Tom Bladon

Thomas "Tom" Bladon (b. December 29th 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a former professional defenseman who played in the National Hockey League from 1972 to 1981 for the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Edmonton Oilers, the Winnipeg Jets and the Detroit Red Wings. Bladon's career however was mostly in Pennsylvania, as he spent 6 seasons with the Flyers and 2 with the Penguins; his last season was split between Edmonton, Winnipeg, Detroit and the Adirondack Red Wings.

He is most remembered for one night in particular, December 11th 1977, where he scored four goals and added as many assists against the Cleveland Barons - he became the fourth player in NHL history to accomplish this feat, and the first defenseman ever to do it.