{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Use Canadian English |date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Stan Jonathan.jpg | caption = Jonathan in 1980 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 175 | played_for = Boston Bruins<br>Pittsburgh Penguins | ntl_team = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|9|5|mf=y}} | birth_place = Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada | draft = 86th overall | draft_year = 1975 | draft_team = Boston Bruins | wha_draft = 103rd overall, 8th round | wha_draft_year = 1975 | wha_draft_team = Indianapolis Racers | career_start = 1975 | career_end = 1983 }} '''Stanley Carl''' "'''Bulldog'''" '''Jonathan''' (born September 5, 1955) is an Indigenous Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He is best known for playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), for whom he played for parts of eight seasons, and featured in two Stanley Cup Finals (1977, 1978). He finished his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1982-83.
==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.<ref name="greatesthockeylegends.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2013/07/stan-jonathan.html|title=Stan Jonathan |work=GreatestHockeyLegends.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}}</ref> Cherry stated later that the proudest discovery of his hockey career was Stan Jonathan.<ref name="greatesthockeylegends.com"/>
While Jonathan played with Peterborough, they represented Canada well as they placed third at the first unofficial world junior championship in 1973–1974.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13135|title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Stan Jonathan|website=www.legendsofhockey.net|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref>
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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBrx-Q_1COY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/RBrx-Q_1COY |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=They Call me Chief Ch 03 of 09|last=davey boy phelan|date=December 9, 2012|access-date=January 2, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> As a rookie, he led all NHL players in shooting percentage, putting goals in at a clip of 23.9%.<ref name="greatesthockeylegends.com" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> his second season, he was again among the top-ten players in shooting percentage, at 22.3%.<ref name="greatesthockeylegends.com" /> That year he won the Bruins' "7th Player Award" voted on by the fans for the player who exceeded expectations.
Besides his scoring touch, Jonathan was also a capable enforcer, having fought Keith Magnuson, Dave "The Hammer" Schultz, and Andre "Moose" Dupont. Arguably Jonathan's most famous moment<ref>{{Citation|last=Boston Herald|title=Boston Herald Talk of the Town : Former Boston Bruin Stan Jonathan|date=February 19, 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKSkqI5VkHw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/WKSkqI5VkHw |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live |accessdate=March 25, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> was his savage beating of Pierre Bouchard in a brawl during game four 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.<ref name="greatesthockeylegends.com" />
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 six of Boston's semifinal series versus Montreal, contributing to a 5–2 win in game six of the semi-finals against the Montreal Canadiens, which forced a game seven.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitDa.do;jsessionid=C8D29BC11CB92615374A20259D7D8830?method=preview&lang=EN&id=11751 |title=Stan Jonathan|last=Network |first=Canadian Heritage Information |website=www.virtualmuseum.ca |language=EN|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> He returned the following year and scored 21 goals and 19 assists. He also added 208 penalty minutes.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref name=":0" />
==Personal== Jonathan is a full-blooded Tuscarora,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4v4TBwAAQBAJ&q=stan+jonathan&pg=PA146|title=Native Americans in Sports |last=King |first=C. Richard|date=March 10, 2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317464037 |language=en}}</ref> born in Ohsweken, Ontario, part of the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Ontario, Canada. After his playing days were over, Jonathan stayed in the Boston area with his wife Cathy and two children Carl and Brandi. After twenty years, the family moved to Six Nations and built a house.<ref name="blazes">{{cite news |work=The Hamilton Spectator |title=Jonathan blazes trail to the NHL |date=September 7, 1994 |page=C4 |last=Sicinski |first=Larry}}</ref> Jonathan worked in construction, coaching, running a tent-rental business, and driving a snow plow.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Spectator |title=Stan is a legend on the reserve. He is the local boy who made it big |date=January 23, 2016 |page=A12 |first=Susan |last=Clairmont}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/11/14/former_nhl_player_stan_jonathan_charged_in_fatal_hunting_accident_on_six_nations_reserve.html|title=Former NHL player Stan Jonathan charged in fatal hunting accident on Six Nations reserve - Toronto Star|date=November 14, 2012|work=TheStar.com|access-date=January 2, 2017}}</ref> Kosid was illegally bow hunting on the reserve without permission and without proper reflective hunting gear. The criminal charges were later withdrawn.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5539994-ex-nhl-player-s-charges-dropped-in-tragic-hunting-death/|title=Ex-NHL player's charges dropped in 'tragic' hunting death|date=April 3, 2015|access-date=January 2, 2017|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator|last1=Peeling|first1=Mike}}</ref> After first filing a lawsuit against Jonathan, Kosid's family later settled with Jonathan's insurance company.
==Legacy== In 2023, he was named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.<ref>Bruins Announce “Historic 100” Ahead of All-Centennial Team Reveal https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-historic-100-ahead-of-all-centennial-team-reveal</ref>
Peterborough sports writer Don Barrie wrote in 2021 that Jonathan was one of the Petes' "all-time fan favourites".<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Peterborough Examiner |date=March 13, 2021 |page=A14 |title=A list of top 10 all-time Petes fan favourites |first=Don |last=Barrie}}</ref>
Jonathan has been an inspiration to other Indigenous hockey players, including Gino Odjick.<ref name="blazes"/>
==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 ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1972–73 | Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 63 || 14 || 35 || 49 || 107 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1973–74 | Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 70 || 19 || 33 || 52 || 127 | 11 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 14 |- | 1974–75 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 70 || 36 || 39 || 75 || 138 | 11 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 14 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1975–76 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1975–76 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1975–76 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 69 | 26 || 47 || 73 || 192 | 15 || 13 || 8 || 21 || 54 |- | 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1976–77 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 || 17 || 13 || 30 || 69 | 14 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 24 |- | 1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 || 27 || 25 || 52 || 116 | 15 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 36 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1978–79 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 96 | 11 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 12 |- | 1979–80 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 || 21 || 19 || 40 || 208 | 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 29 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1980–81 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 || 14 || 24 || 38 || 192 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 30 |- | 1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 || 6 || 17 || 23 || 57 | 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 13 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1982–83 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 48 || 13 || 23 || 36 || 86 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1985–86 | Brantford Motts Clamatos | OHA-Sr. | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986–87 | Brantford Motts Clamatos | OHA-Sr. | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 411 !! 91 !! 110 !! 201 !! 751 ! 63 !! 8 !! 4 !! 12 !! 137 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1974 | Canada | WJC | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"| Junior totals ! 5 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 8 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Ice hockey stats}} *[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1975/75086.html 1975 NHL Amateur Draft: Stan Jonathan]
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