Eric Vail
| Eric Vail | |||
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Vail playing for the Atlanta Flames in 1978
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| Born |
September 16, 1953 Timmins, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 21st overall, 1973 Atlanta Flames |
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| WHA Draft | 29th overall, 1973 Quebec Nordiques |
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| Playing career | 1973–1983 | ||
Eric "Big Train" Vail (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1975 as the NHL's rookie of the year and played in the 1977 NHL All-Star Game. Also in 1977, Vail played with Team Canada at the World Ice Hockey Championship. At the time of his 1981 trade to Detroit, Vail was the Flames' franchise leader in goal scoring.
Vail played three years of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). He spent two seasons with the Niagara Falls Flyers, scoring 48 points in 59 games in 1970–71 and improving to 73 points in 60 games in 1971–72. He split the 1972–73 OHA season between the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and the Sudbury Wolves, scoring 48 goals and 105 points combined between the two teams. Vail was selected by both the Atlanta Flames, 21st overall at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft and the Quebec Nordiques, 29th overall at the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.
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