Rick Hampton (born July 14, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Defence ( defense in the USA in Ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring.
Hampton started his National Hockey League career with the Oakland Seals in 1974. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League (NHL from 1967-76 The 1974–75 NHL season was the 58th season of the National Hockey League. He also played for the Cleveland Barons and Los Angeles Kings. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. He left the NHL after the 1980 season. The 1979–80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. He played several more seasons in the minor leagues and retired from hockey after playing the 1984 season with the Rochester Americans. The 1983-84 AHL season was the 48th season of the American Hockey League. The Rochester Americans are an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League.