Blake Dunlop

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Blake Dunlop
Date of birth April 18, 1953
place of birth Hamilton , Ontario , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 81 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1973 , 2nd round, 18th position
Minnesota North Stars
WHA Amateur Draft 1973 , 1st lap, 12th position
New England Whalers
Career stations
1969-1973 Ottawa 67's
1973-1977 Minnesota North Stars
1977-1979 Philadelphia Flyers
1979-1983 St. Louis Blues
1983-1984 Detroit Red Wings

Blake Robert Dunlop (born April 18, 1953 in Hamilton , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Minnesota North Stars , Philadelphia Flyers , St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League from 1973 to 1984 .

Career

Dunlop played with Bill Clement , Michel Larocque , Peter-John Lee and Denis Potvin for the Ottawa 67’s in the Ontario Hockey Association during his junior years . In the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft , the Minnesota North Stars selected him after good performance in the second round as 18th. The World Hockey Association was also interested in him. Here the attempted New England Whalers in the WHA Amateur Draft in 1973 by him and elected him even in the first round as the Twelfth.

He tried to assert himself in the NHL, but initially he played in the American Hockey League for the New Haven Nighthawks . During the 1973/74 season he came to twelve missions in the regular season. In his second season he fought for a regular place, but in the following season he had to go back to the AHL frequently.

For the 1977/78 season he moved to the Philadelphia Flyers , where he also failed to make a breakthrough. Outstanding, however, were his performance in the AHL, where he won the Calder Cup with the Maine Mariners . In the 1978/79 season he made his breakthrough with the Flyers. However, he had his best years with the St. Louis Blues , to which he moved after the season together with Rick Lapointe and in exchange for Phil Myre . For his stamina he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy after the 1980/81 season . With 81 points he was finally able to build on the performances from his junior years. After two more good seasons, he started weakly in the 1983/84 season and the Blues separated from him. As a free agent , he signed with the Detroit Red Wings later in the season . There he ended his career after the season.

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 11 550 130 274 404 172
Playoffs 6th 40 4th 10 14th 18th

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personal data
SURNAME Dunlop, Blake
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dunlop, Blake Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton , Ontario , Canada