| Blaine Stoughton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1953-03-13) March 13, 1953 (age 71) Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, 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 Toronto Maple Leafs Cincinnati Stingers Indianapolis Racers New England / Hartford Whalers New York Rangers HC Asiago | ||
| NHL draft |
7th overall, 1973 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| WHA draft |
14th overall, 1973 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1988 | ||
Blaine A. Stoughton (born March 13, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played twelve professional seasons. Stoughton played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers, which bookended three seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) split among the Cincinnati Stingers, Indianapolis Racers and New England Whalers.
Playing career
Stoughton played his major junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, and was drafted seventh overall by the Penguins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Stoughton had an up-and-down stint in the WHA. Often teamed with Rick Dudley and Rich LeDuc on the "LSD" line, Stoughton scored 52 goals for the Cincinnati Stingers in 1976–77. The next year, however, the free-wheeling Stoughton chafed under the restrictive defensive style of new coach Jacques Demers, fell into a slump and was traded to the Indianapolis Racers by mid-season. When the Racers folded in 1978, he was signed by the New England Whalers, where he played on the third line with Mike Rogers, scoring 19 goals. Stoughton scored at least 50 goals in a season in the NHL twice, at least 40 goals four times, and tied for the league lead with 56 in 1979-80, which is still a franchise record. The 1983-84 NHL Season was Stoughton's last in the NHL , after spending 6 season with Hartford he was traded to the New York Rangers where he would play 14 games. In 1984-85 He played for the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey league. During 1988 he came back after two season off to play 15 games with HC Asiago in Italy.
Post Playing Career
Stoughton was an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) in the league’s first year and during the last two years in the ECHL. In 1996 he and former teammate Paul Lawless started the Austin Ice Bats franchise. Stoughton was owner and General Manager for three seasons.
Awards and achievements
- Turnbull Cup (MJHL championship) (1969)
- WCHL First All-Star Team (1972)
- WCHL goal scoring leader (1972)
- NHL goal scoring leader (1980)
- Played in the 1982 NHL All-Star Game
- Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | 33 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Dauphin Kings | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1969–70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 59 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 181 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 29 | ||
| 1970–71 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 35 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 96 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 61 | ||
| 1971–72 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 68 | 60 | 66 | 126 | 121 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 1972–73 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 66 | 58 | 60 | 118 | 86 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 47 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 78 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 30 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 43 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 81 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 30 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 47 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 25 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New England Whalers | WHA | 36 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 56 | 44 | 100 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 71 | 43 | 30 | 73 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 72 | 45 | 31 | 76 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 54 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 60 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Asiago | Serie A | 15 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 526 | 258 | 191 | 449 | 204 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| WHA totals | 219 | 89 | 90 | 179 | 121 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||||
See also
References
- "Blaine Stoughton Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ https://thehockeynews.com/news/getting-to-know-former-nhler-blaine-stoughton?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- ^ Beck, Mitch (August 12, 2022). "CANTLON: BLAINE STOUGHTON CHERISHES HIS TIME IN HARTFORD - Howlings".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
| Preceded byGreg Polis | Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1973 |
Succeeded byPierre Larouche |
| Preceded byMike Bossy | NHL Goal Leader 1980 (tied with Danny Gare and Charlie Simmer) |
Succeeded byMike Bossy |
- 1953 births
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Cincinnati Stingers players
- Dauphin Kings players
- Flin Flon Bombers players
- Hartford Whalers players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Asiago Hockey 1935 players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Indianapolis Racers players
- Living people
- NHL first-round draft picks
- New England Whalers players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- New York Rangers players
- Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
- People from Parkland Region, Manitoba
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Quebec Nordiques (WHA) draft picks
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States