Arthur Stratton (born October 8, 1935) is a

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former professional

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player. He played 95 games in the

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for 5 separate teams. These included the

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(18 games),

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(5 games),

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(2 games),

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(58 games), and

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(12 games). Stratton's NHL career was scattered across 4 playing seasons between 1959 and 1968, where he scored 18 goals and 33 assists. Stratton's professional hockey career was more illustrious than his NHL statistics demonstrate. Starting in 1955 and playing straight until 1976, he was only in the NHL for 4 seasons and with 5 different teams. Stratton contributed to the following professional hockey teams during his lengthy and productive career: St. Catharines Teepees, Cleveland Barons, North Bay Trappers,

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, Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers,

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, Tidewater Wings, Virginia Red Wings,

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League; the team is an owned and operated affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, ...

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and

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. He holds the American Hockey League record for points in a game with 9 (all assists) while playing with the Buffalo Bisons against Pittsburgh March 17, 1963. Stratton also coached the

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for part of the 1974/1975

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Season. That year, the Eagles were last in the league standings, with a record of 21 games under .500.

Awards and achievements

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Co-Scoring Champion (1955) *

Goal Scoring Leader (1955) *

First Team Allstar (1955) *

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Rookie of the Year (1957) * WHL Rookie of the Year Prairie Division (1958) * AHL First All-Star Team (1963, 1964, & 1965) *

Calder Cup The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars. The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its cur ...

( AHL) Championship (1963) * AHL Most Valuable Player (1965 & 1974) * AHL Scoring Champion (1965) * CPHL First All-Star Team (1966 & 1967) * CPHL Scoring Champion (1966 & 1967) * CPHL Most Valuable Player (1966 & 1967) * AHL Second All-Star Team (1974) * SHL Second All-Star Team (1976) * SHL Most Valuable Player (1976) *"Honoured Member" of the

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum for ice hockey in Manitoba, located on the main level of the Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1985, when the first honoured members were named ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stratton, Art 1935 births Living people Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Detroit Red Wings players Hampton Gulls (SHL) players Sportspeople from Winnipeg New York Rangers players Philadelphia Flyers players Pittsburgh Hornets players Pittsburgh Penguins players Richmond Robins players Rochester Americans players St. Catharines Teepees players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Springfield Indians players Tidewater Wings players Virginia Wings players Warroad Lakers players Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) players Ice hockey people from Manitoba