Rick Blight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rick Blight

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

Date of Death: 03-Apr-2005

Profession: stockbroker, ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Richard Derek "Rick" Blight (October 17, 1955 – April 3, 2005) was a professional hockey player. A native of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Blight had a long and varied hockey career as a Right Wing for teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Central Hockey League (CHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL).
After playing junior hockey in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League, Blight was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.
Blight was also drafted by the Michigan Stags in the second round of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, but did not play in the WHA.
The name Blight is of Cornish origin.