Chuck Arnason
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1951)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Atlanta Flames
Pittsburgh Penguins
Kansas City Scouts
Cleveland Barons
Colorado Rockies
Minnesota North Stars
Washington Capitals
| position = Right Wing
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 180
| shoots = Right
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|7|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
| draft = 7th overall
| draft_year = 1971
| draft_team = Montreal Canadiens
| career_start = 1971
| career_end = 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 the National 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 history to play for five defunct teams.{{cite book|last=Weekes|first=Don|title=The Best and Worst of Hockey's Firsts: The Unofficial Guide|year=2003|publisher=Greystone Books|location=Canada|isbn=9781550548600|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bestworstofhocke0000week/page/n243 240]|url=https://archive.org/details/bestworstofhocke0000week|url-access=registration}}
Personal life
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.[https://nsi-canada.ca/2011/03/aubrey-arnason-shoots-pilot-presentation-for-citytvrogers/ Aubrey Arnason shoots pilot presentation for Citytv/Rogers]
Awards and achievements
- 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 statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1968–69
| CMJHL | 34 | 36 | 37 | 73 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1969–70 | WCHL | 60 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 91
| 17 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 38 |
| 1970–71
| Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 66 | 79 | 84 | 163 | 153
| 17 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 30 |
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| 1971–72 | AHL | 58 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 33
| 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| 1971–72
| NHL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972–73 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 38 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 4
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| 1972–73
| Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1973–74 | NHL | 33 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74
| NHL | 41 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 32
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1975–76
| Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1975–76 | NHL | 39 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 21
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77
| NHL | 61 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 29 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78
| NHL | 40 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1977–78 | CHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79
| CHL | 60 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 42
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1978–79 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79
| NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1979–80 | CHL | 68 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81
| 1.GBun | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NHL Totals ! 401 !! 109 !! 90 !! 199 !! 122 ! 9 !! 2 !! 4 !! 6 !! 4 |
Transactions
- 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.
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=11871}}
- [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1971/71007.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
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{{succession box | before = Guy Lafleur | title = Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick | years = 1971 | after = Murray Wilson}}
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