Mike Stapleton

Mike Stapleton
Born	May 5, 1966 (1966-05-05) (age 45) Sarnia, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes Atlanta Thrashers New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	132nd overall, 1984 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	1986–2004

Michael P. Stapleton (born May 5, 1966 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired National Hockey League hockey player who played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks. He is the son of former NHL defenceman and 1972 Summit Series Team Canada member Pat Stapleton. He is married to wife Laura and has two sons, Luke and Nick. Hired as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on May 6, 2011.

Junior career

Stapleton played Junior B hockey for the Strathroy Blades and Junior A hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Cornwall Royals where he scored 104 goals and 258 points over three seasons and 182 games. He was rated OHL Leyden Division's hardest worker, best faceoff man and best penalty killer in a 1985–86 poll of league coaches.

NHL career

He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks #132 overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 697 NHL games for seven different teams netting 71 goals and 182 points along with 342 penalty minutes.

Europe

In 2001, Stapleton moved to Finland's SM-liiga and played for the Espoo Blues, scoring 18 goals and 37 points in 41 games. He then had a brief spell in the Swedish Elitserien for Leksands IF before returning to Espoo. He spent one more season in Finland for Tappara before retiring in 2004.

International career

Stapleton also played for Team Canada at the 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he won a silver medal.

Coaching career

Stapleton served as an assistant to head coach/GM Scott Gardiner with the NAHL's Traverse City North Stars during the club's inaugural 2005–06 season before accepting a position as associate coach of the OHL's Erie Otters. He has accepted a position to become the new assistant coach for the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, beginning with the 2010-11 American Hockey League season.^[1]

References

1. ^ Ducks Name Stapleton Assistant Coach of Crunch

External links

• Mike Stapleton's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	Stapleton, Mike
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Date of birth	May 5, 1966
Place of birth	Sarnia, ON, CAN
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