Who is Pat Stapleton?

Pat Stapleton was a defender from Canada.

What was the last team Pat Stapleton played for?

The last team Pat played for was Cincinnati Stingers in the WHA.

How tall was Pat Stapleton?

Pat Stapleton was 173 cm (5'8") tall.

When was Pat Stapleton born?

Pat Stapleton was born on 1940-07-04 in Sarnia, ON, CAN.

Pat Stapleton

#12 Cincinnati Stingers / WHA - 77/78

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Date of Birth: Jul 04, 1940
Age
Place of Birth: Sarnia, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: Sarnia Legionnaires
Position: D
Height: 173 cm / 5'8"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

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

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

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
59-60	St. Catharines Teepees	Memorial Cup	14	5	9	14	37	-
72-73	Canada Summit	Summit72	7	0	0	0	0	6
74-75	Canada Summit"C"	Summit74	8	0	2	2	12	-

Pat Stapleton Career Totals

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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
CenPHL (CenHL)	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

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Pat Stapleton Career Totals

League

AHL

CenPHL

EPHL

108

Memorial Cup

NHL

635

294

OHA-Jr.

Summit72

Summit74

WHA

372

212

WHL-Sr.

140

101

WOJBHL

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Pat Stapleton Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1958-1959	OHA First All-Star Team
1959-1960	OHA First All-Star Team
1960-1961	EPHL - Second All-Star Team
1961-1962	NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1962-1963	EPHL First All-Star Team
1963-1964	WHL (Pro) Second All-Star Team
1964-1965	WHL First All-Star Team WHL Outstanding Defenseman (Hal Laycoe Cup)
1965-1966	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (2) NHL Second All-Star Team
1966-1967	NHL All-Star Game
1968-1969	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Assists by Defenseman (50)
1970-1971	NHL All-Star Game NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (14) NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (17) NHL Second All-Star Team
1971-1972	NHL All-Star Game NHL Second All-Star Team
1972-1973	NHL Playoffs Most Assists (15) NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (15) NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (17)
1973-1974	WHA Best Defenseman (Dennis A. Murphy Trophy) WHA First All-Star Team
1975-1976	WHA Second All-Star Team

Pat Stapleton Biography and Trivia

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