Eric "Freight Train" Vail (born September 16, 1953 in Timmins, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League, mostly with the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames organization, and then later in his last season he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings. Vail was drafted 21st overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 591 career NHL games, scoring 216 goals and 260 assists for 476 points.

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  • Eric "Freight Train" Vail (born September 16, 1953 in Timmins, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League, mostly with the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames organization, and then later in his last season he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings. Vail was drafted 21st overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 591 career NHL games, scoring 216 goals and 260 assists for 476 points. He was the Calder Trophy winner for 1974–75 after scoring 39 goals and 60 points in his rookie season. He currently resides in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
  • Eric Douglas Vail ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der von 1973 bis 1983 für die Atlanta Flames bzw. Calgary Flames und Detroit Red Wings in der National Hockey League spielte.
  • Eric Vail est un ancien joueur de hockey sur glace professionnel ayant évolué dans la ligue nationale de hockey de 1973 à 1982 avec les Flames d'Atlanta, les Flames de Calgary et les Red Wings de Détroit. Il fut repêché par les Flames en seconde ronde, 21 au total, au repêchage amateur de la LNH 1973 et par les Nordiques de Québec, en 3 ronde (23 au total) au repêchage amateur de l'AMH 1973. Il connaîtra du succès chez les Flames, remportant même le trophée Calder en 1975.
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  • Eric "Freight Train" Vail (born September 16, 1953 in Timmins, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League, mostly with the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames organization, and then later in his last season he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings. Vail was drafted 21st overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 591 career NHL games, scoring 216 goals and 260 assists for 476 points.
  • Eric Douglas Vail ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der von 1973 bis 1983 für die Atlanta Flames bzw. Calgary Flames und Detroit Red Wings in der National Hockey League spielte.
  • Eric Vail est un ancien joueur de hockey sur glace professionnel ayant évolué dans la ligue nationale de hockey de 1973 à 1982 avec les Flames d'Atlanta, les Flames de Calgary et les Red Wings de Détroit. Il fut repêché par les Flames en seconde ronde, 21 au total, au repêchage amateur de la LNH 1973 et par les Nordiques de Québec, en 3 ronde (23 au total) au repêchage amateur de l'AMH 1973. Il connaîtra du succès chez les Flames, remportant même le trophée Calder en 1975.
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