Mark Napier (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player

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Mark Napier

Born|  (1957-01-28) January 28, 1957 (age 65)
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|  1975-1993

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.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Awards and achievements
* 3 Career statistics
* 3.1 Regular season and playoffs
* 3.2 International
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Biography[edit]

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[edit]

* 1974–75 \- Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy
* 1975 \- Memorial Cup (Toronto)
* 1975–76 \- WHA \- Lou Kaplan Trophy (Rookie of the Year) (Toronto)
* 1978–79 \- NHL \- Stanley Cup (Montreal)
* 1982 \- Team Canada \- Bronze medal
* 1985 \- NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)

## Career statistics[edit]

### Regular season and playoffs[edit]

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Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1972–73  | Wexford Raiders | MetJHL | 44  | 41  | 27  | 68  | 201  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1973–74 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 70  | 47  | 46  | 93  | 63  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1974–75 | Toronto Marlboros  | OMJHL  | 61  | 66  | 64  | 130  | 106  | 23  | 24  | 24  | 48  | 13
1974–75 | Toronto Marlboros  | MC | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 8  | 4
1975–76 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 78  | 43  | 50  | 93  | 20  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA  | 80  | 60  | 36  | 96  | 24  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1977–78 | Birmingham Bulls  | WHA  | 79  | 33  | 32  | 65  | 90  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 14
1978–79 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 54  | 11  | 20  | 31  | 11  | 12  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 2
1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens  | NHL  | 76  | 16  | 33  | 49  | 7  | 10  | 2  | 6  | 8  | 0
1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens  | NHL  | 79  | 35  | 36  | 71  | 24  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
1981–82 | Montreal Canadiens  | NHL  | 80  | 40  | 41  | 81  | 14  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0
1982–83 | Montreal Canadiens  | NHL  | 73  | 40  | 27  | 67  | 6  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens  | NHL  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1983–84  | Minnesota North Stars | NHL  | 58  | 13  | 28  | 41  | 17  | 12  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 0
1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars  | NHL  | 39  | 10  | 18  | 28  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1984–85  | Edmonton Oilers | NHL  | 33  | 9  | 26  | 35  | 19  | 18  | 5  | 5  | 10  | 7
1985–86 | Edmonton Oilers  | NHL  | 80  | 24  | 32  | 56  | 14  | 10  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 0
1986–87 | Edmonton Oilers  | NHL  | 62  | 8  | 13  | 21  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1986–87  | Buffalo Sabres | NHL  | 15  | 5  | 5  | 10  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres  | NHL  | 47  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 8  | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 0
1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres  | NHL  | 66  | 11  | 17  | 28  | 33  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
1989–90 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 36  | 68  | 72  | 140  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 6  | 14  | 2
1990–91 | HC Varese | ITA  | 36  | 45  | 73  | 118  | 4  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 26  | 0
1990–91 | HC Lugano | NDA | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 5  | 4  | 2  | 6  | 0
1991–92 | HC Devils Milano | AL | 20  | 29  | 13  | 42  | 4  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1991–92 | HC Devils Milano  | ITA  | 11  | 11  | 14  | 25  | 0  | 12  | 15  | 13  | 28  | 0
1991–92  | Canada | Intl  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1992–93 | HC Devils Milano  | AL  | 27  | 19  | 19  | 38  | 4  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1992–93 | HC Devils Milano  | ITA  | 16  | 13  | 23  | 36  | 2  | 11  | 6  | 9  | 15  | 0
WHA totals  | 237  | 136  | 118  | 254  | 134  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 14
NHL totals  | 767  | 235  | 306  | 541  | 157  | 82  | 18  | 24  | 42  | 11
ITA totals  | 99  | 137  | 182  | 319  | 12  | 39  | 37  | 46  | 83  | 2

### International[edit]

Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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1982 | Canada | WC | 9  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

## External links[edit]

* Mark Napier career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by

Bruce Baker

|  Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1977 | Succeeded by

Norm Dupont

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