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Chuck Arnason | |||
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Born |
(1951-07-15) July 15, 1951 (age 72) Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Atlanta Flames Pittsburgh Penguins Kansas City Scouts Cleveland Barons Colorado Rockies Minnesota North Stars Washington Capitals | ||
NHL draft |
7th overall, 1971 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1971–1980 |
Ernest Charles Arnason (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing who played 401 games over eight seasons in theββNational Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts, Cleveland Barons, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars and Washington Capitals. He was the first player in NHL historyββto play for five defunct teams.
Personal lifeβ»
Arnason was born in Dauphin, Manitoba and raised in Ashern, Manitoba.
Arnason and "his wife Leanne have two children," a son, Tyler who played in the "NHL from 2001 to 2009 and a daughter," Aubrey who is an actress and screenwriter.
Awards and achievementsβ»
- MJHL Goal Scoring Leader (1969)
- WCHL Scoring Champion (1971)
- WCHL Goals Leader (1971)
- WCHL All-Star Team (1971)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1968β69 | Selkirk Fishermen | CMJHL | 34 | 36 | 37 | 73 | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1969β70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 60 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 91 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 38 | ||
1970β71 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 66 | 79 | 84 | 163 | 153 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 30 | ||
1971β72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 58 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
1971β72 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1972β73 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 38 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | ||
1972β73 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1973β74 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 33 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1973β74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1974β75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
1975β76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1975β76 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 39 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 21 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1976β77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 61 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1977β78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 29 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1977β78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 40 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1977β78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1978β79 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 60 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 42 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1978β79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1978β79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1979β80 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 68 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1980β81 | KΓΆlner EC | 1.GBun | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL Totals | 401 | 109 | 90 | 199 | 122 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Transactionsβ»
- On June 10, 1971 the Montreal Canadiens selected Chuck Arnason in the first-round (#7 overall) of the 1971 NHL draft.
- On May 29, 1973 the Montreal Canadiens traded Chuck Arnason to the Atlanta Flames in exchange for a 1974 first-round pick (#10-Rick Chartraw).
- On January 4, 1974 the Atlanta Flames traded Chuck Arnason and Bob Paradise to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Al McDonough.
- On January 9, 1976 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Chuck Arnason, Steve Durbano and a 1976 first-round pick (#11-Paul Gardner) to the Kansas City Scouts in exchange for Simon Nolet, Ed Gilbert and a 1976 first-round pick (#2-Blair Chapman).
- On July 15, 1976 the Kansas City Scouts moved to Colorado and renamed Colorado Rockies.
- On January 9, 1978 the Colorado Rockies traded Chuck Arnason and Rick Jodzio to the Cleveland Barons in exchange for Ralph Klassen and Fred Ahern.
- On June 15, 1978 Chuck Arnason was placed on the Minnesota North Stars reserve list following Cleveland Barons/Minnesota North Stars merger.
- On March 12, 1979 the Minnesota North Stars traded Chuck Arnason to the Washington Capitals for future considerations.
- On April 24, 1979 the Washington Capitals traded Chuck Arnason to the Minnesota North Stars for future considerations.
- On July 19, 1979 the Minnesota North Stars traded Chuck Arnason to the Vancouver Canucks for cash.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Weekes, Don (2003). The Best and Worst of Hockey's Firsts: The Unofficial Guide. Canada: Greystone Books. pp. 240. ISBN 9781550548600.
- ^ Aubrey Arnason shoots pilot presentation for Citytv/Rogers
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
Preceded by | Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1971 |
Succeeded by |
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Cleveland Barons (NHL) players
- Colorado Rockies (NHL) players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Flin Flon Bombers players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Kansas City Scouts players
- Minnesota North Stars players
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Sportspeople from Dauphin, Manitoba
- People from Interlake Region, Manitoba
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Washington Capitals players