Seasons with Rangers: 1 (1968-69)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 4
Playoff Games with Rangers: 0

Acquired
Traded to Rangers by St. Louis with Don Caley in exchange for Camille Henry, Bill Pager and Robbie Irons on June 18, 1968.

Departed
Released following 1969-70 season.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1968-1969 Rangers 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 Team Totals: 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1959-1960 Hamilton Kilty B's-ON-Jr.B 1959-1960 Hamilton Tiger Cubs-OHA-Jr. 2 0 0 0 2 1960-1961 Hamilton Red Wings-OHA-Jr. 41 13 18 31 38 1961-1962 Hamilton Red Wings-OHA-Jr. 48 14 15 29 55 1961-1962 Red Wings 2 0 0 0 0 1961-1962 Bears-AHL 1 0 0 0 0 1961-1962 Hamilton Red Wings-M-Cup 14 10 5 15 43 1962-1963 Bears-AHL 52 15 31 46 42 1963-1964 Bruins 12 2 7 9 6 1963-1964 Bears-AHL 36 20 6 26 24 1964-1965 Bruins 58 6 17 23 72 1964-1965 Bears-AHL 14 6 8 14 0 1965-1966 Bruins 2 1 1 2 2 1965-1966 Bears-AHL 65 37 30 67 81 1966-1967 Bruins 8 2 1 3 6 1966-1967 Bears-AHL 54 30 37 67 59 1967-1968 Blues 22 4 4 8 -2 8 1 0 0 53 7.5 1967-1968 Kansas City Blues-CPHL 50 25 37 62 41 1968-1969 Rangers 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1968-1969 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 67 30 37 67 35 1969-1970 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 68 27 34 61 58 1969-1970 Omaha Knights-CHL 1970-1971 Baltimore Clippers-AHL 65 38 37 75 66 1971-1972 Springfield Kings-AHL 68 48 33 81 67 1972-1973 New York Raiders-WHA 75 37 40 77 47 1973-1974 New York/New Jersey Knights-WHA 73 30 27 57 20 1974-1975 San Diego Mariners-WHA 78 54 53 107 52 1975-1976 San Diego Mariners-WHA 71 19 25 44 24 1976-1977 San Diego Mariners-WHA 60 18 31 49 40 1977-1978 San Francisco Shamrocks-PHL 32 11 22 33 7 1978-1979 San Francisco Shamrocks-PHL 15 4 5 9 25 NHL Totals: 108 15 30 45 -3 94 1 0 0

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1960-1961 Hamilton Red Wings-OHA-Jr. 4 0 0 0 21 1961-1962 Hamilton Red Wings-OHA-Jr. 10 2 1 3 20 1961-1962 Hamilton Red Wings-M-Cup 14 10 5 15 43 1962-1963 Bears-AHL 12 0 0 0 13 1965-1966 Bears-AHL 3 1 0 1 2 1966-1967 Bears-AHL 5 0 2 2 4 1967-1968 Kansas City Blues-CPHL 7 6 1 7 9 1968-1969 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 6 3 5 8 0 1969-1970 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 14 3 9 12 6 1969-1970 Omaha Knights-CHL 6 3 4 7 7 1970-1971 Baltimore Clippers-AHL 6 3 2 5 6 1971-1972 Springfield Kings-AHL 5 0 3 3 4 1974-1975 San Diego Mariners-WHA 5 3 1 4 8 1975-1976 San Diego Mariners-WHA 11 4 4 8 4 1976-1977 San Diego Mariners-WHA 7 1 1 2 2

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Dec. 8, 1968 (Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS Dec. 15, 1968 (Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 135 Minor-league teams: Buffalo (AHL) 1968-1970; Omaha (CHL) 1970 playoffs MISCELLANEOUS Full name: John Wayne Rivers Uniform Numbers: 21 Retired from pro hockey: 1979