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Pat Stapleton

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: July 4, 1940 in Sarnia, Ontario

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1961-62 21 Boston Bruins NHL 69 2 5 7 0.10 3 0.04 42
1962-63 22 Boston Bruins NHL 21 0 3 3 0.14 1 0.04 8
1965-66 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 55 4 30 34 0.62 11 0.20 52 4 0 0 1
1966-67 26 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 3 31 34 0.49 11 0.16 54 3 0 0 1
1967-68 27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 67 4 34 38 0.57 12 0.18 98 12 90 8 4 34 4 0 0 0 38 0.57 10.5
1968-69 28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 75 6 50 56 0.75 18 0.24 160 41 124 28 23 44 6 0 0 0 112 1.49 5.4
1969-70 29 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 49 4 38 42 0.86 13 0.27 97 24 63 8 18 28 3 1 0 1 106 2.16 3.8
1970-71 30 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 7 44 51 0.67 16 0.21 161 44 84 16 49 30 3 4 0 0 130 1.71 5.4
1971-72 31 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 78 3 38 41 0.53 13 0.17 150 41 89 21 41 47 1 2 0 2 133 1.71 2.3
1972-73 32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 75 10 21 31 0.41 11 0.15 112 26 89 22 19 14 8 2 0 2 128 1.71 7.8
1973-74 33 Chicago Cougars WHA 78 6 52 58 0.74 44
1974-75 34 Chicago Cougars WHA 68 4 30 34 0.50 38
1975-76 35 Indianapolis Racers WHA 80 5 40 45 0.56 48
1976-77 36 Indianapolis Racers WHA 81 8 45 53 0.65 29
1977-78 37 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 65 4 45 49 0.75 28
Career NHL 635 43 294 337 0.53 109 0.17 778 188 539 103 154 353 32 9 0 7 647 1.54 5.3
Career WHA 372 27 212 239 0.64 187

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1965-66 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 2 3 5 0.83 4
1966-67 26 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 12
1967-68 27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 11 0 4 4 0.36 4 0 0 0 0
1970-71 30 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18 3 14 17 0.94 4 1 1 1 0
1971-72 31 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 8 2 2 4 0.50 4 0 2 0 0
1972-73 32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 16 2 15 17 1.06 10 1 1 0 0
1973-74 33 Chicago Cougars WHA 12 0 13 13 1.08 36
1975-76 35 Indianapolis Racers WHA 7 0 2 2 0.29 2
1976-77 36 Indianapolis Racers WHA 9 2 6 8 0.89 0
Career NHL 65 10 39 49 0.75 38 2 4 1 0
Career WHA 28 2 21 23 0.82 38

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1957-58 17 Sarnia Legionnaires OHA-B 48 14 31 45 0.94 24
1958-59 18 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 49 10 26 36 0.73 18
1959-60 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 47 12 35 47 1.00 83
1959-60 19 Buffalo Bisons AHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
1959-60 19 St. Catharines Teepees M-Cup 14 5 9 14 1.00 37
1960-61 20 Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds EPHL 59 5 43 48 0.81 22
1962-63 22 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 49 10 26 36 0.73 92
1963-64 23 Portland Buckaroos WHL 70 5 44 49 0.70 80
1964-65 24 Portland Buckaroos WHL 70 29 57 86 1.23 61
1965-66 25 St. Louis Braves CPHL 14 2 4 6 0.43 6
1972-73 32 Canada Summit-72 7 0 0 0 0.00 6
1974-75 34 Canada Summit-74 8 0 3 3 0.38 12
Career AHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
Career CPHL 14 2 4 6 0.43 6
Career EPHL 108 15 69 84 0.78 114
Career M-Cup 14 5 9 14 1.00 37
Career OHA-B 48 14 31 45 0.94 24
Career OHA-Jr. 96 22 61 83 0.86 101
Career Summit-72 7 0 0 0 0.00 6
Career Summit-74 8 0 3 3 0.38 12
Career WHL 140 34 101 135 0.96 141

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1958-59 18 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 7 0 0 0 0.00 6
1959-60 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 17 5 12 17 1.00 32
1960-61 20 Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds EPHL 12 1 8 9 0.75 2
1962-63 22 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 5 4 2 6 1.20 12
1963-64 23 Portland Buckaroos WHL 5 1 6 7 1.40 0
1964-65 24 Portland Buckaroos WHL 10 3 4 7 0.70 16
Career EPHL 17 5 10 15 0.88 14
Career OHA-Jr. 24 5 12 17 0.71 38
Career WHL 15 4 10 14 0.93 16

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1967 NHL
1969 NHL
1971 NHL
1972 NHL

Honors

1965-66 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1970-71 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1971-72 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1966-67 NHL 70 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 78 (4)

Assists

1968-69 NHL 50 (5)

Assists Per Game

1965-66 NHL 0.55 (10)
1968-69 NHL 0.67 (7)
1969-70 NHL 0.78 (2)

Total Goals For

1968-69 NHL 160 (3)
1970-71 NHL 161 (3)
1971-72 NHL 150 (6)

Power Play Goals For

1968-69 NHL 41 (4)

Total Goals Against

1968-69 NHL 124 (4)

Plus/Minus

1970-71 NHL 49 (8)
Career NHL 154 (100)
      

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 13, 1961: Claimed by Boston from Chicago in Intra-League Draft, June 13, 1961.

June 8, 1965: Traded to Toronto by Boston with Orland Kurtenbach and Andy Hebenton for Ron Stewart, June 8, 1965.

June 9, 1965: Claimed by Chicago from Toronto in Intra-League Draft, June 9, 1965.

February 12, 1972: Selected by LA Sharks (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

September, 1973: WHA rights traded to Chicago (WHA) by LA Sharks (WHA) for cash, September 1973.

May 19, 1975: Selected by Indianapolis (WHA) from Chicago (WHA) in WHA Dispersal Draft, May 19, 1975.

November, 1977: WHA rights transferred to Cincinnati (WHA) in Special Dispersal Auction after Indianapolis (WHA) refused to honour his contract, November 1977.