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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Stapleton
Selected in
seventh round
No. 132 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
May 5, 1966
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Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (OHL)
Birthplace:
Sarnia, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Strathroy, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-83 |
Strathroy | Jr. B |
40 | 39 |
38 | 77 |
99 | | 1983-84 |
Cornwall | OHL |
70 | 24 |
45 | 69 |
94 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Cornwall's fourth-round pick, No. 53 overall, in 1983
OHL priority selection. ... Also played right wing prior to entering major
junior hockey. ... Spent much of his childhood in Chicago, while his father
was playing for Black Hawks. ... Childhood friend of future NHL player
Warren Rychel. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 15, 1986 (N.Y. Rangers at
Chicago)
Numbers: 12, 16, 15 (Chicago); 26
(Pittsburgh); 28, 25 (Edmonton); 14 (Winnipeg/Phoenix); 14 (Atlanta); 14 (NYI);
9 (Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2004 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1986-2001 | Chicago, Pittsburgh, Edm.,
Win./Pho., Atl., NYI, Van. | 697 |
71 | 111 |
182 | 342 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1987-1999 |
Chicago, Pitt., Win./Pho. |
34 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
39 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1996-97: Played on first Phoenix Coyotes team.
1999-00: Played on first Atlanta Thrashers team.
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract with Chicago in April 1986. He
was called up to join the team during the 1986 playoffs, but did not dress
for any games. ... Wore No. 12 -- the same number worn by his father in
Chicago -- for his first two NHL seasons. ... Placed on waivers by Pittsburgh and claimed by Edmonton on
Feb. 19, 1994. ... Signed with Winnipeg as an unrestricted free agent on
Aug. 9, 1995. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with charley horse, an
injury suffered during Winnipeg's Oct. 11, 1995, game at N.Y. Rangers. ...
Missed part of 1995-96 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered when he
was hit by a puck during
Winnipeg's Nov. 1, 1995, game vs. Toronto. The jaw was wired shut, and
Stapleton did not return to action until
Winnipeg's Dec. 12, 1995, game vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with strained
groin, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's March 27, 1996, game at Colorado. He did
not return to action until Winnipeg's April 10, 1996, game at Detroit. He
scored a goal in that game. ... Began playing right
wing, as well as center, for Winnipeg in 1995-96. He played both positions
in 1995-96 and 1996-97 ... Was on Winnipeg team that relocated to Phoenix on July 1,
1996. ... Missed part of 1997-98 season with right eye abrasion, an injury
suffered during Phoenix's Jan. 30, 1998, game at Buffalo. He did not return
to action until Phoenix's Feb. 25, 1998, game vs. Colorado. ... Missed part
of 1997-98 season with broken right ankle, an injury suffered during
Phoenix's March 28, 1998, game vs. New Jersey. He did not return to action
until Phoenix's April 11, 1998, game at St. Louis. He scored the
game-winning goal in that game. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with the
flu, an illness contracted in November 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99
season with charley horse, an injury suffered during Phoenix's Jan. 17,
1999, game at Chicago. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with facial
lacerations, an injury suffered during Phoenix's Feb. 14, 1999, game vs.
Anaheim. He did not return to action until Phoenix's Feb. 24, 1999, game at
Washington. ... Tied for Phoenix lead with two shorthanded goals in 1998-99.
... Left unprotected by Phoenix for 1999 NHL Expansion Draft. He was
claimed by Atlanta on June 25, 1999. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with
strained ribs, an injury suffered during Atlanta's Jan. 12, 2000, game vs.
Washington. He did not return to action until Atlanta's Feb. 12, 2000, game
vs. Chicago. ... Served as Atlanta alternate captain from March 15, 2000, to
April 9, 2000. ... Signed with N.Y. Islanders as a
Group III unrestricted free agent on July 3, 2000. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Cornwall (OHL); Team Canada; Saginaw (IHL); Arvika (Sweden); Indianapolis (IHL);
Espoo (Finland); Leksand (Sweden); Tampere Tappara (Finland)
World Junior Championships: 1986
(silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1989
(Indianapolis)
Miscellaneous: Rated OHL Leyden
Division's hardest worker, best faceoff man and best penalty killer in a
1985-86 poll of league coaches. ... Played part of 1986-87 season with Team
Canada after he was sent there by Chicago on Nov. 7, 1986. He played 21
games before being recalled to Chicago on Jan. 28, 1987. ... Signed with
Espoo (Finland) as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 23, 2001. ... Signed
with Leksand (Sweden) as an unrestricted free agent on Nov. 11, 2002. ...
Signed with Tampere Tappara (Finland) as an unrestricted free agent on Jan.
12, 2004. ... Was active in
charitable causes during his playing days, including work with Big Brothers
program of Phoenix.
Personal: Son of former NHL player
Pat Stapleton. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Stapleton played out his
contract with the Chicago organization in 1991-92 and became an unrestricted
free agent when he was not offered a new contract. He signed with Pittsburgh
on September 4, 1992. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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