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Mike Stapleton

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10    Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: May 5, 1966 in Sarnia, Ontario

Drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 7th round (132nd overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1986-87 20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 39 3 6 9 0.23 3 0.08 17 0 32 6 -9 6 3 0 0 0 54 1.38 5.6
1987-88 21 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 53 2 9 11 0.21 4 0.07 19 8 39 18 -10 59 2 0 0 1 50 0.94 4.0
1988-89 22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 0.04 2 0 3 0 -1 7 0 0 0 0 6 0.86 0.0
1990-91 24 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 0.04 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.86 0.0
1991-92 25 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 19 4 4 8 0.42 3 0.17 9 2 9 2 0 8 3 1 0 0 32 1.68 12.5
1992-93 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 4 9 13 0.17 5 0.06 20 6 35 13 -8 10 3 0 1 1 78 1.00 5.1
1993-94 27 2 Teams NHL 81 12 13 25 0.31 10 0.12 37 13 46 17 -5 46 8 4 0 0 102 1.26 11.8
1993-94 27 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 58 7 4 11 0.19 5 0.08 17 8 29 16 -4 18 4 3 0 0 59 1.02 11.9
1993-94 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 23 5 9 14 0.61 5 0.23 20 5 17 1 -1 28 4 1 0 0 43 1.87 11.6
1994-95 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 6 11 17 0.37 6 0.14 27 9 36 6 -12 21 3 3 0 2 59 1.28 10.2
1995-96 29 Winnipeg Jets NHL 58 10 14 24 0.41 9 0.16 43 10 54 17 -4 37 6 3 1 0 91 1.57 11.0
1996-97 30 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 55 4 11 15 0.27 5 0.10 23 9 29 11 -4 36 2 2 0 1 74 1.35 5.4
1997-98 31 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 64 5 5 10 0.16 4 0.06 20 5 30 11 -4 36 3 1 1 1 69 1.08 7.2
1998-99 32 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 76 9 9 18 0.24 7 0.09 24 3 53 25 -7 34 7 0 2 2 106 1.39 8.5 1039 13:40
1999-00 33 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 62 10 12 22 0.35 9 0.14 32 13 69 21 -29 30 6 4 0 1 146 2.35 6.8 1073 17:18
2000-01 34 2 Teams NHL 52 2 6 8 0.15 3 0.05 17 6 35 13 -11 10 1 1 0 0 31 0.60 6.5 491 9:26
2000-01 34 New York Islanders NHL 34 1 4 5 0.15 2 0.05 11 3 25 12 -5 2 1 0 0 0 22 0.65 4.5 311 9:09
2000-01 34 Vancouver Canucks NHL 18 1 2 3 0.17 1 0.06 6 3 10 1 -6 8 0 1 0 0 9 0.50 11.1 179 9:58
Career 14 Seasons NHL 697 71 111 182 0.26 68 0.10 291 84 471 160 -104 342 47 19 5 9 904 1.30 7.9 2602 13:42

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1986-87 20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 1.75 0.0
1992-93 26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.25 0.0
1995-96 29 Winnipeg Jets NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 -1 21 0 0 0 0 1 0.17 0.0
1996-97 30 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 7 0 0 0 0.00 -1 14 0 0 0 0 5 0.71 0.0
1997-98 31 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.83 0.0
1998-99 32 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 7 1 0 1 0.14 -1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.43 33.3 76 10:51
Career 6 Seasons NHL 34 1 0 1 0.03 -2 39 1 0 0 0 22 0.65 4.5 76 10:51

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1982-83 16 Strathroy Blades OHA-B 40 39 38 77 1.93 99
1983-84 17 Cornwall Royals OHL 70 24 45 69 0.99 94
1984-85 18 Cornwall Royals OHL 56 41 44 85 1.52 68
1985-86 19 Cornwall Royals OHL 56 39 64 103 1.84 74
1985-86 19 Canada WJC-A 7 3 3 6 0.86 6
1986-87 20 Canada Nat-Tm 21 2 4 6 0.29 4
1987-88 21 Saginaw Hawks IHL 31 11 19 30 0.97 52
1988-89 22 Saginaw Hawks IHL 69 21 47 68 0.99 162
1989-90 23 Arvika HC Sweden-3 30 15 18 33 1.10
1989-90 23 Indianapolis Ice IHL 16 5 10 15 0.94 6
1990-91 24 Indianapolis Ice IHL 75 29 52 81 1.08 76
1991-92 25 Indianapolis Ice IHL 59 18 40 58 0.98 65
2001-02 35 Blues Espoo Finland 41 18 19 37 0.90 42
2002-03 36 Leksands IF Sweden 19 5 5 10 0.53 10
2002-03 36 Blues Espoo Finland 33 8 20 28 0.85 55
2003-04 37 Tappara Tampere Finland 18 6 12 18 1.00 26
Career 3 Seasons Finland 92 32 51 83 0.90 123
Career 5 Seasons IHL 250 84 168 252 1.01 361
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 21 2 4 6 0.29 4
Career 1 Season OHA-B 40 39 38 77 1.93 99
Career 3 Seasons OHL 182 104 153 257 1.41 236
Career 1 Season Sweden 19 5 5 10 0.53 10
Career 1 Season Sweden-3 30 15 18 33 1.10
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 3 3 6 0.86 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1982-83 16 Strathroy Blades OHA-B 3 1 2 3 1.00 4
1983-84 17 Cornwall Royals OHL 3 1 2 3 1.00 4
1984-85 18 Cornwall Royals OHL 9 2 4 6 0.67 23
1985-86 19 Cornwall Royals OHL 6 2 3 5 0.83 2
1987-88 21 Saginaw Hawks IHL 10 5 6 11 1.10 10
1988-89 22 Saginaw Hawks IHL 6 1 3 4 0.67 4
1989-90 23 Indianapolis Ice IHL 13 9 10 19 1.46 38
1990-91 24 Indianapolis Ice IHL 7 1 4 5 0.71 0
2001-02 35 Blues Espoo Finland 3 0 0 0 0.00 4
2002-03 36 Blues Espoo Finland 7 1 2 3 0.43 10
2003-04 37 Tappara Tampere Finland 3 1 1 2 0.67 2
Career 3 Seasons Finland 13 2 3 5 0.38 16
Career 4 Seasons IHL 36 16 23 39 1.08 52
Career 1 Season OHA-B 3 1 2 3 1.00 4
Career 3 Seasons OHL 18 5 9 14 0.78 29

Transactions

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September 30, 1992: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, September 30, 1992.

February 19, 1994: Claimed on waivers by Edmonton from Pittsburgh, February 19, 1994.

August 18, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg, August 18, 1995.

July 1, 1996: Transferred to Phoenix after Winnipeg franchise relocated, July 1, 1996.

June 25, 1999: Claimed by Atlanta from Phoenix in Expansion Draft, June 25, 1999.

July 3, 2000: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 3, 2000.

December 28, 2000: Traded to Vancouver by NY Islanders for Vancouver's 9th round choice (later traded to Washington - Washington selected Robert Muller) in 2001 Entry Draft, December 28, 2000.

October 23, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Blues Espoo (Finland), October 23, 2001.

November 11, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Leksands IF (Sweden), November 11, 2002.

January 12, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Tappara Tampere (Finland), January 12, 2004.