Vic Hadfield had a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde career in the National Hockey League. In his early years, Hadfield was an enforcer who in the 1963-64 season finished first Penalties in Minutes. While he performed that role admirably he would be placed on a line later in the decade with Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelle to form the “Goal a Game” line and his playmaking skills would come to the forefront.
The threesome would become extremely popular on Broadway and Hadfield would have an incredible 1971-72 season where he was named a Second Team All-Star and would record 50 Goals, which was enough for second place. Internationally he would do himself no favors when he left Team Canada during the ’72 Summit Series after learning he was unlikely to see any ice time, but he was still revered in New York City.
Overall Hadfied would be named to two All-Star teams and scored 712 Points.
323 Goals
389 Assists
712 Points
+22 Plus/Minus
1,159 PIM
N/A Blocked Shots*
N/A Hits*
N/A Takeaways*
N/A Giveaways*
61.4 Point Shares
74 Playoff Games
27 Goals
21 Assists
48 Points
+4 Plus/Minus
117 PIM
N/A Blocked Shots*
N/A Hits*
N/A Takeaways*
N/A Giveaways*
*These stats were first implemented in the 2007/08 Season.
Team Canada (Summit Series, 1972)
St. Catharines Teepees (OHA)
Stanley Cup Rings (None)
All-Star (2) (1965 & 1972)
Second Team All-Star (1) (1972)
Most Penalties in Minutes (1) (1964)
Summit Series Win (Canada, 1972)
Memorial Cup Champion (1) (St. Catahrines Teepees, 1960)
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