Editing Jim Peplinski

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1960)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Jim Peplinski 2014.jpg
| caption = Peplinski in 2014
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 210
| played_for = [[Calgary Flames]]
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Renfrew, Ontario]], Canada
| draft = 75th overall
| draft_year = 1979
| draft_team = [[Atlanta Flames]]
| career_start = 1980
| career_end = 1990<br>1994–1995
}}

'''James Desmond Peplinski''' (born October 24, 1960) is a Canadian former [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) player.  He played ten seasons in the NHL (all with the [[Calgary Flames]]) and won the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1989. He represented Canada at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] as a member of the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|national hockey team]].

==Playing career==
Peplinski played junior hockey for the [[Toronto Marlboros]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League|Ontario Major Junior Hockey League]] (OMJHL) between 1977 and 1980. He scored 101 points in 67 games in his final season of junior.<ref name="LOH">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13958 |title=Jim Peplinski profile |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=2012-03-17}}</ref>  The [[Atlanta Flames]] selected him with their fourth round selection, 75th overall, at the [[1979 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref name="8990CGYMG">{{cite book |editor-last=Ornest |editor-first=Leo |title=1989–90 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=1989 |page=50}}</ref>  Following the franchise's relocation to Canada, he made his NHL debut in 1980 and was an original member of the [[Calgary Flames]], scoring 38 points in his rookie season.<ref name="LOH" /> Playing his 100th career game on November 17, 1981, Peplinski scored four goals against the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972-96)|Winnipeg Jets]] as part of a career high 30-goal, 67-point season in the [[1981–82 Calgary Flames season|1981–82 season]].<ref name="8990CGYMG" />

One of Peplinski's strengths was his durability.  He missed only 24 games during his career, appearing in all 80 of the Flames' games in [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]], [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]], [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]] and [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]].<ref name="LOH" />  He was named a tri-captain of the team, shared with [[Lanny McDonald]] and [[Doug Risebrough]], in the 1984–85 season.<ref name="8990CGYMG" />  For the [[1988 Winter Olympics]], the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] opened the [[Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|hockey tournament]] to all professionals.  While the NHL refused to allow most of its players to participate, the Flames released Peplinski to the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian Olympic team]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Canada's Olympic Hockey History 1920–2010 |year=2009 |url=https://archive.org/details/canadasolympicho0000podn |url-access=registration |publisher=Fenn Publishing |location=Toronto |pages=[https://archive.org/details/canadasolympicho0000podn/page/149 149–151] |isbn=978-1-55168-323-2}}</ref> He appeared in seven games, scoring one assist for the fourth place Canadians.<ref>{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Canada's Olympic Hockey History 1920–2010 |year=2009 |url=https://archive.org/details/canadasolympicho0000podn |url-access=registration |publisher=Fenn Publishing |location=Toronto |page=[https://archive.org/details/canadasolympicho0000podn/page/240 240] |isbn=978-1-55168-323-2}}</ref>

In the Flames' [[Stanley Cup]] championship season of [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]], Peplinski scored 38 points in 79 games, and appeared in 20 more games in the [[1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs]].<ref name="LOH" /> Prior to the sixth game of the final against the [[Montreal Canadiens]], head coach [[Terry Crisp]] wanted to insert McDonald, who was expected to retire following the season, into the lineup for the possible clinching game.  As a result, Peplinski was scratched from the line-up and watched as the team won the championship.  He came onto the ice to accept the trophy with McDonald and alternate captain [[Tim Hunter (ice hockey)|Tim Hunter]].<ref name="PodnieksPlayers">{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Players: The ultimate A–Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL |publisher=Doubleday Canada |year=2003 |location=Toronto |page=668 |isbn=0-385-25999-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Duhatschek |first=Eric |title=Stanley Cup: Ours at last |work=Calgary Herald |date=1989-05-26 |page=A1}}</ref>

Six games into the [[1989–90 NHL season]], Peplinski chose to retire.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers" /> He left the game as the Flames' all-time leader in games played at 705.<ref name="8990CGYMG" /> He moved to the broadcast booth, joining ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' as a color commentator before attempting an NHL comeback in [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]. His comeback lasted six more games before he left the game for good.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers" />  Peplinski settled in Calgary after his retirement and remains active with the team's alumni association.  He organized the alumni game between the Flames and Canadiens at the [[2011 Heritage Classic]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilbertson |first=Wes |title=Total recall |work=Calgary Sun |date=2011-02-19 |pages=S4–5}}</ref>

Peplinski has the longest goal streak among the NHL players without scoring a power-play goal - 124, from his last power play goal on November 23, 1982 against the Washington Capitals and until his retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morehockeystats.com/players/pplessstreak|title=Goal streaks without a Powerplay goal|website=MoreHockeyStats}}</ref>

[[File:Jim Peplinski.png|thumb|right|Peplinski prior to the alumni game at the [[2011 Heritage Classic]].]]

==Personal life==
Upon retiring from the Flames, Peplinski invested in Hartfield Chieftain Leasing, a small [[vehicle leasing]] company. Starting with 565 units, split between operations in Calgary and Edmonton, the company initially struggled. In 1998, the company was thriving and merged with his father-in-law's leasing company in the East (Leasemaster), creating a national vehicle leasing firm, [https://www.jimpeplinski.ca/ Jim Peplinski Leasing Inc].<ref>{{cite web |title=The story of Jim Peplinski Leasing |url=https://www.jimpeplinski.ca/about-us/jims-story/ |publisher=Jim Peplinksi Leasing |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Peplinski remains the Chairman of Jim Peplinski Leasing which serves small to mid-sided fleet vehicles across the country.

Peplinski is also the Chairman of [https://www.properlyinvestments.com/ Properly Investment Company], a firm established to invest in entrepreneurs.

Peplinski has been recognized for his charitable contributions. He was named the final recipient of the [[Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award]] in 1984 for his work in support of the [[Special Olympics]] and [[Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada|Big Brothers of Calgary]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FaNjAAAAIBAJ&pg=3509,4523423 |title=Peplinski voted Conacher Award |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=1984-05-30 |access-date=2012-03-18 |page=40}}</ref>  The Flames named him their recipient of the [[List of Calgary Flames award winners#Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award|Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award]] in 1988.<ref name="8990CGYMG" />

Peplinski is married to Catherine (née Esplen), and they have four children together.{{cn|date=May 2020}}

Arena 1 in the [[Jim Durrell Recreation Centre|Jim Durrell Centre]] is named Jim Peplinski Arena.

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"| &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1976–77
| Ottawa South Canadians
| [[Hockey Eastern Ontario|Midget AA]]
| 22
| 22
| 33
| 55
| 42
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1977–78 OMJHL season|1977–78]]
| [[Toronto Marlboros]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OMJHL]]
| 66
| 13
| 28
| 41
| 44
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 26
|-  
| [[1978–79 OMJHL season|1978–79]]
| Toronto Marlboros
| OMJHL
| 66
| 23
| 32
| 55
| 88
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1979–80 OMJHL season|1979–80]]
| Toronto Marlboros
| OMJHL
| 67
| 35
| 66
| 101
| 89
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 15
|-  
| [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 80
| 13
| 25
| 38
| 108
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 41
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 74
| 30
| 37
| 67
| 115
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
|-  
| [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 80
| 15
| 26
| 41
| 134
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 45
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 74
| 11
| 22
| 33
| 114
| 11
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 21
|-  
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 80
| 16
| 29
| 45
| 111
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 11
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 77
| 24
| 35
| 59
| 214
| 22
| 5
| 9
| 14
| 107
|-  
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 80
| 18
| 32
| 50
| 181
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 24
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 75
| 20
| 31
| 51
| 234
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 45
|- 
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 79
| 13
| 25
| 38
| 241
| 20
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 75
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 11
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 711
! 161
! 263
! 424
! 1,467
! 99
! 15
! 31
! 46
! 382
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! Year
! Team
! Comp
! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| &nbsp;
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{Ice hockey stats}}

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{{succession box | before = [[Lanny McDonald]] <br /> [[Doug Risebrough]] | title = [[List of Calgary Flames captains|Calgary Flames captain]] | years = [[1984–85 NHL season|1984]]–[[1989–90 NHL season|89]] <br><small>with Doug Risebrough (1984–87) <br> and Lanny McDonald (1984–89)</small> | after = [[Brad McCrimmon]]}}
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''Note: During Jim Peplinski's tenure as captain of the [[Calgary Flames|Flames]] he shared the role of captain with [[Doug Risebrough]] ([[1984–85 NHL season|1984]]–[[1986–87 NHL season|87]]) and [[Lanny McDonald]] ([[1984–85 NHL season|1984]]–[[1988–89 NHL season|89]]), and then served as sole captain for the first six games of [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], before retiring.

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