Blaine Stoughton

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Blaine Stoughton
Born (1953-03-13) March 13, 1953 (age 71)
Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Cincinnati Stingers
Indianapolis Racers
New England / Hartford Whalers
New York Rangers
HC Asiago
NHL draft 7th overall, 1973
Pittsburgh Penguins
WHA draft 14th overall, 1973
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19731988

Blaine A. Stoughton (born March 13, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played twelve professional seasons. Stoughton played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers, which bookended three seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) split among the Cincinnati Stingers, Indianapolis Racers and New England Whalers.

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Playing career

Stoughton played his major junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers, and was drafted seventh overall by the Penguins in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. 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 scored at least 50 goals in a season in the NHL twice, at least 40 goals four times, and tied for the league lead with 56 in 1979-80, which is still a franchise record. Stoughton is the former head coach of the University of Cincinnati club hockey team.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1968–69 Dauphin Kings MJHL 33151934100
1968–69 Dauphin Kings MC 10007
1969–70 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 591920391811742629
1970–71 Flin Flon BombersWCHL35262450961713132661
1971–72 Flin Flon BombersWCHL6860661261217461027
1972–73 Flin Flon BombersWCHL665860118869951418
1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3456118
1973–74 Hershey Bears AHL 4723174035
1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL782314372474262
1975–76 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 301422362440002
1975–76 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL43611178
1976–77 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 8152521043940332
1977–78 Cincinnati StingersWHA306131936
1977–78 Indianapolis Racers WHA4713132628
1978–79 Indianapolis RacersWHA25991816
1978–79 New England Whalers WHA369312274374
1979–80 Hartford WhalersNHL8056441001610000
1980–81 Hartford WhalersNHL7143307356
1981–82 Hartford WhalersNHL8052399157
1982–83 Hartford WhalersNHL7245317627
1983–84 Hartford WhalersNHL542314374
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL145274
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL6025254535
1987–88 HC Asiago Serie A 151016262
NHL totals52625819144920484262
WHA totals21989901791211146106

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    Preceded by Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick
    1973
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by NHL Goal Leader
    1980

    (tied with Danny Gare and Charlie Simmer)

    Succeeded by