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Pat Stapleton

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

Coaching Record

4 12

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:55AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #286. Bob Nystrom… #287. PAT STAPLETON… #288. Alex Tanguay… #288. Mike Bullard… 

NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1961-62 21 BOS NHL 69 2 5 7 2 42
1962-63 22 BOS NHL 21 0 3 3 1 8
1965-66 25 CBH NHL 55 4 30 34 10 52 4 0 0 1
1966-67 26 CBH NHL 70 3 31 34 10 54 3 0 0 1
1967-68 27 CBH NHL 67 4 34 38 11 4 34 4 0 0 0 38 10.5
1968-69 28 CBH NHL 75 6 50 56 17 23 44 6 0 0 0 112 5.4
1969-70 29 CBH NHL 49 4 38 42 12 18 28 3 1 0 1 106 3.8
1970-71 30 CBH NHL 76 7 44 51 16 49 30 3 4 0 0 130 5.4
1971-72 31 CBH NHL 78 3 38 41 12 41 47 1 2 0 2 133 2.3
1972-73 32 CBH NHL 75 10 21 31 11 19 14 8 2 0 2 128 7.8
1973-74 33 CHC WHA 78 6 52 58 18 44 3 2 1 0
1974-75 34 CHC WHA 68 4 30 34 11 -9 38 2 2 0 105 3.8
1975-76 35 INR WHA 80 5 40 45 13 -7 48 2 3 0 1 205 2.4
1976-77 36 INR WHA 81 8 45 53 16 -28 29 4 4 0 156 5.1
1977-78 37 CNS WHA 65 4 45 49 15 6 28 2 1 1 103 3.9
Career NHL 635 43 294 337 103 154 353 32 9 0 7 647 5.3
Career WHA 372 27 212 239 73 -38 187 13 12 2 1 569 3.7

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
1961-62 21 BOS NHL 69 0.03 0.07 0.10 0.04 0.61 2 5 7 2 -0.6 0.9 0.3
1962-63 22 BOS NHL 21 0.00 0.14 0.14 0.04 0.38 0 3 3 1 -0.1 0.5 0.4
1965-66 25 CBH NHL 55 0.07 0.55 0.62 0.19 0.95 4 31 35 11 2.4 3.9 6.4
1966-67 26 CBH NHL 70 0.04 0.44 0.49 0.14 0.77 3 34 37 11 2.0 5.2 7.2
1967-68 27 CBH NHL 67 0.06 0.51 0.57 0.17 0.51 0.57 4 37 41 12 98 12 90 8 4 2.8 4.0 6.8
1968-69 28 CBH NHL 75 0.08 0.67 0.75 0.22 0.59 1.49 6 49 55 17 160 41 124 28 23 4.1 4.3 8.4
1969-70 29 CBH NHL 49 0.08 0.78 0.86 0.25 0.57 2.16 4 39 43 13 97 24 63 8 18 3.3 4.1 7.4
1970-71 30 CBH NHL 76 0.09 0.58 0.67 0.20 0.39 1.71 6 41 47 14 161 44 84 16 49 3.5 7.1 10.5
1971-72 31 CBH NHL 78 0.04 0.49 0.53 0.16 0.60 1.71 3 38 41 12 150 41 89 21 41 2.3 7.2 9.5
1972-73 32 CBH NHL 75 0.13 0.28 0.41 0.15 0.19 1.71 9 19 28 10 112 26 89 22 19 2.0 4.8 6.8
1973-74 33 CHC WHA 78 0.08 0.67 0.74 0.22 0.56
1974-75 34 CHC WHA 68 0.06 0.44 0.50 0.16 0.56 1.54 -9
1975-76 35 INR WHA 80 0.06 0.50 0.56 0.17 0.60 2.56 -7
1976-77 36 INR WHA 81 0.10 0.56 0.65 0.20 0.36 1.93 -28
1977-78 37 CNS WHA 65 0.06 0.69 0.75 0.23 0.43 1.58 6
Career NHL 635 0.07 0.46 0.53 0.16 0.56 1.54 41 296 337 103 778 188 539 103 154 21.7 41.9 63.6
Career WHA 372 0.07 0.57 0.64 0.20 0.50 1.94 -38

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
1965-66 25 CBH NHL 6 2 3 5 4
1966-67 26 CBH NHL 6 1 1 2 12
1967-68 27 CBH NHL 11 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
1970-71 30 CBH NHL 18 3 14 17 4 1 1 1 0
1971-72 31 CBH NHL 8 2 2 4 4 0 2 0 0
1972-73 32 CBH NHL 16 2 15 17 10 1 1 0 0
1973-74 33 CHC WHA 12 0 13 13 36 0
1975-76 35 INR WHA 7 0 2 2 -3 2
1976-77 36 INR WHA 9 2 6 8 -1 0 0
Career NHL 65 10 39 49 38 2 4 1 0
Career WHA 28 2 21 23 -4 38 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
1957-58 17 Sarnia Legionnaires ON-Jr.B 48 14 31 45 24
1958-59 18 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 49 10 26 36 18
1959-60 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 47 12 35 47 83
1959-60 19 Buffalo Bisons AHL 1 0 0 0 2
1960-61 20 Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds EPHL 59 5 43 48 22
1962-63 22 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 49 10 26 36 92
1963-64 23 Portland Buckaroos WHL 70 5 44 49 80
1964-65 24 Portland Buckaroos WHL 70 29 57 86 61
1965-66 25 St. Louis Braves CPHL 14 2 4 6 6
1972-73 32 Canada Summit-72 7 0 0 0 6
1974-75 34 Canada Summit-74 8 0 3 3 12
Career 1 Season AHL 1 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season CPHL 14 2 4 6 6
Career 2 Seasons EPHL 108 15 69 84 114
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 96 22 61 83 101
Career 1 Season ON-Jr.B 48 14 31 45 24
Career 1 Season Summit-72 7 0 0 0 6
Career 1 Season Summit-74 8 0 3 3 12
Career 2 Seasons WHL 140 34 101 135 141

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1958-59 18 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 7 0 0 0 6
1959-60 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 17 5 12 17 32
1959-60 19 St. Catharines Teepees M-Cup 14 5 9 14 37
1960-61 20 Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds EPHL 12 1 8 9 2
1962-63 22 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 5 4 2 6 12
1963-64 23 Portland Buckaroos WHL 5 1 6 7 0
1964-65 24 Portland Buckaroos WHL 10 3 4 7 16
Career 2 Seasons EPHL 17 5 10 15 14
Career 1 Season M-Cup 14 5 9 14 37
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 24 5 12 17 38
Career 2 Seasons WHL 15 4 10 14 16

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Pat Stapleton 10.5 9.5 8.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.4 0.4 0.3
Carol Vadnais 92.7 10.0 9.5 8.5 7.9 6.9 6.5 6.1 4.6 1.3 0.7
Tomas Kaberle 91.4 9.7 9.7 8.2 7.9 7.3 6.8 6.4 6.3 3.6 2.9
Jeff Brown 89.7 10.0 8.8 8.1 7.7 7.4 6.1 6.1 5.1 4.3 1.1
Janne Niinimaa 88.9 9.2 8.2 8.1 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.3 5.0 2.3 0.0
Kimmo Timonen 88.3 9.9 8.8 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.4 6.5 5.2 2.1
Paul Reinhart 88.2 8.9 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.3 6.8 3.7 2.1 0.4
Pierre Pilote 88.2 10.6 9.6 8.3 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.1 6.1 3.4 1.5
Mike O'Connell 87.7 9.8 9.2 7.8 7.5 6.4 6.4 5.1 4.3 3.9 0.5
Kevin Hatcher 87.5 10.6 10.2 8.6 7.9 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 3.4 0.3
Robert Svehla 87.1 9.6 8.6 8.6 8.4 6.8 5.4 5.3 4.6 0.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Pat Stapleton 10.5 9.5 8.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.4 0.4 0.3
Janne Niinimaa 88.9 9.2 8.2 8.1 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.3 5.0 2.3 0.0
Robert Svehla 87.1 9.6 8.6 8.6 8.4 6.8 5.4 5.3 4.6 0.7
Andrei Markov 86.4 9.9 9.7 8.3 8.2 8.1 6.6 5.1 4.2 4.1 0.8
Paul Reinhart 86.4 8.9 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.3 6.8 3.7 2.1 0.4
Stefan Persson 83.4 9.7 8.5 7.7 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.7 3.3 2.8
Bill White 83.2 9.6 8.7 8.6 8.5 7.9 5.4 5.1 3.7 3.2
Ian Turnbull 82.9 12.9 9.4 9.0 8.2 7.1 6.6 4.3 3.8 1.7 0.0
Glen Harmon 82.5 7.1 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.0 2.6
Dick Redmond 82.2 11.3 9.3 9.2 7.0 6.3 6.2 5.9 4.4 2.7 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.2
Albert Leduc 81.7 9.6 8.7 6.3 6.2 5.2 4.4 3.9 3.6 1.8 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1967 NHL
1969 NHL
1971 NHL
1972 NHL

Awards

1973-74 WHA Dennis A. Murphy Trophy

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)
1973-74 WHA WHA All-Star Team (1st)
1975-76 WHA WHA All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1966-67 NHL 70 (1)
 1971-72 NHL 78 (4)
1973-74 WHA 78 (1)
 1976-77 WHA 81 (2)
Career WHA 372 (57)

Assists

1968-69 NHL 50 (5)
1973-74 WHA 52 (9)
Career WHA 212 (28)

Points

Career WHA 239 (71)

Goals Created

Career WHA 72.6 (99)

Plus/Minus

1970-71 NHL 49 (8)

Assists Per Game

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

Adjusted Assists

1968-69 NHL 49 (5)

Total Goals On-Ice For

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

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1968-69 NHL 41 (4)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1968-69 NHL 124 (4)

Defensive Point Shares

1966-67 NHL 5.2 (1)
 1970-71 NHL 7.1 (3)
1971-72 NHL 7.2 (3)

Point Shares

1966-67 NHL 7.2 (8)
1970-71 NHL 10.5 (9)
  

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 Los Angeles (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

September, 1973: WHA rights traded to Chicago (WHA) by Los Angelex (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.

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