For the football player of the same name see Rick Middleton (football player). Richard Ray Middleton (born November 28, 1951 in Columbus Ohio) is a former American football player who played Linebacker in
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Nifty |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 80 m) 175 lb (79 kg/12 st 7 lb) |
| Pro clubs | New York Rangers Boston Bruins |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | December 4, 1953 , Toronto, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 14th overall, 1973 New York Rangers |
| Pro career | 1974 – 1988 |
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A right wing, Middleton was drafted in the 1st round, 14th overall, by the Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft after a glittering junior career with the Oshawa Generals in which he led his league in scoring his final year and was named to the league's Second All-Star Team. The 11th National Hockey League Amateur Draft was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973 at the Mount Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old The Oshawa Generals are a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. He spent the 1973–74 season with the Rangers' farm team, the AHL Providence Reds, earning rookie of the year honors and being named to the AHL's First All-Star Team. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The Providence Reds, later called the Rhode Island Reds, played in the Canadian-American Hockey League ( CAHL) 1926-36 and the American Hockey League
He made the big club during the 1974–75 season, and despite suffering injuries that restricted him to 47 games, scored 22 goals in that limited time. The following season was not as spectacular, as he scored 24 goals in 77 games while showing defensive deficiencies. Following the 1975–76 season, the Rangers traded Middleton to the Boston Bruins for veteran winger Ken Hodge. The 1975–76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. Kenneth Raymond Hodge Sr (born June 25, 1944, Birmingham, England) is a retired hockey player for the NHL Boston
It was one of the most one-sided deals in hockey history. Hodge played only a single season more before his career ended, while Middleton became a great star in Boston, scoring a hat trick in his first game as a Bruin and nearly nine hundred points in a Bruins uniform over the next twelve years. Generally paired with center Barry Pederson, "Nifty" had five straight seasons of at least forty goals and ninety points and led the Bruins to perennial glittering records. Barry Pederson (born March 13 1961 in Big River, Saskatchewan) is a retired Professional Ice hockey center who played 12 seasons His leadership was apparent in being named co-captain (with Ray Bourque) to succeed Terry O'Reilly in 1985, a position he held until he retired. In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. Raymond Jean "Ray" Bourque (born December 28 1960 in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now a district of Montreal) is a retired professional Ice hockey Joseph James Terrence (Terry O'Reilly (born June 7, 1951 in Niagara Falls Ontario) is a retired Ice hockey right-winger.
His best season was the 1981–82 season, during which Middleton scored a career high 51 goals, won the Lady Byng Trophy for excellence and sportsmanship, and was named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team. The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League "player adjudged to have exhibited The following season he led the Bruins to the league's best regular season record, and set still unbroken records that year for the most points scored in the playoffs by a player not advancing to the finals (33) and for a single playoff series (19, in the quarterfinals against Buffalo). His 105 points in the 1983–84 season tied Ken Hodge's team record for most points scored in a season by a right winger, and remains unbroken.
Middleton also starred in international play, being named to play for Team Canada in the Canada Cup in 1981 and 1984. History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions The Canada Cup was a multinational hockey championship held every few years The 1981 Canada Cup was the second professional ice hockey world championship involving the world's top six ice hockey nations The 1984 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984 Teamed on a line with Wayne Gretzky and Michel Goulet in the 1984 series, he scored four goals and four assists in seven games. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player This page is about Michel Goulet hockey player. For Michel Goulet sculptor please see Michel Goulet (sculptor.
Middleton played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1981, 1982 and 1984. The National Hockey League All-Star Game (Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey is an exhibition Ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway He retired with 448 goals and 540 assists for 988 points in 1005 games, and added 100 points in 114 playoff games. He is currently a studio analyst for Bruins telecasts on NESN. The New England Sports Network, or NESN, is a regional Cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County Connecticut
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 53 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1972–73 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 62 | 67 | 70 | 137 | 14 | |||||||
| 1973–74 | Providence Reds | AHL | 63 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | New York Rangers | NHL | 77 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 14 | |||||||
| 1976–77 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 72 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 71 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 1980–81 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 75 | 51 | 43 | 94 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 49 | 47 | 96 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 47 | 58 | 105 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 49 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 10 | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
| OHA Totals | 115 | 103 | 104 | 207 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 1005 | 448 | 540 | 988 | 157 | 114 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 19 | ||||
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| Preceded by Terry O'Reilly |
Boston Bruins captains 1985-88, with Ray Bourque |
Succeeded by Ray Bourque |
| Preceded by Rick Kehoe |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1982 |
Succeeded by Mike Bossy |
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