Wayne Rivers

Wayne Rivers
Born	(1942-02-01) February 1, 1942 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	NHL Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues New York Rangers WHA New York Raiders New York Golden Blades Jersey Knights San Diego Mariners
Playing career	1962–1979

Wayne Rivers (born February 1, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 108 games in the National Hockey League and 357 games in the World Hockey Association.

During the 1977–78 season, Rivers coached the San Francisco Shamrocks to win the Pacific Hockey League championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1959–60	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Hamilton Tiger Cubs	OHA		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		41	13	18	31	38		4	0	0	0	21
1961–62	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		48	14	15	29	55		10	2	1	3	20
1961–62	Hamilton Red Wings	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		14	10	5	15	43
1961–62	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Hershey Bears	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Hershey Bears	AHL		52	15	31	46	42		12	0	0	0	13
1963–64	Boston Bruins	NHL		12	2	7	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Hershey Bears	AHL		36	20	6	26	24		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Boston Bruins	NHL		58	6	17	23	72		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Hershey Bears	AHL		14	6	8	14	0		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Hershey Bears	AHL		65	37	30	67	81		3	1	0	1	2
1966–67	Boston Bruins	NHL		8	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Hershey Bears	AHL		54	30	37	67	59		5	0	2	2	4
1967–68	St. Louis Blues	NHL		22	4	4	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Kansas City Blue	CHL		50	25	37	62	41		7	6	1	7	9
1968–69	New York Rangers	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		67	30	37	67	35		6	3	5	8	0
1969–70	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		68	27	34	61	58		14	3	9	12	6
1969–70	Omaha Knights	CHL		—	—	—	—	—		6	3	4	7	7
1970–71	Baltimore Clippers	AHL		65	38	37	75	66		6	3	2	5	6
1971–72	Springfield Kings	AHL		68	48	33	81	67		5	0	3	3	4
1972–73	New York Raiders	WHA		75	37	40	77	47		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights	WHA		73	30	27	57	20		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	San Diego Mariners	WHA		78	54	53	107	52		5	3	1	4	8
1975–76	San Diego Mariners	WHA		71	19	25	44	24		11	4	4	8	4
1976–77	San Diego Mariners	WHA		60	18	31	49	40		7	1	1	2	2
1977–78	San Francisco Shamrocks	PHL		32	11	22	33	7		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	San Francisco Shamrocks	PHL		15	4	5	9	25		—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals				357	158	176	334	183		23	8	6	14	14
NHL totals				108	15	30	45	94		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database