Jim Pappin
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James Joseph Pappin is a retired professional ice hockey
right winger
. He won his first Stanley Cup
in 1964 with the Toronto Maple Leafs
. In 1967, Pappin led the NHL
in playoff goals and points and won a second Stanley Cup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also scored goal that would give the Leafs their final Stanley Cup in '67.
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.
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. Pappin eventually struck a deal with the treasure hunter and the ring was returned for a reward.
He is currently a scout for the Anaheim Ducks.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
. He won his first Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1964 with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. In 1967, Pappin led the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
in playoff goals and points and won a second Stanley Cup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also scored goal that would give the Leafs their final Stanley Cup in '67.
After playing for the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
minor league Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...
in the early 1960s, Pappin played in 767 career NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
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.
Pappin was the midseason replacement head coach of the IHL's Milwaukee Admirals
Milwaukee Admirals
The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.-History:...
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. Pappin eventually struck a deal with the treasure hunter and the ring was returned for a reward.
He is currently a scout for the Anaheim Ducks.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1958–59 | Toronto Marlboros Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
54 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 48 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World... |
EPHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 46 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 1960–61 AHL season The 1960–61 AHL season was the 25th season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The All-Star Game was not played, and put on hold until resurrected in the 1994–95 AHL season... |
Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 1961–62 AHL season The 1961–62 AHL season was the 26th season of the American Hockey League. The league initiates the James C. Hendy Memorial Award for outstanding team or league executives. The league resumes East and West Divisions. The John D. Chick Trophy is first awarded for the West Division champions of the... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1962–63 1962–63 AHL season The 1962–63 AHL season was the 27th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Buffalo Bisons finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 1963–64 AHL season The 1963–64 AHL season was the 28th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Quebec Aces finished first overall in the regular season... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 50 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 1964–65 AHL season The 1964–65 AHL season was the 29th season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding media coverage of the AHL.Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 32 | ||
| 1964–65 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 44 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 1965–66 AHL season The 1965–66 AHL season was the 30th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The league played a limited interlocking schedule with the Western Hockey League which was repeated two seasons later. The Quebec Aces finished first overall in the regular... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 63 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 116 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 1965–66 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 1966–67 AHL season The 1966–67 AHL season was the 31st season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Pittsburgh Hornets finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship since being resurrected in 1961–62... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 64 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 89 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 1967–68 1967–68 AHL season The 1967–68 AHL season was the 32nd season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The league played a limited interlocking schedule with the Western Hockey League which was a repeat of the experiment two seasons earlier. The Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | ||
| 1967–68 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 58 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 75 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 66 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 58 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 24 | ||
| 1971–72 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 64 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1972–73 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 82 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 | ||
| 1973–74 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 71 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 94 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | California Golden Seals California Golden Seals The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of... |
NHL | 32 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cleveland Barons Cleveland Barons (NHL) The Cleveland Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League from 1976–78. They were a relocation of the California Golden Seals franchise, which had played in Oakland since 1967... |
NHL | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 767 | 278 | 295 | 573 | 667 | 92 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 101 | ||||