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Canada Pat Stapleton
#12 Cincinnati Stingers / WHA - 77/78
3-time NHL Second All-Star Team 3
1-time WHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jul 04, 1940
Position
D
Age
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Sarnia, ON, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Sarnia Legionnaires
Contract
-

Stapleton, 79, died on April 8, 2020.
Sons: Tom Stapleton & Mike Stapleton
Grandsons: Nick Stapleton, Carl Stapleton

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Pat Stapleton Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1956-57 Sarnia Legionnaires WOJBHL -* 12* 23* 35* -* -* |
1957-58 Sarnia Legionnaires WOJBHL 48* 14* 31* 45* 24* -* |
1958-59 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 49* 10* 26* 36* 18* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 6 -
1959-60 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 47* 12* 35* 47* 83* -* | Playoffs 17 5 12 17 32 -
Buffalo Bisons AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1960-61 Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds EPHL 59* 5* 43* 48* 22* -* | Playoffs 12 1 8 9 2 -
1961-62 Boston Bruins NHL 69* 2* 5* 7* 42* -* |
1962-63 Boston Bruins NHL 21* 0* 3* 3* 8* -* |
Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 49* 10* 26* 36* 92* -* | Playoffs 5 4 2 6 12 -
1963-64 Portland Buckaroos “A” WHL-Sr. 70* 5* 44* 49* 80* -* | Playoffs 5 1 6 7 0 -
1964-65 Portland Buckaroos “A” WHL-Sr. 70* 29* 57* 86* 61* -* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 16 -
1965-66 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 55* 4* 30* 34* 52* -* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 4 -
St. Louis Braves CPHL 14* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
1966-67 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70* 3* 31* 34* 54* -* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 12 -
1967-68 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 67* 4* 34* 38* 34* 4* | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 4 -
1968-69 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 75* 6* 50* 56* 44* 23* |
1969-70 Chicago Black Hawks “C” NHL 49* 4* 38* 42* 28* 18* |
1970-71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76* 7* 44* 51* 30* 49* | Playoffs 18 3 14 17 4 -
1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 78* 3* 38* 41* 47* 41* | Playoffs 8 2 2 4 4 -
1972-73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 75* 10* 21* 31* 14* 19* | Playoffs 16 2 15 17 10 -
1973-74 Chicago Cougars WHA 78* 6* 52* 58* 44* -* | Playoffs 12 0 13 13 36 -
1974-75 Chicago Cougars WHA 68* 4* 30* 34* 38* -* |
1975-76 Indianapolis Racers WHA 80* 5* 40* 45* 48* -7* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -3
1976-77 Indianapolis Racers WHA 81* 8* 45* 53* 29* -28* | Playoffs 9 2 6 8 0 -1
1977-78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 65* 4* 45* 49* 28* 6* |

Pat Stapleton Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1959-60 St. Catharines Teepees Memorial Cup 14* 5* 9* 14* 37* -* |
1972-73 Canada Summit Summit72 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* 6* |
1974-75 Canada Summit “C” Summit74 8* 0* 2* 2* 12* -* |

Pat Stapleton Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CPHL 1 14* 2* 4* 6* 0.43* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EPHL 2 108* 15* 69* 84* 0.78* 114* -* | 2 17 5 * 10 * 15 * 0.88 * 14 * - *
Memorial Cup 1 14* 5* 9* 14* 1.00* 37* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 635* 43* 294* 337* 0.53* 353* 154* | 6 65 10 * 39 * 49 * 0.75 * 38 * - *
OHA-Jr. 2 96* 22* 61* 83* 0.86* 101* -* | 2 24 5 * 12 * 17 * 0.71 * 38 * - *
Summit72 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Summit74 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 5 372* 27* 212* 239* 0.64* 187* -29* | 3 28 2 * 21 * 23 * 0.82 * 38 * -4 *
WHL-Sr. 2 140* 34* 101* 135* 0.96* 141* -* | 2 15 4 * 10 * 14 * 0.93 * 16 * - *
WOJBHL 2 48* 26* 54* 80* 1.67* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Pat Stapleton Career Highlights

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Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks