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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

DARCY ROTA

February 16, 1953  
Vancouver, BC, CA

Left wing  
5'11"  
Entry drafts
HOUSTON AEROS
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
STATS
DARCY ROTA
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
1973-74NHL - CHI7421123358-113-311-
1974-75NHL - CHI7822224493-7-1124-
1975-76NHL - CHI7920173773-41-12-
1976-77NHL - CHI7624224682-2-----
1977-78NHL - CHI7817203767-4---2-
1978-79NHL - CHI6313173077-------
NHL - 13951421-2-1126-
1979-80NHL - 441081849-------
NHL - VAN26561129-42-28-
1980-81NHL - VAN80253156124-321314-
1981-82NHL - VAN51202040139-1763954-
1982-83NHL - VAN7342398188-3---6-
1983-84NHL - VAN5928204873-3-11--
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL794256239495973-6014721147-
TRANSACTIONS
DARCY ROTA
March 13, 1979

Darcy Rota is traded to the Atlanta Flames with Ivan Boldirev and Phil Russell. In return, the Chicago Blackhawks acquired Greg Fox, Tom Lysiak, Harold Phillipoff, Pat Ribble and Miles Zaharko.

February 8, 1980

Darcy Rota is traded to the Vancouver Canucks with Ivan Boldirev. In return, the Atlanta Flames acquired Don Lever and Brad Smith.

NHL trades