Blaine Stoughton
| Blaine Stoughton | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1953 Gilbert Plains, MB, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | HC Asiago (Italy) New York Rangers (NHL) Hartford Whalers (NHL) Indianapolis Racers (WHA) New England Whalers (WHA) Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) |
| NHL Draft | 7th overall, 1973 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| WHA Draft | 14th overall, 1973 Quebec Nordiques |
| Playing career | 1973–1988 |
Blaine Stoughton (born March 13, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played eight seasons in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers, which "bookended" three seasons in the WHA.
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.[citation needed] 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 was drafted 7th overall by the Penguins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his major junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers. Stoughton scored at least 50 goals in a season in the NHL twice, and scored at least 40 goals four times. Blaine is the former head coach of the University of Cincinnati club hockey team.
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 NHL All-Star Game (1982)
- 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 59 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 35 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 68 | 60 | 66 | 126 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 66 | 58 | 60 | 118 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 47 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | Asiago HC | Italy | 15 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 526 | 258 | 191 | 449 | 204 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||
See also
External links
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Blaine Stoughton's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Blaine Stoughton's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Blaine Stoughton's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
| Preceded by Greg Polis |
Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1973 |
Succeeded by Pierre Larouche |
| Preceded by Mike Bossy |
NHL Goal Leader 1980 (tied with Danny Gare and Charlie Simmer) |
Succeeded by Mike Bossy |