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Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame


Ron Chipperfield

Ronald James Chipperfield

Selected by California Seals 1st round (#17) in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft
Selected by Vancouver 2nd round (#20) in 1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft

scored 150 goals in only 20 games in 1968-69. ... led Minnedosa to the Provincial Bantam A championship. ... started his junior career with the Dauphin Kings of the MJHL as a fifteen year old. ... nearly won the scoring race, but tied for most goals. ... Dauphin won the league championship. ... spent the next four years with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WCHL. ... led the team in goals, assists, and points as a rookie. ... actually led the team in goals all 4 years, establishing league records in the last two. ... led the team in points in his last two seasons, winning the league scoring championship in 1974. ... also named league MVP and All-Star. ... became the WCHL career leader in goals with 261, and points with 470. ... joined the WHA's Vancouver Blazers in 1974. ... spent a year with the Blazers before team relocated to Calgary. ... spent two seasons with the Cowboys, then a three year run with the Edmonton Oilers. ... set WHA record for goals in one playoff game with five. ... his NHL debut was also first game in Edmonton Oilers' NHL history, and he served as the Oilers first NHL captain. ... one of only two players in NHL history (with Winnipeg's Lars-Erik Sjoberg) to play first NHL game as a team captain. ... in March of that season he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques, for former junior teammate Ron Low. ... after playing just four contests with the Nordiques in 1980-81, took his skills to Italy. ... that season he scored a league-leading 78 goals and 128 points in just 30 games. ... his final three seasons were spent there playing for HC Bolzano. ... continued to coach & manage in Italty. ... started Optima World Sports Agency along with another ex-Oiler, Brett Callighen, and Gary Seigo. ... Optima finds European teams for North American players and coaches who've been in the National Hockey League or American Hockey League. ... co-authored book called Mastering Inline Hockey with Callighen. ... played in the 2003 Heritage Classic in Edmonton, along with the other Oiler legends against the Montreal Canadiens.

Career Statistics[]

Playing[]

    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
Memorial Cup -- -- -- -- -- 6 3 1 4 0
1970-71 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 64 40 43 83 62 -- -- -- -- --
1971-72 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 63 59 53 112 29 14 13 7 20 2
1972-73 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 59 72 41 113 63 6 1 3 4 2
1973-74 Brandon Wheat Kings "C" WCHL 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 "C" NHL 67 18 19 37 24 -- -- -- -- --
Quebec Nordiques NHL 12 4 4 8 8 -- -- -- -- --
1980-81 Rochester Americans AHL 6 3 2 5 6 -- -- -- -- --
Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
1981-82 HC Bolzano Italy 30 78 50 128 40 6 10 8 18 10
1982-83 HC Bolzano Italy 32 78 58 136 54 -- -- -- -- --
1983-84 HC Bolzano Italy 22 19 24 43 14 5 4 8 12 8
NHL Totals 83 22 24 46 34 -- -- -- -- --
WHA Totals 369 153 177 330 189 28 15 15 30 14

Coaching[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League Type GP W L T Pts Finish GP W L Results
1984-85 HC Bolzano Italy Head 26 22 3 1 50 1st 9 6 3 Won Championship
1985-86 HC Bolzano Italy Head 36 26 7 3 55 3rd 5 3 2 Lost Semi
1986-87 HC Bolzano Italy Head 28 21 3 6 48 1st 9 5 4 Lost Final
1987-88 HC Bolzano Italy Head 36 30 3 3 63 1st 8 8 0 Won Championship

Awards & Achievements[]

Career Moves[]

  • Signed 5 year contract with Vancouver Blazers (WHA) on May 30, 1974
  • Stayed with Team after relocation to Calgary on May 7, 1975
  • Awarded to Edmonton Oilers after Calgary folded on August 26, 1977
  • Signed 3 year contract with Edmonton Oilers (WHA) on January 29, 1979
  • Traded to Québec Nordiques by Edmonton Oilers for Ron Low on March 11, 1980

External links[]


Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals/Cleveland Barons first-round draft picks
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California: HamptonKlassenJohansson
Cleveland: Crombeen
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