state law does not require Temecula to have a program, but it must have, as must all communities, ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:54:02 GMT+00:00
Council balks at shelter funding - The Valley Chronicle Tweet this news
The Valley Chronicle--City Attorney -Eric Vail- told the council that, to change the CDBG plan at this stage, will require repetition of the public hearing and public comment ... - Date : Fri, 28 May 2010 18:54:53 GMT+00:00
Soulive brings free funk to Vail - Vail Daily News Tweet this news
Vail Daily News--Soulive and its guitarist, -Eric- Krasno, has performed a few concerts in -Vail- before, but it's been a few years since the last one. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:30:11 GMT+00:00
Hemet ROCs aimed at crime - The Valley Chronicle Tweet this news
The Valley Chronicle--City Attorney -Eric Vail- said ROC would be a stand-alone program and not wrapped into an existing license law, such as the business license requirement. ... - Date : Fri, 14 May 2010 19:06:02 GMT+00:00
A's dip into high schools to open Day 2 - OaklandAthletics.com Tweet this news
OaklandAthletics.com---Vail-, a University of Maryland recruit, also played second base in high school. -Vail- is listed at 6-foot, 180 pounds and possesses a fastball that tops out ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:47:29 GMT+00:00
Vail spring yoga practice designed to detoxify - Vail Daily News Tweet this news
Vail Daily News---...- the -Vail- Athletic Club invites you to add your body to your spring cleaning agenda with a detoxifying spring yoga practice led by local instructor -Eric- ... - Date : Thu, 13 May 2010 16:18:17 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Denis Potvin
Winner of the Calder Trophy
1975
Succeeded by
Bryan Trottier

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970-71 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 59 18 30 48 76 - - - - -
1971-72 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 60 25 48 73 122 - - - - -
1972-73 Sudbury Wolves OHA 63 48 57 105 80 - - - - -
1973-74 Omaha Knights CHL 37 10 18 28 54 - - - - -
1973-74 Atlanta Flames NHL 23 2 9 11 30 1 0 0 0 2
1974-75 Atlanta Flames NHL 72 39 21 60 46 - - - - -
1975-76 Atlanta Flames NHL 60 16 31 47 34 2 0 0 0 0
1976-77 Atlanta Flames NHL 78 32 39 71 22 3 1 3 4 0
1977-78 Atlanta Flames NHL 79 22 36 58 16 2 1 1 2 0
1978-79 Atlanta Flames NHL 80 35 48 83 53 2 0 1 1 2
1979-80 Atlanta Flames NHL 77 28 25 53 22 4 3 1 4 2
1980-81 Calgary Flames NHL 64 28 36 64 23 6 0 0 0 0
1981-82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 3 0 3 3 0 - - - - -
1981-82 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 10 3 4 7 0 - - - - -
1981-82 Calgary Flames NHL 6 4 1 5 0 - - - - -
1981-82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52 10 14 24 35 - - - - -
1982-83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 74 20 29 49 33 5 1 1 2 0
NHL totals 591 216 260 476 281 20 5 6 11 6



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