Raymond Richard Chartraw (born July 13, 1954) is a Venezuelan-born American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 420 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1974 and 1984. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens. Selected tenth overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, Chartraw was the first ever American skater drafted in the first round.
| Rick Chartraw | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 13, 1954 Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense/Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
10th overall, 1974 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| WHA draft |
35th overall, 1974 San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1993 | ||
Chartraw was born in Caracas, Venezuela while his father was employed as an engineer.[1] Upon moving back to the United States, Chartraw predominantly grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania where he learned to play hockey before moving to Canada as a teenager to play junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers.
Hockey career
editBeginning his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1975, Chartraw spent seven seasons with the Canadiens before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He later played for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. Chartraw won a total of five Stanley Cups during his playing days: four with Montreal (1976 to 1979) and one with the Oilers (1984). Whereas he only played 24 regular season games and one playoff game in 1984 for Edmonton, Chartraw did not qualify for engravement of his name on the Stanley Cup. Chartraw also played for Team USA and participated in the 1976 Canada Cup.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 58 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 59 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 70 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 58 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 148 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 33 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 1977–78 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1978–79 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1981–82 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Jets | SoCal-Sr. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 420 | 28 | 64 | 92 | 399 | 75 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 80 | ||||
| AHL totals | 124 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 236 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | United States | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ Proteau, Adam (14 September 2011). "NHLers with bizarre birthplaces | The Hockey News". The Hockey News. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Chartraw at Hockeydraftcentral.com