Ric Nattress

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

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.

On September 23, 1983, the NHL suspended Nattress for the entirety of the 1983–84 season following a conviction for marijuana and hashish possession. The suspension was later reduced to 40 games.

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 Regular season and playoffs 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 Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 Canada WC 7 0 1 1 4