Pat Stapleton

Player profile and career history

D · #12

Pat Stapleton was a defenceman. Born July 4, 1940 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'8", weighed 180 lbs and shot left. In 635 NHL regular-season games he had 43 goals and 294 assists for 337 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 635
Goals: 43
Assists: 294
Points: 337

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 294
Game Winning Goals: 7
Games Played: 635
Goals: 43
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 351
Plus Minus: 132
Points: 337
Power Play Goals: 9
Power Play Points: 93
Shooting Pctg: 0.0396
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 6
Shots: 1084

NHL playoff career

Games: 65
Goals: 10
Assists: 39
Points: 49

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 39
Game Winning Goals: 0
Games Played: 65
Goals: 10
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 40
Plus Minus: 4
Points: 49
Power Play Goals: 5
Power Play Points: 20
Shooting Pctg: 0.0689
Shorthanded Goals: 2
Shorthanded Points: 5
Shots: 145

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.07
Assists / game: 0.46
Points / game: 0.53
Shots / game: 1.71

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 10
Assists: 50
Points: 56
Shots: 141

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1977–78
- Cincinnati StingersWHA
1976–77
- Indianapolis RacersWHA
1975–76
- Indianapolis RacersWHA
1974–75
- CanadaSummit-74
- Chicago CougarsWHA
1973–74
- Chicago CougarsWHA
1972–73
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
- CanadaSummit-72
1971–72
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1970–71
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1969–70
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1968–69
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1967–68
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1966–67
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1965–66
- St. LouisCPHL
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
1964–65
- PortlandWHL
1963–64
- PortlandWHL
1962–63
- KingstonEPHL
- Boston BruinsNHL
1961–62
- Boston BruinsNHL
1960–61
- Sault Ste. MarieEPHL
1959–60
- BuffaloAHL
- St. CatharinesM-Cup
- St. Cath. TeepeesOHA-Jr.
1958–59
- St. Cath. TeepeesOHA-Jr.
1957–58
- SarniaOHA-B

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1977–78	WHA	Cincinnati Stingers	Regular	65	4	45	49	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 45 Games Played 65 Goals 4 Pim 28 Points 49
1976–77	WHA	Indianapolis Racers	Regular	81	8	45	53	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 45 Games Played 81 Goals 8 Pim 29 Points 53
1976–77	WHA	Indianapolis Racers	Playoffs	9	2	6	8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 8
1975–76	WHA	Indianapolis Racers	Regular	80	5	40	45	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 40 Games Played 80 Goals 5 Pim 48 Points 45
1975–76	WHA	Indianapolis Racers	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 2
1974–75	Summit-74	Canada	Regular	8	0	3	3	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 12 Points 3
1974–75	WHA	Chicago Cougars	Regular	68	4	30	34	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 68 Goals 4 Pim 38 Points 34
1973–74	WHA	Chicago Cougars	Regular	78	6	52	58	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 52 Games Played 78 Goals 6 Pim 44 Points 58
1973–74	WHA	Chicago Cougars	Playoffs	12	0	13	13	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Pim 36 Points 13
1972–73	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	75	10	21	31	16	18	128	2	9	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 75 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 18 Points 31 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.0781 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 128
1972–73	Summit-72	Canada	Regular	7	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 0
1972–73	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	16	2	15	17	10	3	33	1	4	0	2	0	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 3 Points 17 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0606 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 33
1971–72	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	78	3	38	41	45	43	133	2	15	0	2	2	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 78 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 45 Plus Minus 43 Points 41 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.0226 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 133
1971–72	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	8	2	2	4	4	-5	28	2	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -5 Points 4 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 28
1970–71	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	76	7	44	51	30	48	131	4	19	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 44 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 76 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus 48 Points 51 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 19 Shooting Pctg 0.0534 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 131
1970–71	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	18	3	14	17	4	11	35	1	10	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 18 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 11 Points 17 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.0857 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 35
1969–70	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	49	4	38	42	28	17	106	1	13	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 49 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus 17 Points 42 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.0377 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 106
1968–69	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	75	6	50	56	44	19	112	0	18	0	2	0	0	All stats Assists 50 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 75 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus 19 Points 56 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.0536 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 112
1967–68	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	67	4	34	38	34	8	121	0	3	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 34 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 67 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 8 Points 38 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0331 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 121
1967–68	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	11	0	4	4	4	0	20	0	1	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 20
1966–67	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	70	3	31	34	52	32	141	0	5	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus 32 Points 34 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0213 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 141
1966–67	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	14	-2	12	0	1	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 12
1965–66	CPHL	St. Louis	Regular	14	2	4	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 14 Goals 2 Pim 6 Points 6
1965–66	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	55	4	30	34	52	16	98	0	11	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 30 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 55 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus 16 Points 34 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.0408 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 98
1965–66	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	4	-3	17	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1176 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1964–65	WHL	Portland	Regular	70	29	57	86	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 57 Games Played 70 Goals 29 Pim 61 Points 86
1964–65	WHL	Portland	Playoffs	10	3	4	7	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Pim 16 Points 7
1963–64	WHL	Portland	Regular	70	5	44	49	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 44 Games Played 70 Goals 5 Pim 80 Points 49
1963–64	WHL	Portland	Playoffs	5	1	6	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 7
1962–63	EPHL	Kingston	Regular	49	10	26	36	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 49 Goals 10 Pim 92 Points 36
1962–63	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	21	0	3	3	8	-11	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 21 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -11 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1962–63	EPHL	Kingston	Playoffs	5	4	2	6	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 4 Pim 12 Points 6
1961–62	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	69	2	5	7	42	-58	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 69 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus -58 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0204 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 98
1960–61	EPHL	Sault Ste. Marie	Regular	59	5	43	48	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 43 Games Played 59 Goals 5 Pim 22 Points 48
1960–61	EPHL	Sault Ste. Marie	Playoffs	12	1	8	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 12 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 9
1959–60	AHL	Buffalo	Regular	1	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
1959–60	M-Cup	St. Catharines	Regular	14	5	9	14	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 14 Goals 5 Pim 37 Points 14
1959–60	OHA-Jr.	St. Cath. Teepees	Regular	47	12	35	47	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 35 Games Played 47 Goals 12 Pim 83 Points 47
1959–60	M-Cup	St. Catharines	Playoffs	14	5	9	14	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 14 Goals 5 Pim 37 Points 14
1959–60	OHA-Jr.	St. Cath. Teepees	Playoffs	17	5	12	17	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 17 Goals 5 Pim 32 Points 17
1958–59	OHA-Jr.	St. Cath. Teepees	Regular	49	10	26	36	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 49 Goals 10 Pim 18 Points 36
1958–59	OHA-Jr.	St. Cath. Teepees	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 0
1957–58	OHA-B	Sarnia	Regular	48	14	31	45	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 48 Goals 14 Pim 24 Points 45

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Assists	Points	Time on ice
1973-05-10	MTL	1	1	–
1973-05-08	MTL	2	2	–
1973-05-06	MTL	0	0	–
1973-05-03	MTL	2	2	–
1973-05-01	MTL	0	0	–

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Profile updated Oct 16, 9:35 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1977–78

1976–77

1975–76

1974–75

1973–74

1972–73

1971–72

1970–71

1969–70

1968–69

1967–68

1966–67

1965–66

1964–65

1963–64

1962–63

1961–62

1960–61

1959–60

1958–59

1957–58

Season-by-season history

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