Rick Hampton

Richard Charles Hampton (born June 14, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in King, Ontario, and attended King City Secondary School.

Hampton started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the California Golden Seals in 1974, staying with the team when it relocated to become the Cleveland Barons; he later played for the Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 1979–80 season. He played several more seasons in the minor leagues and retired from hockey after playing the 1983–84 season with the Rochester Americans.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1972–73 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 50 1 20 21 98 — — — — — 1973–74 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 65 25 25 50 110 12 3 8 11 — 1974–75 California Golden Seals NHL 78 8 17 25 39 — — — — — 1975–76 California Golden Seals NHL 73 14 37 51 54 — — — — — 1976–77 Cleveland Barons NHL 57 16 24 40 13 — — — — — 1977–78 Cleveland Barons NHL 77 18 18 36 19 — — — — — 1978–79 Los Angeles Kings NHL 49 3 17 20 22 2 0 0 0 0 1979–80 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 19 4 5 9 11 — — — — — 1980–81 Houston Apollos CHL 33 11 13 24 17 — — — — — 1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 36 4 23 27 37 13 0 1 1 30 1981–82 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI–2 — — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 32 3 8 11 7 — — — — — 1983–84 Rochester Americans AHL 21 1 3 4 7 — — — — — NHL totals 337 59 113 172 147 2 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1977 Canada WC 10 1 2 3 4 1978 Canada WC 10 0 0 0 9 Senior totals 20 1 2 3 13