Blight was the Canucks' top scorer over his first three years in the NHL, finishing fifth, first and second in team scoring in 1975, 1976 and 1977 with a total of 187 points. Blight was the recipient of the
WCHL Rookie of the Year Award in 1973 and was a member of the CHL Second All-Star Team in 1981. On April 3, 2005, Blight disappeared. Two weeks later, on April 18, after a Canada-wide search, Blight was found dead in a field on a farm near
Lake Manitoba in his pickup truck. He had died by suicide. ==Awards and achievements==