Rick Cunningham (ice hockey) explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Played For:Ottawa Nationals
Toronto Toros
Birmingham Bulls
Ntl Team:AUT
Birth Date:3 March 1951
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Draft:51st overall
Draft Year:1971
Draft Team:Toronto Maple Leafs
Career Start:1972
Career End:1986

Richard Glen Cunningham (born March 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 323 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Early life

Cunningham was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.[1]

Career

During his career, Cunningham played for the Ottawa Nationals, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls in the WHA. In 1977, he moved to Austria and subsequently played for the Austria men's national ice hockey team.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 . Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA . 2019-01-02 . Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament . 2019-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Die Erste und Einzige KĂ„Rntner-Derby Site Im Web.