Blaine Stoughton

Blaine Stoughton
Born	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	1973–1988

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

• Turnbull Cup (MJHL championship) (1969)
• WCHL First All-Star Team (1972)
• WCHL goal scoring leader (1972)
• NHL goal scoring leader (1980)
• Played in the 1982 NHL All-Star Game
• 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		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Dauphin Kings	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	7
1969–70	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL		59	19	20	39	181		17	4	2	6	29
1970–71	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL		35	26	24	50	96		17	13	13	26	61
1971–72	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL		68	60	66	126	121		7	4	6	10	27
1972–73	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL		66	58	60	118	86		9	9	5	14	18
1973–74	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		34	5	6	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Hershey Bears	AHL		47	23	17	40	35		—	—	—	—	—
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	HC Asiago	Serie A		15	10	16	26	2		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				526	258	191	449	204		8	4	2	6	2
WHA totals				219	89	90	179	121		11	4	6	10	6

See also

• List of NHL players with 100-point seasons

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