Chuck Arnason

Ernest Charles Arnason (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing who played 401 games over eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts, Cleveland Barons, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars and Washington Capitals. He was the first player in NHL history to play for five defunct teams.

Personal life Arnason was born in Dauphin, Manitoba and raised in Ashern, Manitoba.

Arnason and his wife Leanne have two children, a son, Tyler who played in the NHL from 2001 to 2009 and a daughter, Aubrey who is an actress and screenwriter.

Awards and achievements MJHL Goal Scoring Leader (1969) WCHL Scoring Champion (1971) WCHL Goals Leader (1971) WCHL All-Star Team (1971) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1968–69 Selkirk Fishermen CMJHL 34 36 37 73 — — — — — — 1969–70 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 60 34 27 61 91 17 14 18 32 38 1970–71 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 66 79 84 163 153 17 15 22 37 30 1971–72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 58 30 24 54 33 15 7 6 13 6 1971–72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 17 3 0 3 4 — — — — — 1972–73 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 38 18 20 38 4 13 5 10 15 16 1972–73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 19 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 33 7 6 13 13 — — — — — 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41 13 5 18 4 — — — — — 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 26 32 58 32 9 2 4 6 4 1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 30 7 3 10 14 — — — — — 1975–76 Kansas City Scouts NHL 39 14 10 24 21 — — — — — 1976–77 Colorado Rockies NHL 61 13 10 23 10 — — — — — 1977–78 Colorado Rockies NHL 29 4 8 12 10 — — — — — 1977–78 Cleveland Barons NHL 40 21 13 34 8 — — — — — 1977–78 Phoenix Roadrunners CHL 6 3 3 6 4 — — — — — 1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 60 24 22 46 42 — — — — — 1978–79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 13 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 1979–80 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 68 15 17 32 28 — — — — — 1980–81 Kölner EC 1.GBun 16 5 7 12 10 — — — — — NHL totals 401 109 90 199 122 9 2 4 6 4

Transactions On June 10, 1971 the Montreal Canadiens selected Chuck Arnason in the first-round (#7 overall) of the 1971 NHL draft. On May 29, 1973 the Montreal Canadiens traded Chuck Arnason to the Atlanta Flames in exchange for a 1974 first-round pick (#10-Rick Chartraw). On January 4, 1974 the Atlanta Flames traded Chuck Arnason and Bob Paradise to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Al McDonough. On January 9, 1976 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Chuck Arnason, Steve Durbano and a 1976 first-round pick (#11-Paul Gardner) to the Kansas City Scouts in exchange for Simon Nolet, Ed Gilbert and a 1976 first-round pick (#2-Blair Chapman). On July 15, 1976 the Kansas City Scouts moved to Colorado and renamed Colorado Rockies. On January 9, 1978 the Colorado Rockies traded Chuck Arnason and Rick Jodzio to the Cleveland Barons in exchange for Ralph Klassen and Fred Ahern. On June 15, 1978 Chuck Arnason was placed on the Minnesota North Stars reserve list following Cleveland Barons/Minnesota North Stars merger. On March 12, 1979 the Minnesota North Stars traded Chuck Arnason to the Washington Capitals for future considerations. On April 24, 1979 the Washington Capitals traded Chuck Arnason to the Minnesota North Stars for future considerations. On July 19, 1979 the Minnesota North Stars traded Chuck Arnason to the Vancouver Canucks for cash.