Blake Stephen | |||
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Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | November 29, 1960||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | IHL Muskegon Mohawks Toledo Goaldiggers Salt Lake Golden Eagles | ||
Playing career | 1980–1985 |
Blake Stephen (born November 29, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Stephen played two seasons (1978 - 1980) of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Billings Bighorns and Saskatoon Blades, registering 40 goals and 54 assists for 94 points, while earning 289 penalty minutes, in 114 games played. [1]
Stephen went on to play five seasons and 213 games in the International Hockey League (IHL). Stephen had a reputation as a tough player who could handle his own. [2] While playing in the IHL with the Muskegon Mohawks, Toledo Goaldiggers, and Salt Lake City Golden Eagles, he scored 62 goals and 77 assists for 139 points, while racking up 774 penalty minutes.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1976–77 | Merritt Centennials | BCJHL | 68 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Merritt Centennials | BCJHL | 61 | 49 | 44 | 93 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 23 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 32 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 104 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||
1979–80 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 59 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 56 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 62 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 175 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 63 | ||
1984–85 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 29 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 23 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | ||
IHL totals | 213 | 62 | 77 | 139 | 774 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 102 |
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