Seasons with Rangers: 10 (1972-82)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 698
Playoff Games with Rangers: 68

Acquired
Selected by Rangers in Round 1 of 1971 NHL Amateur Draft (First Rangers pick, No. 10 overall).

Departed
Retired from NHL following 1981-82 season.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1972-1973 Rangers 61 30 23 53 35 37 2 0 5 131 22.9 1973-1974 Rangers 75 34 24 58 6 18 5 0 5 168 20.2 1974-1975 Rangers 80 41 48 89 10 64 16 0 6 188 21.8 1975-1976 Rangers 80 30 53 83 -17 40 10 0 4 202 14.9 1976-1977 Rangers 75 22 31 53 -14 26 4 0 3 157 14.0 1977-1978 Rangers 79 19 44 63 10 30 9 0 2 113 16.8 1978-1979 Rangers 66 13 34 47 -7 24 4 0 3 86 15.1 1979-1980 Rangers 75 29 33 62 20 38 12 0 2 98 29.6 1980-1981 Rangers 73 19 39 58 7 40 5 1 3 85 22.4 1981-1982 Rangers 34 9 11 20 4 13 2 0 2 48 18.8 Team Totals: 698 246 340 586 54 330 69 1 35 1,276 19.3

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1972-1973 Rangers 10 5 4 9 4 0 0 0 1973-1974 Rangers 13 4 4 8 17 2 0 0 1974-1975 Rangers 3 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 1977-1978 Rangers 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1978-1979 Rangers 18 5 3 8 13 1 0 1 1979-1980 Rangers 9 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 1980-1981 Rangers 12 4 7 11 14 1 0 0 Team Totals: 68 24 25 49 58 4 0 2

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1968-1969 Markham Waxers-ON-Jr.B 36 43 40 83 1969-1970 Toronto Marlboros-OHA-Jr. 52 28 38 66 23 1970-1971 Toronto Marlboros-OHA-Jr. 62 43 64 107 51 1971-1972 Omaha Knights-CHL 70 36 23 59 45 1972-1973 Rangers 61 30 23 53 35 37 2 0 5 131 22.9 1973-1974 Rangers 75 34 24 58 6 18 5 0 5 168 20.2 1974-1975 Rangers 80 41 48 89 10 64 16 0 6 188 21.8 1975-1976 Rangers 80 30 53 83 -17 40 10 0 4 202 14.9 1976-1977 Rangers 75 22 31 53 -14 26 4 0 3 157 14.0 1977-1978 Rangers 79 19 44 63 10 30 9 0 2 113 16.8 1978-1979 Rangers 66 13 34 47 -7 24 4 0 3 86 15.1 1979-1980 Rangers 75 29 33 62 20 38 12 0 2 98 29.6 1980-1981 Rangers 73 19 39 58 7 40 5 1 3 85 22.4 1981-1982 Rangers 34 9 11 20 4 13 2 0 2 48 18.8 1981-1982 Springfield Indians-AHL 20 4 6 10 14 NHL Totals: 698 246 340 586 54 330 69 1 35 1,276 19.3

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1969-1970 Toronto Marlboros-OHA-Jr. 11 5 5 10 5 1970-1971 Toronto Marlboros-OHA-Jr. 13 8 12 20 5 1972-1973 Rangers 10 5 4 9 4 0 0 0 1973-1974 Rangers 13 4 4 8 17 2 0 0 1974-1975 Rangers 3 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 1977-1978 Rangers 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1978-1979 Rangers 18 5 3 8 13 1 0 1 1979-1980 Rangers 9 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 1980-1981 Rangers 12 4 7 11 14 1 0 0 NHL Totals: 68 24 25 49 58 4 0 2

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Oct. 7, 1972 (Rangers at Detroit Red Wings) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS April 3, 1982 (Rangers at Hartford Whalers) MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS Calder Trophy — 1972-73 NHL Second All-Star Team — 1974-75 NHL All-Star Game — 1975, 1976 RANGERS RECORDS Most points in one game — 7 vs. Washington on Feb. 16, 1976 Highest single-season shooting percentage — 29.8 percent in 1979-80 Fastest playoff overtime goal — 33 seconds vs. Atlanta on April 8, 1980 RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most goals — 1974-75 Most assists — 1975-76 Most playoff points — 1973 (tie), 1975 (tie) Most playoff goals — 1978 (tie) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 70 Minor-league teams: Omaha (CHL) 1971-72 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Sarge Full name: Stephen James Vickers Uniform Numbers: 8 Retired from NHL: 1982 BIOGRAPHY A career Ranger, Steve Vickers was part of a core group of players that made the 1970s-era Blueshirts one of hockey`s most entertaining teams. Vickers came to New York in the 1971 draft, and after a year of seasoning in the Central Hockey League, he burst into Rangers fans` consciousness by scoring 30 goals as a rookie in 1972-73. His remarkable performance earned him the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year. Everything about Vickers` rookie year went like clockwork. He scored in his first NHL game on Oct. 7, 1972, at Detroit, and one month later became the first NHL player (rookie or otherwise) to score back-to-back hat tricks. He did it in home games against Los Angeles and Philadelphia on Nov. 12 and Nov. 15, 1972. One of the secrets to Vickers` early success was his placement on the Rangers` Bulldog line with center Walt Tkaczuk and right wing Bill Fairbairn. Vickers stepped into the Bulldog Line`s left wing role previously held by Dave Balon and didn`t miss a beat. He scored 30 or more goals in each of his first four NHL seasons and had a career-high 41 goals in 1974-75. Vickers` 1974-75 season led to NHL Second All-Star Team honors and gained him a berth in the first of two All-Star Games. The following year, he had one of the greatest individual performances in Rangers history, when he set the team record of seven points in one game on Feb. 18, 1976. That effort, which included three goals and four assists, gave him possession of one of the longest-standing Rangers records. There were two major highlights in the final years of Vickers` 10 seasons with the Rangers. In 1979, he played on the Blueshirts team that bounced the Islanders from the playoffs on its way to the Stanley Cup Finals. The following year, 1979-80, he scored 29 goals to set an NHL and Rangers record with a 29.6 percent scoring percentage. RELATED CONTENT º Alumni Profile º Photographic Memory: Steve Vickers º Vickers` Record Stands Test of Time º Ranger Greats Look Back on Draft Day º A History of the New York Rangers º Rangers NHL Award Winners º Rangers Career Leaders º Photographic Memory: 1979 Stanley Cup Playoffs