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Place of Birth: Timmins, Ontario, Canada
About Eric Vail
- Eric "Big Train" Vail (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings.
- He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1975 as the NHL's rookie of the year and played in the 1977 NHL All-Star Game.
- Also in 1977, Vail played with Team Canada at the World Ice Hockey Championship.
- At the time of his 1981 trade to Detroit, Vail was the Flames' franchise leader in goal scoring.
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