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Blair Douglas Chapman (born June 13, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
| Blair Chapman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 13, 1956 Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL draft |
2nd overall, 1976 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| WHA draft |
1st overall, 1976 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1983 | ||
Playing career
editChapman was drafted number one overall in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, and also number two overall in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was a highly touted prospect due to his stellar performance with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League; in his draft year he recorded 157 points in 69 games. He never really lived up to his potential professionally though, and recorded 231 career points in 402 career NHL games for the Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. He retired in 1983.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCHL | 52 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 56 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1974–75 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 65 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 92 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 32 | ||
| 1975–76 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 69 | 71 | 86 | 157 | 67 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 21 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 63 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 18 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 22 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 402 | 106 | 125 | 231 | 158 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | ||||
Awards
edit- WCHL Second All-Star Team – 1976
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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