Blaine Stoughton

Blaine Stoughton
Born (1953-03-13) March 13, 1953
Gilbert Plains, MB, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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 19731988

Blaine Stoughton (born March 13, 1953) is a Canadian 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. 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

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1968–69Dauphin KingsMJHL33151934100
1968–69Dauphin KingsM-Cup10007
1969–70Flin Flon BombersWCHL591920391811742629
1970–71Flin Flon BombersWCHL35262450961713132661
1971–72Flin Flon BombersWCHL6860661261217461027
1972–73Flin Flon BombersWCHL665860118869951418
1973–74Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL3456118
1973–74Hershey BearsAHL4723174035
1974–75Toronto Maple LeafsNHL782314372474262
1975–76Oklahoma City BlazersCHL301422362440002
1975–76Toronto Maple LeafsNHL43611178
1976–77Cincinnati StingersWHA8152521043940332
1977–78Cincinnati StingersWHA306131936
1977–78Indianapolis RacersWHA4713132628
1978–79Indianapolis RacersWHA25991816
1978–79New England WhalersWHA369312274374
1979–80Hartford WhalersNHL8056441001610000
1980–81Hartford WhalersNHL7143307356
1981–82Hartford WhalersNHL8052399157
1982–83Hartford WhalersNHL7245317627
1983–84Hartford WhalersNHL542314374
1983–84New York RangersNHL145274
1984–85New Haven NighthawksAHL6025254535
1987–88HC AsiagoSerie A151016262
NHL totals 526 258 191 449 204 8 4 2 6 2
WHA totals 219 89 90 179 121 11 4 6 10 6

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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
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