Jim Pappin

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = right winger
played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 190
nationality = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1939|09|10
birth_place = Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
career_start = 1963
career_end = 1977
halloffame =

James Joseph "Jim" Pappin (born 10 September, 1939 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger. Pappin led the NHL in playoff goals and points in 1967, as a member of the Stanley Cup-winning Toronto Maple Leafs.

After playing for the AHL minor league Rochester Americans in the early 1960s, Pappin played in 767 career NHL games between 1963 and 1977, scoring 278 goals and 295 assists for 573 points. His best season statistically was the 1972–73 season, when he scored 41 goals and 92 points; both career highs. He scored the winning goal in the 1967 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Pappin was the midseason replacement head coach of the IHL's Milwaukee Admirals for the 1984-85 season, with a team record of 12 wins and 14 losses. After retiring from hockey, he has been the Director of U.S. Scouting for the Chicago Blackhawks.

In 2007, Pappin was in the news when his Stanley Cup ring was found by a Florida treasure hunter. [ [http://www.thestar.com/article/249096 The Star, "Long-lost Stanley Cup ring resurfaces", August 23, 2007] ] . Pappin eventually struck a deal with the treasure hunter and the ring was returned for a reward. [ [http://www.thestar.com/article/250916 The Star, "Beachcomber rewarded for return of Cup ring", August 29, 2007] ]

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External links

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=4138 Career Stats at hockeydb.com]
* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13920 Profile at legendsofhockey.net]