Jim Peplinski

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Jim Peplinski
Date of birth October 24, 1960
place of birth Renfrew , Ontario , Canada
size 191 cm
Weight 95 kg
position Right wing
number # 24
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1979 , 4th lap, 75th position
Atlanta Flames
Career stations
1977-1980 Toronto Marlboros
1980-1989 Calgary Flames
1995 Calgary Flames

James Desmond "Jim" Peplinski (born October 24, 1960 in Renfrew , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 810 games for the Calgary Flames in the National during his active career between 1977 and 1989 and a brief comeback in 1995 Hockey League on the position of the right winger . Over the course of his career, he won the Stanley Cup with Calgary in 1989 and took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics with the Canadian Olympic selection .

Career

Peplinski at the legend game as part of the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic

Peplinski played during his junior years between 1977 and 1980 for the Toronto Marlboros in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League . In the three years with the Marlboros, the striker completed a total of 211 games and was selected during this time in the NHL Entry Draft 1979 in the fourth round in 75th position by the Atlanta Flames from the National Hockey League .

After the Atlanta Flames franchise was relocated to Calgary , Canada before the 1980/81 season, Peplinski's player rights also changed to the Flames, which are now based in Calgary. Peplinski made it into the regular squad right away in his rookie season and played all 80 games of the season. He got 38 scorer points. His second year continued seamlessly from his first year. He improved his points yield to 67 points in 74 games - a career record, as well as the 30 goals scored. Although the striker was no longer able to build on this brand in the following years, he became an indispensable part of the Flames squad. At the end of the 1983/84 season, his extraordinary merits - but above all his special social commitment - brought him the Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award . Peplinski was also the last recipient of the award. Furthermore, at the beginning of the 1984/85 season , the attacker received the office of team captain for the following five seasons . He shared this post first with Doug Risebrough and later with Tim Hunter .

Peplinski's tenure as captain would subsequently be the most successful period for the Canadian team. In the 1985/86 season , the Flames reached the final of the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history , where they were defeated by the Canadiens de Montréal after games with 1: 4. Three years later, reaching the final series for the second time was crowned with success when the Flames successfully returned the favor to the Canadiens. However, Peplinksi saw the decisive game from the stands, as he had been removed from the squad by then coach Terry Crisp . After the striker had only missed a total of 21 games in his first nine NHL seasons - including five due to participation in the 1988 Winter Olympics - he slowly let his career end after winning the cup. At the beginning of the 1989/90 season he completed six more games for Calgary before retiring at the age of 29.

He then worked as a TV expert for the ice hockey broadcasts of Hockey Night in Canada on the CBC . In the 1994/95 season the striker dared to make a short-lived comeback with the Flames, which only lasted six games.

International

On an international level, Peplinski played for his home country as part of the Olympic ice hockey tournament at the 1988 Winter Olympics in his adopted country of Calgary . The Canadians took fourth place in the final round and thus remained without a medal. Peplinski prepared a hit in seven tournament appearances and received six penalty minutes.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1977/78 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 66 13 28 41 44 5 2 2 4th 26th
1978/79 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 66 23 32 55 88 3 0 1 1 0
1979/80 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 67 35 66 101 89 4th 1 2 3 15th
1980/81 Calgary Flames NHL 80 13 25th 38 108 16 2 3 5 41
1981/82 Calgary Flames NHL 74 30th 37 67 115 3 1 0 1 13
1982/83 Calgary Flames NHL 80 15th 26th 41 134 8th 1 1 2 45
1983/84 Calgary Flames NHL 74 11 22nd 33 114 11 3 4th 7th 21st
1984/85 Calgary Flames NHL 80 16 29 45 111 4th 1 3 4th 11
1985/86 Calgary Flames NHL 77 24 35 59 214 22nd 5 9 14th 107
1986/87 Calgary Flames NHL 80 18th 32 50 181 6th 1 0 1 24
1987/88 Calgary Flames NHL 75 20th 31 51 234 9 0 5 5 45
1988/89 Calgary Flames NHL 79 13 25th 38 241 20th 1 6th 7th 75
1989/90 Calgary Flames NHL 6th 1 0 1 4th - - - - -
1990/91 without a contract not played after temporary resignation
1991/92 without a contract not played after temporary resignation
1992/93 without a contract not played after temporary resignation
1993/94 without a contract not played after temporary resignation
1994/95 Calgary Flames NHL 6th 0 1 1 11 - - - - -
OMJHL overall 199 71 126 197 221 12 3 5 8th 41
NHL overall 711 161 263 424 1467 99 15th 31 46 382

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1988 Canada Olympia 4th Place 7th 0 1 1 6th
Seniors total 7th 0 1 1 6th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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Commons : Jim Peplinski  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Peplinski, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peplinski, James Desmond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Renfrew , Ontario