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Pat Stapleton

Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2020)

PersonDied aged 79humanQ2056579

Also known as Patrick James Stapleton

Born: July 4, 1940
Died: April 8, 2020
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Birthplace: Sarnia
Place of death: London
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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, ice hockey coach
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Overview

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Patrick James "Whitey" Stapleton was a Canadian ice hockey player. A defenceman, Stapleton played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA), most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was the father of Mike Stapleton, who had a lengthy career in the NHL.

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NHL skater stats — season by season

10 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	GWG	S	S%
1961–62	BOS	69	2	5	7	-58	42	0	0	98	2.0
1962–63	BOS	21	0	3	3	-11	8	0	0	16	0.0
1965–66	CHI	55	4	30	34	16	52	0	1	98	4.1
1966–67	CHI	70	3	31	34	32	52	0	1	141	2.1
1967–68	CHI	67	4	34	38	8	34	0	0	121	3.3
1968–69	CHI	75	6	50	56	19	44	0	0	112	5.4
1969–70	CHI	49	4	38	42	17	28	1	1	106	3.8
1970–71	CHI	76	7	44	51	48	30	4	0	131	5.3
1971–72	CHI	78	3	38	41	43	45	2	2	133	2.3
1972–73	CHI	75	10	21	31	18	16	2	2	128	7.8
Career		635	43	294	337	132	351	9	7	1,084	4.0

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Pat Stapleton Arena1948 · arena in Sarina, Ontario

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Member of sports team: Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Portland Buckaroos
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Pat
Sport: ice hockey
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Position played on team / speciality: defenseman
Child: Mike Stapleton
Mass: 180 lb
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
League: National Hockey League(1961–1973)
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 635 league: National Hockey League
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Total goals in career: 43 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/s/staplpa01.html
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Total shots in career: 1,086 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/s/staplpa01.html
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Penalty minutes in career: 351 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/s/staplpa01.html
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Career plus-minus rating: 132 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/s/staplpa01.html
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Total points in career: 337 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/s/staplpa01.html
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Total assists in career: 294 league: National Hockey League
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Awards: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Family name: Stapleton

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