Ronald James Chipperfield (born March 28, 1954) is a Canadian former professional

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player who served as the

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' first

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(NHL) captain. He played for the Oilers in both the

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(WHA) and the NHL, as well as the

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and the

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of the WHA, and the

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of the NHL. Chipperfield was born in

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Playing career

Chipperfield started his junior career in 1969–70 with the Dauphin Kings of the

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(MJHL), leading the league in scoring. The Kings won the MJHL championship and advanced to the 1970 Memorial Cup western semi-final before bowing out. Next, he spent four years with

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of the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL), where he set numerous team and league records. His most successful year there was his last, 1973–74, when he scored 90 goals, setting a league record at the time, won the scoring title, and was named league MVP. Chipperfield was drafted in 1974 by the

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in the first round, 17th overall, of the

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, and in the second round, 20th overall of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft by the

. He joined the Blazers, spending a year with the team before it moved to Calgary and became the

. Chipperfield played two seasons for the Cowboys, then a three-year run with the

. In his third season with the team, the Oilers joined the National Hockey League. Chipperfield made his NHL debut in 1979 and went on to score 22 goals and 45 points that season. In March of that season, the Oilers traded him to the

for goaltender Ron Low, a former teammate in Dauphin. Chipperfield played just four games with the Nordiques the following year and then took his skills to the top league in Italy in 1981. That season he scored a league-leading 78 goals and 128 points in just 39 games. His final three seasons were spent there, playing for

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Awards and achievements

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Co-Goal Scoring Leader (1970) * Turnbull Cup MJHL Champions (1970) * WCHL All-Star Team (

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) * WCHL Scoring Champion (1974) * WCHL MVP (1974) * Honoured Member of the

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Career statistics

References

External links

Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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