Mark Napier

Mark Robert Napier (born January 28, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over a thousand professional games between the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1975 and 1989. He was a two-time Stanley Cup winner in the NHL.

Biography

As a youth, Napier played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Toronto.

An alumnus of the Toronto Marlboros organization, Napier turned pro as a teenager for the Toronto Toros of the WHA and also played for the Birmingham Bulls. One year before the WHA folded, Napier joined the Montreal Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1979. He also played for the Minnesota North Stars before joining the Edmonton Oilers, winning his second Cup with them in 1985. In 1987, he was traded again, and would finish his career in North America in a Buffalo Sabres uniform before playing three seasons in Italy.

In 1997, Napier was hired as the head coach of the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League. He was the president of the NHL Alumni Association for 12 years and retired in 2016.

Awards and achievements 1974–75 - Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 1975 - Memorial Cup (Toronto) 1975–76 - WHA - Lou Kaplan Trophy (Rookie of the Year) (Toronto) 1978–79 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Montreal) 1982 - Team Canada - Bronze medal 1985 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1972–73 Wexford Raiders MetJHL 44 41 27 68 201 — — — — — 1973–74 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 70 47 46 93 63 — — — — — 1974–75 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 61 66 64 130 106 23 24 24 48 13 1974–75 Toronto Marlboros MC — — — — — 4 4 4 8 4 1975–76 Toronto Toros WHA 78 43 50 93 20 — — — — — 1976–77 Birmingham Bulls WHA 80 60 36 96 24 — — — — — 1977–78 Birmingham Bulls WHA 79 33 32 65 90 5 0 2 2 14 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 11 20 31 11 12 3 2 5 2 1979–80 Montreal Canadiens NHL 76 16 33 49 7 10 2 6 8 0 1980–81 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 35 36 71 24 3 0 0 0 2 1981–82 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 40 41 81 14 5 3 2 5 0 1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 40 27 67 6 3 0 0 0 0 1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 3 2 5 0 — — — — — 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 58 13 28 41 17 12 3 2 5 0 1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 39 10 18 28 2 — — — — — 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 33 9 26 35 19 18 5 5 10 7 1985–86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 24 32 56 14 10 1 4 5 0 1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 62 8 13 21 2 — — — — — 1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15 5 5 10 0 — — — — — 1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47 10 8 18 8 6 0 3 3 0 1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 66 11 17 28 33 3 1 0 1 0 1989–90 HC Bolzano ITA 36 68 72 140 6 6 8 6 14 2 1990–91 HC Varese ITA 36 45 73 118 4 10 8 18 26 0 1990–91 HC Lugano NDA — — — — — 5 4 2 6 0 1991–92 HC Devils Milano AL 20 29 13 42 4 — — — — — 1991–92 HC Devils Milano ITA 11 11 14 25 0 12 15 13 28 0 1991–92 Canada Intl 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1992–93 HC Devils Milano AL 27 19 19 38 4 — — — — — 1992–93 HC Devils Milano ITA 16 13 23 36 2 11 6 9 15 0 WHA totals 237 136 118 254 134 5 0 2 2 14 NHL totals 767 235 306 541 157 82 18 24 42 11 ITA totals 99 137 182 319 12 39 37 46 83 2

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1982 Canada WC 9 3 1 4 0