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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Blair Chapman
Selected in first round
No.
2 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born June 13, 1956
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Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WCHL)
Birthplace: Lloydminster, Sask. (Canada)
Hometown:
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Kelowna | BCJHL | 52 |
31 | 49 |
80 | 80 | | 1973-74 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
56 | 36 |
28 | 64 |
61 | | 1974-75 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
65 | 41 |
44 | 85 |
92 | | 1975-76 |
Saskatoon | WCHL |
69 | 71 |
86 | 157 |
67 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL Most Sportsmanlike Player: 1975-76
(Saskatoon)
WCHL All-Star Second Team: 1975-76 (Saskatoon)
WCHL/WHL Records: Most goals in one playoff year (24 in 1976)
WCHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1976 (Saskatoon) (24 goals)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 1 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1976 (Vancouver at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 9 (Pittsburgh); 14 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1983 |
Pittsburgh, St. Louis | 402 |
106 | 125 | 231 |
158 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1982 |
Pittsburgh, St. Louis | 25 |
4 | 6 | 10 |
15 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored goal 3:02 into first period of his first NHL
game. ... Played on "Kid Line" with Greg Malone and Wayne Bianchin for
Pittsburgh in 1976-77. ... Missed end of 1980-81 regular season with bruised
knee suffered during St. Louis' March 24, 1981, game vs. N.Y. Islanders, but
returned in time for playoffs. ... Missed most of 1981-82 season with ruptured
disc in back, an injury that required surgery on Dec. 14, 1981. He suffered
the injury when he tripped over goaltender Glenn Resch after scoring a goal in St.
Louis' Nov. 14, 1981, game at Colorado. Did not return to action with St.
Louis until end of 1982 playoffs. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Edmonton,
No. 1 overall in Round 1)
1981-82: Played one game for CHL
regular-season champ (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Led CHL for 1982-83
season with 37.0 scoring percentage in his 22 games with Salt Lake. ... Played
on St. Louis' charity softball team during his years with Blues.
Personal: Full name is Blair
Douglas Chapman. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Pittsburgh traded Chapman to St. Louis
in exchange for Bob Stewart on November 13, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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