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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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