Ron Chipperfield
Ronald James Chipperfield (born March 28, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who served as the Edmonton Oilers' first National Hockey League (NHL) captain. He played for the Oilers in both the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the NHL, as well as the Vancouver Blazers and the Calgary Cowboys of the WHA, and the Quebec Nordiques of the NHL. Chipperfield was born in Brandon, Manitoba.
| Ron Chipperfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 28, 1954 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Blazers Calgary Cowboys Edmonton Oilers Quebec Nordiques | ||
| NHL Draft |
17th overall, 1974 California Seals | ||
| WHA Draft |
20th overall, 1974 Vancouver Blazers | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1984 | ||
Playing career
Chipperfield started his junior career in 1969–70 with the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), leading the league in scoring. The Kings won the MJHL championship and advanced to the 1970 Memorial Cup western semi-final before bowing out. Next he spent four years with Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL), where he set numerous team and league records. His most successful year there was his last, 1973–74, when he scored 90 goals, setting a league record at the time,[1] won the scoring title, and was named league MVP.
Chipperfield was drafted in 1974 by the California Golden Seals in the first round, 17th overall, of the 1974 NHL amateur draft, and in the second round, 20th overall of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft by the Vancouver Blazers. He joined the Blazers, spending a year with the team before it moved to Calgary and became the Calgary Cowboys. Chipperfield played two seasons for the Cowboys, then a three-year run with the Edmonton Oilers. In his third season with the team, the Oilers joined the National Hockey League. Chipperfield made his NHL debut in 1979 and went on to score 22 goals and 45 points that season. In March of that season the Oilers traded him to the Quebec Nordiques for goaltender Ron Low, a former teammate in Dauphin. Chipperfield played just four games with the Nordiques the following year, and then took his skills to the top league in Italy in 1981. That season he scored a league-leading 78 goals and 128 points in just 39 games. His final three seasons were spent there, playing for HC Bolzano.
Awards and achievements
- MJHL Co-Goal Scoring Leader (1970)
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Champions (1970)
- WCHL First All-Star Team (1974)
- WCHL Scoring Champion (1974)
- WCHL MVP (1974)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | 34 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Dauphin Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCJHL | 64 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCJHL | 63 | 59 | 53 | 112 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCJHL | 59 | 72 | 41 | 113 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCJHL | 66 | 90 | 72 | 162 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 78 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975-76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 75 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 81 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 80 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 55 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 67 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | HC Bozen | Serie A | 30 | 78 | 50 | 128 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83 | HC Bozen | Serie A | 32 | 78 | 58 | 136 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | HC Bozen | Serie A | 22 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||
| WHA Totals | 369 | 153 | 177 | 330 | 189 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 14 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 83 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Serie A Totals | 84 | 175 | 132 | 307 | 108 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 18 | ||||
References
- "Chipperfield, Ron | Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame". mbhockeyhalloffame.ca. Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
External links
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ron Chipperfield's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
| Preceded by Paul Shmyr |
Edmonton Oilers captain 1979–80 |
Succeeded by Blair MacDonald |