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Mike Stapleton

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10    Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: May 5, 1966 in Sarnia, Ontario

Drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 7th round (132nd overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1986-87 20 CHI NHL 39 3 6 9 3 -9 6 3 0 0 0 54 5.6
1987-88 21 CHI NHL 53 2 9 11 4 -10 59 2 0 0 1 50 4.0
1988-89 22 CHI NHL 7 0 1 1 0 -1 7 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1990-91 24 CHI NHL 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1991-92 25 CHI NHL 19 4 4 8 3 0 8 3 1 0 0 32 12.5
1992-93 26 PIT NHL 78 4 9 13 5 -8 10 3 0 1 1 78 5.1
1993-94 27 TOT NHL 81 12 13 25 10 -5 46 8 4 0 0 102 11.8
1993-94 27 PIT NHL 58 7 4 11 5 -4 18 4 3 0 0 59 11.9
1993-94 27 EDM NHL 23 5 9 14 5 -1 28 4 1 0 0 43 11.6
1994-95 28 EDM NHL 46 6 11 17 6 -12 21 3 3 0 2 59 10.2
1995-96 29 WIN NHL 58 10 14 24 9 -4 37 6 3 1 0 91 11.0
1996-97 30 PHX NHL 55 4 11 15 5 -4 36 2 2 0 1 74 5.4
1997-98 31 PHX NHL 64 5 5 10 4 -4 36 3 1 1 1 69 7.2
1998-99 32 PHX NHL 76 9 9 18 7 -7 34 7 0 2 2 106 8.5 1039 13:40
1999-00 33 ATL NHL 62 10 12 22 9 -29 30 6 4 0 1 146 6.8 1073 17:18
2000-01 34 TOT NHL 52 2 6 8 3 -11 10 1 1 0 0 31 6.5 491 9:26
2000-01 34 NYI NHL 34 1 4 5 2 -5 2 1 0 0 0 22 4.5 311 9:09
2000-01 34 VAN NHL 18 1 2 3 1 -6 8 0 1 0 0 9 11.1 179 9:58
Career NHL 697 71 111 182 69 -104 342 47 19 5 9 904 7.9 2602 13:42

NHL 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
1986-87 20 CHI NHL 39 0.08 0.15 0.23 0.08 0.15 1.38 3 5 8 3 17 0 32 6 -9 -0.6 0.1 -0.5
1987-88 21 CHI NHL 53 0.04 0.17 0.21 0.07 1.11 0.94 2 7 9 3 19 8 39 18 -10 -1.1 0.5 -0.6
1988-89 22 CHI NHL 7 0.00 0.14 0.14 0.04 1.00 0.86 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 -1 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1990-91 24 CHI NHL 7 0.00 0.14 0.14 0.04 0.29 0.86 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1991-92 25 CHI NHL 19 0.21 0.21 0.42 0.17 0.42 1.68 4 4 8 3 9 2 9 2 0 0.2 0.3 0.5
1992-93 26 PIT NHL 78 0.05 0.12 0.17 0.06 0.13 1.00 3 7 10 4 20 6 35 13 -8 -1.7 0.6 -1.1
1993-94 27 TOT NHL 81 0.15 0.16 0.31 0.12 0.57 1.26 11 12 23 9 37 13 46 17 -5 0.0 0.8 0.7
1993-94 27 PIT NHL 58 0.12 0.07 0.19 0.08 0.31 1.02 6 4 10 4 17 8 29 16 -4 -0.7 0.5 -0.3
1993-94 27 EDM NHL 23 0.22 0.39 0.61 0.22 1.22 1.87 5 8 13 5 20 5 17 1 -1 0.7 0.3 1.0
1994-95 28 EDM NHL 46 0.13 0.24 0.37 0.14 0.46 1.28 10 19 29 11 27 9 36 6 -12 0.3 0.2 0.5
1995-96 29 WIN NHL 58 0.17 0.24 0.41 0.16 0.64 1.57 10 13 23 9 43 10 54 17 -4 0.7 0.5 1.2
1996-97 30 PHX NHL 55 0.07 0.20 0.27 0.09 0.65 1.35 4 11 15 5 23 9 29 11 -4 -0.4 0.7 0.3
1997-98 31 PHX NHL 64 0.08 0.08 0.16 0.06 0.56 1.08 6 6 12 5 20 5 30 11 -4 -0.9 0.5 -0.4
1998-99 32 PHX NHL 76 0.12 0.12 0.24 0.10 0.45 1.39 10 10 20 8 24 3 53 25 -7 0.0 0.9 0.9
1999-00 33 ATL NHL 62 0.16 0.19 0.35 0.14 0.48 2.35 11 13 24 10 32 13 69 21 -29 0.3 0.2 0.6
2000-01 34 TOT NHL 52 0.04 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.19 0.60 2 6 8 3 17 6 35 13 -11 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
2000-01 34 NYI NHL 34 0.03 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.06 0.65 1 4 5 2 11 3 25 12 -5 -0.2 0.2 -0.1
2000-01 34 VAN NHL 18 0.06 0.11 0.17 0.06 0.44 0.50 1 2 3 1 6 3 10 1 -6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Career NHL 697 0.10 0.16 0.26 0.10 0.49 1.30 76 115 191 73 291 84 471 160 -104 -3.8 5.6 1.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1986-87 20 CHI NHL 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1992-93 26 PIT NHL 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
1995-96 29 WIN NHL 6 0 0 0 -1 21 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
1996-97 30 PHX NHL 7 0 0 0 -1 14 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1997-98 31 PHX NHL 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1998-99 32 PHX NHL 7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 3 33.3 76 10:51
Career NHL 34 1 0 1 -2 39 1 0 0 0 22 4.5 76 10:51

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 15 Strathroy Blades ON-Jr.B 42 25 18 43 38 18 6 1
1982-83 16 Strathroy Blades ON-Jr.B 40 39 38 77 99
1983-84 17 Cornwall Royals OHL 70 24 45 69 94
1984-85 18 Cornwall Royals OHL 56 41 44 85 68
1985-86 19 Cornwall Royals OHL 56 39 64 103 74
1985-86 19 Canada WJC-A 7 3 3 6 6
1986-87 20 Canada Nat-Tm 21 2 4 6 4
1987-88 21 Saginaw Hawks IHL 31 11 19 30 52
1988-89 22 Saginaw Hawks IHL 69 21 47 68 162
1989-90 23 Arvika HC Sweden-3 30 15 18 33
1989-90 23 Indianapolis Ice IHL 16 5 10 15 6
1990-91 24 Indianapolis Ice IHL 75 29 52 81 76
1991-92 25 Indianapolis Ice IHL 59 18 40 58 65
2001-02 35 Blues Espoo Finland 41 18 19 37 42
2002-03 36 Leksands IF Sweden 19 5 5 10 10
2002-03 36 Blues Espoo Finland 33 8 20 28 55
2003-04 37 Tappara Tampere Finland 18 6 12 18 26
Career 3 Seasons Finland 92 32 51 83 123
Career 5 Seasons IHL 250 84 168 252 361
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 21 2 4 6 4
Career 3 Seasons OHL 182 104 153 257 236
Career 2 Seasons ON-Jr.B 82 64 56 120 137 18 6 1
Career 1 Season Sweden 19 5 5 10 10
Career 1 Season Sweden-3 30 15 18 33
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 3 3 6 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 16 Strathroy Blades ON-Jr.B 3 1 2 3 4
1983-84 17 Cornwall Royals OHL 3 1 2 3 4
1984-85 18 Cornwall Royals OHL 9 2 4 6 23
1985-86 19 Cornwall Royals OHL 6 2 3 5 2
1987-88 21 Saginaw Hawks IHL 10 5 6 11 10
1988-89 22 Saginaw Hawks IHL 6 1 3 4 4
1989-90 23 Indianapolis Ice IHL 13 9 10 19 38
1990-91 24 Indianapolis Ice IHL 7 1 4 5 0
2001-02 35 Blues Espoo Finland 3 0 0 0 4
2002-03 36 Blues Espoo Finland 7 1 2 3 10
2003-04 37 Tappara Tampere Finland 3 1 1 2 2
Career 3 Seasons Finland 13 2 3 5 16
Career 4 Seasons IHL 36 16 23 39 52
Career 3 Seasons OHL 18 5 9 14 29
Career 1 Season ON-Jr.B 3 1 2 3 4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Mike Stapleton 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.6 -1.1
Troy Loney 63.9 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5
Scott Nichol 45.0 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Todd Fedoruk 40.1 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.2
Wayne Primeau 38.1 2.5 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6
Ron Stern 32.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 -0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -0.7
Jan Erixon 30.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 -0.5
Tom Kostopoulos 30.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 -0.1
Jocelyn Lemieux 29.7 1.7 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.8
Len Lunde 29.5 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.3
Val Fonteyne 27.5 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.9
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Mike Stapleton 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.6 -1.1
Troy Loney 63.9 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5
Scott Nichol 45.0 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Todd Fedoruk 40.1 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.2
Ron Stern 32.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 -0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -0.7
Jan Erixon 30.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 -0.5
Tom Kostopoulos 30.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 -0.1
Jocelyn Lemieux 29.7 1.7 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.8
Len Lunde 29.5 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.3
Wayne Primeau 29.5 2.5 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6
Val Fonteyne 27.5 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.9

Transactions

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September 30, 1992: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, September 30, 1992.

February 19, 1994: Claimed on waivers by Edmonton from Pittsburgh, February 19, 1994.

August 18, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg, August 18, 1995.

July 1, 1996: Transferred to Phoenix after Winnipeg franchise relocated, July 1, 1996.

June 25, 1999: Claimed by Atlanta from Phoenix in Expansion Draft, June 25, 1999.

July 3, 2000: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 3, 2000.

December 28, 2000: Traded to Vancouver by NY Islanders for Vancouver's 9th round choice (later traded to Washington - Washington selected Robert Muller) in 2001 Entry Draft, December 28, 2000.

October 23, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Espoo (Finland), October 23, 2001.

November 11, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Leksands IF (Sweden), November 11, 2002.

January 12, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Tappara Tampere (Finland), January 12, 2004.

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