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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{other people|Arthur Chapman}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[New York Americans]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 170
| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|5|29|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1962|12|31|1905|5|29}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| career_start = 1927
| career_end = 1944
}}
'''John Arthur Chapman''' (May 29, 1905 – December 31, 1962) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]]. He was born in [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]].

Chapman started his [[National Hockey League]] career with the [[Boston Bruins]] in [[1930–31 NHL season|1930]]. He would also play for the [[New York Americans]], retiring after the [[1939–40 NHL season|1940]] season to take up coaching duties for the team. In [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]], he was a member of the [[NHL All-Star team]].

==Awards and achievements==
*[[Allan Cup]] Championship (1926)
*[[National Hockey League|NHL]] second All-Star team (1936–37)
*"Honoured Member" of the [[Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]]
*[[List of Calder Cup champions|Calder Cup Champion]] As Head Coach with the [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)]] (1943–44)
*[[Lester Patrick Cup|Lester Patrick Cup Champion]] As Head Coach with the [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)]] (1957–58)

==Hockey career==
Chapman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and played his first hockey with the [[Winnipeg Hockey Club|Winnipeg Seniors]] in 1924. In 1925 Chapman joined the [[Port Arthur Bearcats]] and helped them win the [[Allan Cup]] in 1926. He turned pro with the [[Springfield Indians]] of the Canadian-American League in 1927, and was sold to the Boston Bruins in 1928. In 1933 Chapman joined the [[New York Americans]] in 1933.

Chapman retired from playing hockey after the 1939–40 season, and went on to serve as head coach of the New York Americans from 1940 to 1942, the [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League]] from 1943 to 1945, and the [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks of the WHL]] from 1957 to 1958. He became General Manager of the Dunn-Edwards Western Show Corporation and promoted shows in Long Beach, California, for the Long Beach area.

==1937 All-Star Game==
Chapman played on the first line with [[Lorne Carr]]. In 1935–36 with Art leading in assist and rookie [[Sweeney Schriner|Dave "Sweeney" Schriner]] with the most goals, went on to do the same in the 1936-37 season. Both Art and Sweeny played in the second [http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=19372ALLAAHAll&viewName=statsLeadersSingleSeason All-Star game in NHL history in 1937] (NHL.com)

<gallery>
Image:ArtChapman1937All-StarGameBack.png|1937–38 V356 Worldwide Gum Trading Card
</gallery>

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#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
|-
| 1922–23
| [[Manitoba Bisons|University of Manitoba]]
| [[Manitoba Hockey Association|MHL-Sr.]]
| 8 || 8 || 2 || 10 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1923–24
| Winnipeg Tigers
| [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|WJrHL]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1923–24
| Winnipeg Tigers
| MHL-Sr.
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1924–25
| [[Winnipeg Falcons]]
| MHL-Sr.
| 8 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1925–26
| [[Port Arthur Bearcats|Port Arthur Ports]]
| TBSHL
| 19 || 13 || 2 || 15 || 17
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1926 Allan Cup|1925–26]]
| Port Arthur Ports
| [[Allan Cup|Al-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 6 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 6
|-
| 1926–27
| Port Arthur Ports
| TBSHL
| 20 || 19 || 10 || 29 || 16
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1927–28 CAHL season|1927–28]]
| [[Springfield Indians]]
| [[Canadian-American Hockey League|Can-Am]]
| 39 || 14 || 5 || 19 || 6
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 6
|-
| [[1928–29 CAHL season|1928–29]]
| [[Providence Reds]]
| Can-Am
| 39 || 14 || 14 || 28 || 5
| 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1929–30 CAHL season|1929–30]]
| Providence Reds
| Can-Am
| 39 || 26 || 19 || 45 || 22
| 3 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 6
|-
| [[1930–31 NHL season|1930–31]]
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 44 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 22
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1931–32 NHL season|1931–32]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 48 || 11 || 14 || 25 || 18
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1932–33 NHL season|1932–33]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 46 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 19
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1933–34 NHL season|1933–34]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 21 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 7
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1933–34
| [[New York Americans]]
| NHL
| 25 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1934–35 NHL season|1934–35]]
| New York Americans
| NHL
| 47 || 9 || 34 || 43 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]]
| New York Americans
| NHL
| 48 || 10 || 28 || 38 || 14
| 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]]
| New York Americans
| NHL
| 43 || 8 || 23 || 31 || 36
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1937–38 NHL season|1937–38]]
| New York Americans
| NHL
| 45 || 2 || 27 || 29 || 8
| 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1938–39 NHL season|1938–39]]
| New York Americans
| NHL
| 45 || 3 || 19 || 22 || 2
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[1939–40 NHL season|1939–40]]
| New York Americans
| NHL
| 26 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 2
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1942–43 AHL season|1942–43]]
| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 45 || 9 || 19 || 28 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1943–44 AHL season|1943–44]]
| Buffalo Bisons
| AHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 438 !! 62 !! 176 !! 238 !! 140
! 26 !! 1 !! 5 !! 6 !! 9
|}

===Coaching career===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center; width:70em;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Season !! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|League !! colspan="6"|[[Regular season]] !! colspan="1"|[[Playoffs|Post season]]
|-
! G !! W !! L !! T !! Pct !! Division rank !! Result
|-
| [[1940–41 NHL season|1940–41]]
| New York Americans
| NHL
| 48 || 8 || 29 || 11
| .281
| 7th overall
| Did not quality
|-
| [[1941–42 NHL season|1941–42]]
| Brooklyn Americans
| NHL
| 48 || 16 || 29 || 3
| .365
| 7th overall
| Did not qualify
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|}

==External links==
*{{icehockeystats|legends=12246}}
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16567561/art-chapman Art Chapman] at [[Find a Grave]]

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{{succession box | before = [[Red Dutton]] | title = [[List of New York Americans head coaches|Head coach of the New York/Brooklyn Americans]] | years = [[1940–41 NHL season|1940]]–[[1941–42 NHL season|42]]| after = Position abolished }}
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