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1979-80 to 1986-87 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #16 RICH PRESTON Chicago Blackhawks · Right Wing
EX-MT Career
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Card #CAREER-08450539
Rich Preston in action
16 R Right Wing
70 OVR
Rich Preston Chicago Blackhawks
8 NHL seasons · 1979-80 to 1986-87
1986-87

Career Report

6 Excellent–Mint 6

Graded on the Game Score of their best 5 seasons, ranked among retired forwards.

Season Team GP P OVR Grade
1979-80 CHI 80 61 86 7
1982-83 CHI 79 53 76 7
1985-86 NJD 76 41 72 5
1981-82 CHI 75 43 65 5
1984-85 NJD 75 27 52 4

Connections

Every goal of his career he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 91OVR Tom Lysiak Blackhawks 31 of his goals D 98OVR Doug Wilson Blackhawks 18 of his goals C 84OVR Darryl Sutter Blackhawks 16 of his goals C 80OVR Terry Ruskowski Kings 14 of his goals

Set up most

C 91OVR Tom Lysiak Blackhawks Set up 20 goals C 84OVR Darryl Sutter Blackhawks Set up 19 goals R 66OVR Grant Mulvey Blackhawks Set up 16 goals C 97OVR Denis Savard Blackhawks Set up 9 goals
Scored on most
Bob Sauve 6 goals John Vanbiesbrouck 6 goals Michel Larocque 5 goals
Best game
November 18, 1984 vs NYR: 3G · 1A
Hat tricks
1

Rivals

His fights, hit rivals, and faceoff duels across his career, from the play-by-play (hits and faceoffs from 2009-10 on).

12 fights with 12 opponents
Frank Beaton 1 fight Wendel Clark 1 fight Paul Coffey 1 fight Gaetan Duchesne 1 fight Jere Gillis 1 fight Craig Hartsburg 1 fight Guy Lapointe 1 fight Dan Mandich 1 fight Wilf Paiement 1 fight Steve Payne 1 fight Gordie Roberts 1 fight Dean Turner 1 fight