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Canadian ice hockey player (born 1956)

Ice hockey player

Blair Chapman
Born (1956-06-13) June 13, 1956 (age 68)Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh PenguinsSt. Louis Blues
NHL draft 2nd overall, 1976Pittsburgh Penguins
WHA draft 1st overall, 1976Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1976–1983

Blair Douglas Chapman (born June 13, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Chapman was drafted number one overall in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, and also number two overall in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was a highly touted prospect due to his stellar performance with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League; in his draft year he recorded 157 points in 69 games. He never really lived up to his potential professionally though, and recorded 231 career points in 402 career NHL games for the Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. He retired in 1983.

| | | Regular season | | Playoffs | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | -- | -- | -- | --- | --- | | Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | | 1972–73 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCHL | 52 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1973–74 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 56 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 1974–75 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 65 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 92 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 32 | | 1975–76 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 69 | 71 | 86 | 157 | 67 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 21 | | 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | | 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 63 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 18 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1981–82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 22 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | NHL totals | 402 | 106 | 125 | 231 | 158 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | | |