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Mark Napier

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 182 lbs.
Born: January 28, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:29AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #371. Shayne Corson… #371. Gordie Drillon… #373. MARK NAPIER… #373. Sid Smith… #375. Pete Stemkowski… 

NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1975-76 19 TRT WHA 78 43 50 93 38 0 20 30 10 3 2 245 17.6
1976-77 20 BRB WHA 80 60 36 96 43 16 24 50 9 1 6 254 23.6
1977-78 21 BRB WHA 79 33 32 65 27 -11 90 19 14 0 194 17.0
1978-79 22 MTL NHL 54 11 20 31 12 17 11 9 2 0 0 73 15.1
1979-80 23 MTL NHL 76 16 33 49 18 11 7 12 4 0 1 123 13.0
1980-81 24 MTL NHL 79 35 36 71 30 34 24 30 5 0 6 185 18.9
1981-82 25 MTL NHL 80 40 41 81 33 49 14 31 9 0 5 186 21.5
1982-83 26 MTL NHL 73 40 27 67 30 20 6 37 3 0 6 171 23.4
1983-84 27 TOT NHL 63 16 30 46 17 2 17 16 0 0 2 94 17.0
1983-84 27 MTL NHL 5 3 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 27.3
1983-84 27 MNS NHL 58 13 28 41 15 2 17 13 0 0 1 83 15.7
1984-85 28 TOT NHL 72 19 44 63 22 6 21 12 6 1 1 147 12.9
1984-85 28 MNS NHL 39 10 18 28 10 -6 2 6 3 1 1 97 10.3
1984-85 28 EDM NHL 33 9 26 35 12 12 19 6 3 0 0 50 18.0
1985-86 29 EDM NHL 80 24 32 56 21 13 14 20 3 1 4 117 20.5
1986-87 30 TOT NHL 77 13 18 31 12 -2 2 11 1 1 0 128 10.2
1986-87 30 EDM NHL 62 8 13 21 8 3 2 7 0 1 0 88 9.1
1986-87 30 BUF NHL 15 5 5 10 4 -5 0 4 1 0 0 40 12.5
1987-88 31 BUF NHL 47 10 8 18 8 -3 8 9 0 1 2 81 12.3
1988-89 32 BUF NHL 66 11 17 28 11 -3 33 9 0 2 1 92 12.0
Career NHL 767 235 306 541 214 144 157 196 33 6 28 1397 16.8
Career WHA 237 136 118 254 108 5 134 99 33 4 8 693 19.6

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1975-76 19 TRT WHA 78 0.55 0.64 1.19 0.49 0.26 3.14 0
1976-77 20 BRB WHA 80 0.75 0.45 1.20 0.54 0.30 3.18 16
1977-78 21 BRB WHA 79 0.42 0.41 0.82 0.34 1.14 2.46 -11
1978-79 22 MTL NHL 54 0.20 0.37 0.57 0.22 0.20 1.35 9 17 26 10 53 17 20 1 17 1.1 1.0 2.1
1979-80 23 MTL NHL 76 0.21 0.43 0.64 0.24 0.09 1.62 13 28 41 15 75 25 40 1 11 2.0 1.2 3.2
1980-81 24 MTL NHL 79 0.44 0.46 0.90 0.38 0.30 2.34 27 28 55 22 105 24 48 1 34 4.5 1.9 6.4
1981-82 25 MTL NHL 80 0.50 0.51 1.01 0.41 0.18 2.33 29 30 59 24 105 20 39 3 49 4.9 2.1 7.0
1982-83 26 MTL NHL 73 0.55 0.37 0.92 0.41 0.08 2.34 32 22 54 23 82 11 51 0 20 4.9 1.2 6.1
1983-84 27 TOT NHL 63 0.25 0.48 0.73 0.27 0.27 1.49 12 24 36 13 62 15 47 2 2 1.9 0.8 2.6
1983-84 27 MTL NHL 5 0.60 0.40 1.00 0.45 0.00 2.20 2 2 4 2 7 1 6 0 0 0.4 0.1 0.5
1983-84 27 MNS NHL 58 0.22 0.48 0.71 0.25 0.29 1.43 10 22 32 11 55 14 41 2 2 1.5 0.7 2.2
1984-85 28 TOT NHL 72 0.26 0.61 0.88 0.31 0.29 2.04 15 35 50 18 96 28 68 6 6 2.9 0.9 3.9
1984-85 28 MNS NHL 39 0.26 0.46 0.72 0.26 0.05 2.49 8 14 22 8 43 16 39 6 -6 1.1 0.4 1.6
1984-85 28 EDM NHL 33 0.27 0.79 1.06 0.36 0.58 1.52 7 21 28 10 53 12 29 0 12 1.8 0.5 2.3
1985-86 29 EDM NHL 80 0.30 0.40 0.70 0.27 0.18 1.46 19 25 44 17 73 7 54 1 13 2.3 0.6 2.9
1986-87 30 TOT NHL 77 0.17 0.23 0.40 0.16 0.03 1.66 11 15 26 10 45 8 58 19 -2 0.3 0.5 0.8
1986-87 30 EDM NHL 62 0.13 0.21 0.34 0.13 0.03 1.42 7 11 18 7 29 1 35 10 3 -0.2 0.5 0.2
1986-87 30 BUF NHL 15 0.33 0.33 0.67 0.27 0.00 2.67 4 4 8 3 16 7 23 9 -5 0.5 0.0 0.6
1987-88 31 BUF NHL 47 0.21 0.17 0.38 0.16 0.17 1.72 8 7 15 6 27 0 48 18 -3 0.3 0.5 0.8
1988-89 32 BUF NHL 66 0.17 0.26 0.42 0.16 0.50 1.39 9 14 23 9 40 0 68 25 -3 0.3 0.8 1.0
Career NHL 767 0.31 0.40 0.71 0.28 0.20 1.82 184 245 429 167 763 155 541 77 144 25.3 11.4 36.8
Career WHA 237 0.57 0.50 1.07 0.46 0.57 2.92 5

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 BRB WHA 5 0 2 2 2 14 0
1978-79 22 MTL NHL SC 12 3 2 5 2 3 0 0 0
1979-80 23 MTL NHL 10 2 6 8 0 1 1 0 0
1980-81 24 MTL NHL 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1981-82 25 MTL NHL 5 3 2 5 0 1 1 1 1
1982-83 26 MTL NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983-84 27 MNS NHL 12 3 2 5 -4 0 0 3 0 0 20 15.0
1984-85 28 EDM NHL SC 18 5 5 10 8 7 4 1 0 0 20 25.0
1985-86 29 EDM NHL 10 1 4 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 14 7.1
1987-88 31 BUF NHL 6 0 3 3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1988-89 32 BUF NHL 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0
Career NHL 2 82 18 24 42 7 11 11 6 1 1 66 15.2
Career WHA 5 0 2 2 2 14 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 16 Wexford Raiders ON-Jr.A 40 41 27 68 201
1973-74 17 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 70 47 46 93 63
1974-75 18 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 61 66 64 130 106
1981-82 25 Canada WEC-A 9 3 1 4 0
1989-90 33 HC Bolzano Italy 36 68 72 140 6
1990-91 34 AS Varese Italy 36 45 73 118 4
1991-92 35 HC Devils Milano Alpenliga 20 29 13 42 4
1991-92 35 HC Milano Saima Italy 11 11 14 25 0
1991-92 35 Canada Nat-Tm 2 1 0 1 0
1992-93 36 HC Lion Milano Alpenliga 27 19 19 38 4
1992-93 36 HC Lion Milano Italy 16 13 23 36 2
Career 2 Seasons Alpenliga 47 48 32 80 8
Career 4 Seasons Italy 99 137 182 319 12
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 2 1 0 1 0
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 70 47 46 93 63
Career 1 Season OMJHL 61 66 64 130 106
Career 1 Season ON-Jr.A 40 41 27 68 201
Career 1 Season WEC-A 9 3 1 4 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 18 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 23 24 24 48 13
1974-75 18 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 4 4 4 8 4
1989-90 33 HC Bolzano Italy 6 8 6 14 2
1990-91 34 AS Varese Italy 10 8 18 26 0
1991-92 35 HC Milano Saima Italy 12 15 13 28 0
1992-93 36 HC Lion Milano Italy 11 6 9 15 0
Career 4 Seasons Italy 39 37 46 83 2
Career 1 Season M-Cup 4 4 4 8 4
Career 1 Season OMJHL 23 24 24 48 13

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Mark Napier 7.0 6.4 6.1 3.9 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.8 0.8
Sylvain Turgeon 90.8 6.6 5.7 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.8
Keith Crowder 89.8 6.7 6.2 5.9 4.5 4.0 3.1 2.7 2.1 1.6 -0.1
Andrei Kovalenko 88.7 6.6 5.8 5.3 4.1 3.4 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.1
Tim Connolly 88.0 6.9 5.7 5.2 4.1 3.5 3.4 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.2
Guy Charron 87.6 7.0 6.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.2 1.0 -0.2
Dave Poulin 87.4 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 3.9 3.5 3.1 2.2 1.6 0.4 0.2
Travis Green 87.4 6.2 6.0 4.8 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.2 2.2 1.9 0.9 0.2
Benoit Hogue 86.8 7.1 6.6 6.4 5.7 4.0 3.2 2.3 1.9 1.2 1.0 0.2
Ron Duguay 86.7 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.8 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.5 -0.3
Brian Bradley 86.7 7.1 6.9 5.7 3.8 3.6 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.8 0.5 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Mark Napier 7.0 6.4 6.1 3.9 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.8 0.8
Keith Crowder 89.8 6.7 6.2 5.9 4.5 4.0 3.1 2.7 2.1 1.6 -0.1
Andrei Kovalenko 88.7 6.6 5.8 5.3 4.1 3.4 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.1
Guy Charron 88.1 7.0 6.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.2 1.0 0.3 -0.2
Tim Connolly 88.0 6.9 5.7 5.2 4.1 3.5 3.4 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.2
Ron Duguay 87.9 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.8 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.5 0.6 -0.3
Dave Poulin 87.5 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 3.9 3.5 3.1 2.2 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.2
Todd White 87.4 7.4 6.7 5.6 4.3 4.3 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
Fleming MacKell 87.3 6.3 5.5 5.0 4.3 3.5 3.2 2.2 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.1
Metro Prystai 86.1 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.5 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.1 0.8 0.3 -0.2
Brian Bradley 86.0 7.1 6.9 5.7 3.8 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 0.5 0.3 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Awards

1975-76 WHA Lou Kaplan Trophy

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1979 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1985 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)

Games Played

1981-82 NHL 80 (4)
1985-86 NHL 80 (3)

Goals

1975-76 WHA 43 (9)
1976-77 WHA 60 (3)
Career WHA 136 (37)

Assists

Career WHA 118 (99)

Points

1976-77 WHA 96 (10)
Career WHA 254 (65)

Goals Created

1976-77 WHA 42.8 (8)
Career WHA 108.2 (50)

Plus/Minus

1981-82 NHL 49 (8)

Even Strength Goals

1981-82 NHL 31 (10)
1982-83 NHL 37 (8)

Shooting Percentage

1982-83 NHL 23.4 (5)
Career NHL 16.8 (65)

Goals Per Game

1976-77 WHA 0.75 (4)

Goals Created Per Game

1976-77 WHA 0.54 (8)

Transactions

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May, 1975: Signed as an underage free agent by Toronto (WHA), May, 1975.

June 30, 1976: Transferred to Birmingham (WHA) after Toronto (WHA) franchise relocated, June 30, 1976.

October 28, 1983: Traded to Minnesota by Montreal with Keith Acton and Toronto's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Minnesota selected Ken Hodge Jr.) in 1984 Entry Draft for Bobby Smith, October 28, 1983.

January 24, 1985: Traded to Edmonton by Minnesota for Gord Sherven and Terry Martin, January 24, 1985.

March 6, 1987: Traded to Buffalo by Edmonton with Lee Fogolin Jr. and Edmonton's 4th round choice (John Bradley) in 1987 Entry Draft for Normand Lacombe, Wayne Van Dorp and Buffalo's 4th round choice (Peter Eriksson) in 1987 Entry Draft, March 6, 1987.

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