Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: July 4, 1940 in Sarnia, Ontario
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 73-100-8, 154 Pts (Full Record)
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | 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 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 10.5 | ||
| 1968-69 | 28 | CBH | NHL | 75 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 112 | 5.4 | ||
| 1969-70 | 29 | CBH | NHL | 49 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 106 | 3.8 | ||
| 1970-71 | 30 | CBH | NHL | 76 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 49 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 130 | 5.4 | ||
| 1971-72 | 31 | CBH | NHL | 78 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 41 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 133 | 2.3 | ||
| 1972-73 | 32 | CBH | NHL | 75 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 153 | 6 | 66 | 647 | 5.3 | ||||
| Career | WHA | 372 | 27 | 212 | 239 | 73 | -38 | 187 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 569 | 3.7 | |||||||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 26 | CBH | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 27 | CBH | NHL | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1970-71 | 30 | CBH | NHL | 18 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1971-72 | 31 | CBH | NHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1972-73 | 32 | CBH | NHL | 16 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 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 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | WHA | 28 | 2 | 21 | 23 | -4 | 38 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| Brian Campbell | 87.6 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Robert Svehla | 87.1 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Andrei Markov | 86.2 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Dion Phaneuf | 82.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 4.6 | |||||
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All-Star Games
1967 NHL1969 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 1971-72 NHL 78 (4) 1973-74 WHA 78 (1) 1976-77 WHA 81 (2) Career WHA 372 (57) |
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Assists 1973-74 WHA 52 (9) Career WHA 212 (28) |
Points |
Goals Created |
Plus/Minus |
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Assists Per Game 1968-69 NHL 0.67 (7) 1969-70 NHL 0.78 (2) |
Adjusted Assists |
Total Goals On-Ice For 1970-71 NHL 161 (3) 1971-72 NHL 150 (6) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice For |
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Total Goals On-Ice Against |
Defensive Point Shares 1970-71 NHL 7.1 (3) 1971-72 NHL 7.2 (3) |
Point Shares 1970-71 NHL 10.5 (9) |
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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