James Donald Hislop (born January 20, 1954) is a Canadian former professional

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forward who played for the

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in the

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from 1976 to 1979 and then the

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and

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of the

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(NHL) between 1979 and 1984. He helped the Flames reach the NHL playoff semifinals for the first time in club history in 1981. After his playing career he worked as an

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with the Flames and then as a

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with the

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Playing career

Born in

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, Hislop played junior hockey in Tier II

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play. Hislop attended the

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under legendary coach Charlie Holt. In Hislop's sophomore year with the Wildcats in 1974, he led the ECAC in assists with 35 en route to the conference title, leading to him being drafted by the

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in the 8th round of the

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. He followed that performance up with two 66-point seasons, winning conference First All-Star honours in 1975 and 1976 and being named to the

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First Team All-American squad in 1976. He finished his collegiate career with 77 goals and 132 assists for 209 points, the leading scorer in Wildcat history to that time, and is currently 4th all-time. After spending half a season in the minor leagues with the

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, Hislop was signed by the

of the

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. He played three seasons with the Stingers, his best year coming in

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, when he scored 30 goals and 40 assists for 70 points, chipping in six points in three playoff games. When the Stingers folded in the WHA-NHL merger, in

, Hislop's rights were acquired by the

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, who traded him a few days later to the

for defenseman Barry Melrose. He was the only player to play in all 80 games for the Nordiques during their inaugural season in the NHL, scoring 19 goals. In

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, he had the good fortune of being inserted as the right winger on a line with brothers Peter Stastny and Anton Stastny, and after a short period of adaptation, the three clicked beautifully together as Hislop scored 41 points in 50 games. With

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, another right-winger, back from an injury and the Nordiques weak in goal, he was traded midway through the season to the

in exchange for

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; it proved to be his best year in the NHL with a combined 25 goals and 31 assists for 56 points. He played the remainder of his career with the Flames, settling into being a solid two-way player who almost never missed a game and serving two full seasons before an eye injury sustained in a game against the

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on December 1, 1983 forced his retirement. Hislop finished his NHL career with 75 goals and 103 assists for 178 points in 345 games, adding 61 goals and 102 assists for 163 points in the WHA.

Post-playing career

He joined the Flames

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immediately upon his retirement, as an assistant coach, but left hockey for four years until becoming the head coach for the

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of the International Hockey League for two seasons starting in 1989. After that, Hislop returned to the Flames, working as a scout and spending three more seasons as an

until his final retirement in 2004.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hislop, Jamie 1954 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Calgary Flames coaches Calgary Flames players Calgary Flames scouts Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian ice hockey coaches Cincinnati Stingers players Cleveland Crusaders draft picks Hampton Gulls (SHL) players Minnesota Wild scouts Montreal Canadiens draft picks New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Quebec Nordiques players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Ice hockey people from Sarnia