Ric Nattress
| Ric Nattress | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1962 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues Calgary Flames Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
27th overall, 1980 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1993 | ||
Eric James Nattress (born May 25, 1962) is a Canadian former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
Career[edit]
Nattress played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Brantford Alexanders before making his NHL debut for Montreal in the 1982–83 season, appearing in 40 games.[1]
On September 23, 1983, the NHL suspended Nattress for the entirety of the 1983–84 season following a conviction for marijuana and hashish possession.[2] The suspension was later reduced to 40 games.[3]
Following his suspension, Nattress would appear in 34 games with the Canadiens in 1983–84, and five more the next season, before being traded to the St. Louis Blues for cash before the 1985–86 season.
Nattress played two seasons for the Blues, who traded him to the Calgary Flames after the 1986–87 season for two draft picks. He played four-plus seasons with the Flames before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the ten-player deal on January 2, 1992, which also sent Doug Gilmour to Toronto.
After joining the Philadelphia Flyers for the 1992–93 season, Nattress retired. In his NHL career, Nattress played in 536 games. He recorded 29 goals and 135 assists. He also appeared in 67 playoff games, scoring five goals and adding ten assists. He was a member of the Sherbrooke Canadiens 1985 Calder Cup team, and Calgary Flames team which won the Stanley Cup in 1989.
Nattress has been a successful radio co-host of "Blue & White Tonight", a post-game show after every Toronto Maple Leafs game on Sportsnet 590 The Fan.
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Hamilton Huskies AAA | Midget | 40 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Brantford Alexanders | OMJHL | 65 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 94 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 38 | ||
| 1980–81 | Brantford Alexanders | OHL | 51 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 106 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 1981–82 | Brantford Alexanders | OHL | 59 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 126 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||
| 1981–82 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1982–83 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 34 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 72 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 1986–87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 73 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 63 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1989–90 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 49 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1990–91 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 58 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 36 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 44 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 536 | 29 | 135 | 164 | 377 | 67 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 68 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
References[edit]
- ^ "1980 NHL Entry Draft - Ric Nattress". Hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ^ "Ziegler Suspends Nattress for Season". The Washington Post. September 24, 1984. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "NHL Substance Abuse History". ESPN. February 28, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Sportsnet 590 "Blue & White Tonight" page
- Ric Nattress on Twitter
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Brantford Alexanders players
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of English descent
- Canadian radio sportscasters
- Ice hockey people from Hamilton, Ontario
- London Knights coaches
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Sherbrooke Canadiens players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Canadian ice hockey coaches