James Donald Hislop (born January 20, 1954) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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forward who played for the
Cincinnati Stingers
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in the
World Hockey Association
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from 1976 to 1979 and then the
Quebec Nordiques
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and
Calgary Flames
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of the
National Hockey League
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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
assistant coach
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History
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with the Flames and then as a
scout with the
Minnesota Wild
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.
Playing career
Born in
Sarnia
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,
Ontario
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, Hislop played junior hockey in Tier II
Ontario Hockey Association play.
Hislop attended the
University of New Hampshire
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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
Montreal Canadiens
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in the 8th round of the
1974 NHL amateur draft. 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
NCAA
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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
Hampton Gulls
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, Hislop was signed by the
Cincinnati Stingers
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of the
World Hockey Association
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in
1977
Events January
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. He played three seasons with the Stingers, his best year coming in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
, 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
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
, Hislop's rights were acquired by the
Winnipeg Jets
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, who traded him a few days later to the
Quebec Nordiques
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for defenseman
Barry Melrose
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. 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
1980, he had the good fortune of being inserted as the right winger on a line with brothers
Peter Stastny and
Anton Stastny
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, and after a short period of adaptation, the three clicked beautifully together as Hislop scored 41 points in 50 games. With
Réal Cloutier
Réal Cloutier (born July 30, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Cloutier spent five prolific seasons as a winger in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Quebec Nordiques. After the WHA folded, he played an additi ...
, another right-winger, back from an injury and the Nordiques weak in goal, he was traded midway through the season to the
Calgary Flames
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in exchange for
Dan Bouchard
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Career ...
; 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
New York Islanders 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
front office
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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
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
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History
They played in the Western Hockey League from 1969 to 1974, the Central Hockey League from 1974 to 1984 and the International H ...
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
assistant coach
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History
The original sense of the word ''coach'' is that of a horse-drawn carriage, deriving ultimately from the Hun ...
until his final retirement in 2004.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards and honors
References
External links
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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
Quebec Nordiques players
Ice hockey people from Sarnia