Carol Vadnais played 17 seasons (1967–1983) for Montréal Canadiens, Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals and 3 other clubs. Career regular-season line: 169 goals and 418 assists (587 points) in 1,087 games. Mountain Arc career, peaking in 1975.

Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.
Career boards only, within NHL
Cross-sport prominence: 91.6th percentile among NHL careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.
NHL Career Arc TypesNHL Career Dominance — top-25 in multiple all-time categoriesNHL Clutch Delta — Who Rises in the Stanley Cup PlayoffsNHL Compilers vs Comets — Career ShapeNHL Era-Adjusted Seasons — Greatest Seasons in Modern TermsNHL Franchise Mt. Rushmores — Four Faces of Every TeamNHL Only Club — Statistical ExclusivityNHL Rarest Seasons — Statistical RarityNHL VAL Leaders — Value Above LeagueCareer TwinsCross-Sport Era-Adjusted Careers — The Greatest Careers, One AxisCross-Sport Era-Adjusted Seasons — The Greatest Years, One Axis
Players whose careers had the same shape — total value, peak, best three-season stretch, length and when the value came — measured with VAL against their own leagues.
Rosters, bio, draft details, and season/career totals come directly from the NHL's own official public API.
How often Carol Vadnais led or placed top-ten on a NHL season board, and the shape of the career — computed from the same per-season boards the year pages publish, so every number is checkable.
Career arc
Mountain Arc
The classic build → peak → decline arc — rose to a dominant peak, then faded. Peak 1975, 16 rated seasons.
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Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 17 seasons (1967–1983) — a true nomad. The crest trail: