Shot Right Height 1.80 m Position Winger Role Ice hockey player Career end 1988 | Name Blaine Stoughton Career start 1973 Playing career Weight 84 kg | |
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Born March 13, 1953 (age 71)
Gilbert Plains, MB, CAN ( 1953-03-13 ) NHL Draft 7th overall, 1973
Pittsburgh Penguins WHA Draft 14th overall, 1973
Quebec Nordiques Played for HC Asiago, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers | ||
Blaine stoughton 1982 hartford whalers training camp
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.
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Playing career
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
