Stan Jonathan

Stanley Carl "Bulldog" Jonathan (born September 5, 1955) is a Canadian former ice hockey left winger, most notably for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, for whom he played for parts of eight seasons. He featured in two Stanley Cup Finals with the Bruins (1977, 1978). Jonathan was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, but grew up in Hagersville, Ontario.

Stan Jonathan
Jonathan in 1980
Born (1955-09-05) September 5, 1955
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 86th overall, 1975
Boston Bruins
WHA Draft 103rd overall, 1975
Indianapolis Racers
Playing career 1975–1983

Playing career

Stan Jonathan was drafted in the fifth round (86th overall) of the 1975 NHL entry draft by the Bruins. Ignored by most other scouts and by Bruins general manager Harry Sinden, Jonathan was picked up thanks to the shrewdness of Don Cherry, who had seen him play with the Peterborough Petes earlier that season, Jonathan's third season in Peterborough.[1] Cherry stated later that the proudest discovery of his hockey career was Stan Jonathan.[1]

While Jonathan played with Peterborough, they represented Canada well as they placed third at the first unofficial world junior championship in 1973–1974.[2]

Jonathan started his NHL career with one game in the 1975–76 NHL season, before being called up permanently for the 1976–77 season. He typified Bruins hockey, displaying both outstanding offensive ability and toughness. Jonathan was adept at knocking in rebounds, and Cherry, his coach at the time, stated that he had the most accurate shot in the league.[3] As a rookie, he led all NHL players in shooting percentage, putting goals in at a clip of 23.9%.[1] That year, 1977–78, was his most productive season as he scored 27 goals with 25 assists. He also had 116 penalty minutes that year.[2] his second season, he was again among the top-ten players in shooting percentage, at 22.3%.[1] That year he won the Bruins' "7th Player Award" voted on by the fans for the player who exceeded expectations.

Arguably Jonathan's most famous moment[4] was his savage beating of Pierre Bouchard in a brawl during Game 4 of the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals. Challenged by Bouchard, who outweighed Jonathan by thirty pounds and stood six inches taller, Jonathan held his own, breaking Bouchard's nose and cheekbone and knocking him to the ice.[1]

His 1978–79 season was shortened by an injury, but Jonathan played in all 11 playoff games of 1979. Jonathan scored a hat-trick in Game #6 of Boston's semifinal series versus Montreal, contributing to a 5–2 win in game 6 of the semi-finals against the Montreal Canadiens, which forced a game 7.[5] He returned the following year and scored 21 goals and 19 assists. He also added 208 penalty minutes.[2]

The Bruins traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 8, 1982, in exchange for cash. Jonathan played 19 games for Pittsburgh and retired after the 1983 season. He finished his NHL career with 91 goals and 110 assists in 411 games.[2]

He is a full-blooded Tuscarora,[6] born in Ohsweken, Ontario, a Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

Stan Jonathan was charged with criminal negligence in a hunting accident on the Six Nations reserve that killed Peter Kosid of Hamilton, Ontario, on Sunday, November 11, 2012.[7] The criminal charges against Jonathan in the hunting death of Peter Kosid have been withdrawn.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972–73 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 63143549107 —————
1973–74 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 70193352127 1145914
1974–75 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 70363975138 1145914
1975–76 Rochester Americans AHL 61120 —————
1975–76 Boston Bruins NHL 10000 —————
1975–76 Dayton Gems IHL 69 264773192 151382154
1976–77 Rochester Americans AHL 30007 —————
1976–77 Boston Bruins NHL 6917133069 1442624
1977–78 Boston Bruins NHL 68272552116 1501136
1978–79 Boston Bruins NHL 33691596 1141512
1979–80 Boston Bruins NHL 79211940208 900029
1980–81 Boston Bruins NHL 74142438192 300030
1981–82 Boston Bruins NHL 676172357 110006
1982–83 Boston Bruins NHL 10000 —————
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1903313 —————
1982–83 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 4813233686 —————
1985–86 Brantford Motts Clamatos OHA-Sr. ————— —————
1986–87 Brantford Motts Clamatos OHA-Sr. 10002 —————
NHL totals 41191110201751 638412137

International
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1974 Canada WJC 50008
Junior totals 50008

References
  1. "Stan Jonathan". GreatestHockeyLegends.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Stan Jonathan". www.legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. davey boy phelan (December 9, 2012). "They Call me Chief Ch 03 of 09". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved January 2, 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. Boston Herald (2014-02-19), Boston Herald Talk of the Town : Former Boston Bruin Stan Jonathan, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-03-25
  5. Network, Canadian Heritage Information. "Stan Jonathan". www.virtualmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  6. King, C. Richard (2015-03-10). Native Americans in Sports. Routledge. ISBN 9781317464037.
  7. "Former NHL player Stan Jonathan charged in fatal hunting accident on Six Nations reserve - Toronto Star". TheStar.com. November 14, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  8. Peeling, Mike (April 3, 2015). "Ex-NHL player's charges dropped in 'tragic' hunting death". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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