| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Played For: | California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons Los Angeles Kings |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
| Birth Date: | June 14, 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 3rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 1974 |
| Draft Team: | California Golden Seals |
| Career Start: | 1974 |
| Career End: | 1984 |
Richard Charles Hampton (born June 14, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in King, Ontario, and attended King City Secondary School.
Hampton started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the California Golden Seals in 1974, staying with the team when it relocated to become the Cleveland Barons; he later played for the Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 1979–80 season. He played several more seasons in the minor leagues and retired from hockey after playing the 1983–84 season with the Rochester Americans.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1972–73 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 50 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 65 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 110 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | ||
| 1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 78 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 73 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 57 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 49 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 33 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 36 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 1981–82 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | SUI–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 337 | 59 | 113 | 172 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1978 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Senior totals | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |||