Rick Wamsley

Richard James Wamsley (born May 25, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the goaltending coach for the NHL's Ottawa Senators until his firing by new general manager Pierre Dorion on April 12, 2016.

Career Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1979, Wamsley played with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs before being called up to the big team. He spent three successful seasons in Montreal before being shipped to St. Louis in exchange for the draft picks which the Canadiens would ultimately use to select future players Shayne Corson and Stéphane Richer.

Wamsley and Denis Herron shared the William M. Jennings Trophy with Montreal in 1982. Wamsley was traded to the Calgary Flames with Rob Ramage for Brett Hull and would be a part of their Stanley Cup team in 1989.

Wamsley joined the Toronto Maple Leafs' organization as a goaltending consultant immediately after retiring following the 1992–93 season. He would spend six seasons as a member of the organization, becoming an assistant coach under Pat Burns from 1994–96, and then serving as a pro and amateur scout until 1999.

He would later serve as a goaltending coach for the St. Louis Blues and pro scout and goaltending coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On July 28, 2010, Wamsley joined the Ottawa Senators organization in the capacity of goaltending coach, before leaving in 2016.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1976–77 St. Catharines Fincups OMJHL 12 — — — 647 36 0 3.34 — 3 0 1 132 10 0 4.52 — 1977–78 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 25 — — — 1495 74 2 2.97 — 3 2 1 333 9 0 2.90 — 1978–79 Brantford Alexanders OMJHL 24 — — — 1444 128 0 5.32 — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 40 19 16 2 2305 125 2 3.25 .887 3 1 1 143 12 0 5.03 — 1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 43 17 19 3 2372 155 0 3.92 .872 4 2 1 199 6 1 1.81 — 1980–81 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 3 0 1 253 8 1 1.90 .926 — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Montreal Canadiens NHL 38 23 7 7 2206 101 2 2.75 .893 5 2 3 300 11 0 2.20 .892 1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 46 27 12 5 2583 151 0 3.51 .878 3 0 3 152 7 0 2.76 .891 1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 42 19 17 3 2333 144 2 3.70 .853 1 0 0 32 0 0 0.00 1.000 1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 23 12 5 2319 126 0 3.20 .885 2 0 2 120 7 0 3.50 .875 1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL 42 22 16 3 2410 142 0 3.54 .894 10 4 6 569 37 0 3.90 .879 1986–87 St. Louis Blues NHL 41 17 15 6 2410 142 0 3.54 .883 2 1 1 120 5 0 2.50 .907 1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL 31 13 16 1 1818 103 2 3.40 .888 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL 2 1 0 0 73 5 0 4.11 .861 1 0 1 31 2 0 3.64 .750 1988–89 Calgary Flames NHL 35 17 11 4 1927 95 2 2.96 .881 1 0 1 20 2 0 6.00 .800 1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 36 18 8 6 1969 107 2 3.26 .875 1 0 1 49 9 0 11.02 .609 1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL 29 14 7 5 1670 85 0 3.05 .888 1 0 0 2 1 0 30.00 .500 1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 9 3 4 0 457 34 0 4.46 .850 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8 4 3 0 428 27 0 3.79 .876 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 3 0 160 15 0 5.63 .835 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 2 0 1 0 112 8 0 4.29 .875 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 407 204 131 46 23121 1287 12 3.34 .881 27 7 18 1396 81 0 3.48 .873

International Year Team Event Result GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1983 Canada WC 10 6 4 0 600 30 1 3.00 .909 1985 Canada WC 2 1 1 0 120 11 0 5.50 .838 Senior totals 12 7 5 0 720 41 1 3.42 .897