Mark Napier (ice hockey)

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Mark Napier
Born (1957-01-28) January 28, 1957 (age 66)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Toros
Birmingham Bulls
Montreal Canadiens
Minnesota North Stars
Edmonton Oilers
Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft 10th overall, 1977
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19751993

Mark Robert Napier (born January 28, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over a thousand professional games between the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. He was a two-time Stanley Cup winner in the NHL.

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Biography

As a youth, Napier played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Toronto. [1]

An alumnus of the Toronto Marlboros organization, Napier turned pro as a teenager for the Toronto Toros of the WHA and also played for the Birmingham Bulls. After the WHA folded, Napier joined the Montreal Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1979. He also played for the Minnesota North Stars before joining the Edmonton Oilers, winning his second Cup with them in 1985. In 1987, he was traded again, and would finish his career in North America in a Buffalo Sabres uniform before playing three seasons in Italy.

In 1997, Napier was hired as the head coach of the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League. He was the president of the NHL Alumni Association for 12 years and retired in 2016.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972–73 Wexford Raiders MetJHL 44412768201
1973–74 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 7047469363
1974–75 Toronto MarlborosOMJHL6166641301062324244813
1974–75 Toronto Marlboros MC 44484
1975–76 Toronto Toros WHA 7843509320
1976–77 Birmingham Bulls WHA8060369624
1977–78 Birmingham BullsWHA7933326590502214
1978–79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5411203111123252
1979–80 Montreal CanadiensNHL761633497102680
1980–81 Montreal CanadiensNHL793536712430002
1981–82 Montreal CanadiensNHL804041811453250
1982–83 Montreal CanadiensNHL73402767630000
1983–84 Montreal CanadiensNHL53250
1983–84 Minnesota North Stars NHL5813284117123250
1984–85 Minnesota North StarsNHL391018282
1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL3392635191855107
1985–86 Edmonton OilersNHL8024325614101450
1986–87 Edmonton OilersNHL62813212
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL1555100
1987–88 Buffalo SabresNHL4710818860330
1988–89 Buffalo SabresNHL661117283331010
1989–90 HC Bolzano ITA 3668721406686142
1990–91 HC Varese ITA364573118410818260
1990–91 HC Lugano NDA 54260
1991–92 HC Devils Milano AL 202913424
1991–92 HC Devils MilanoITA111114250121513280
1991–92 Canada Intl21010
1992–93 HC Devils MilanoAL271919384
1992–93 HC Devils MilanoITA1613233621169150
WHA totals237136118254134502214
NHL totals7672353065411578218244211
ITA totals9913718231912393746832

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1982 Canada WC 93140

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1977
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