Vaughn Karpan

Vaughn Karpan
Born (1961-06-20) June 20, 1961 (age 63)
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1983–1988

Vaughn Karpan (born June 20, 1961) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He is currently the Assistant General Manager - Player Personnel for the Vegas Golden Knights.

Karpan played with the Canada men's national ice hockey team from 1983 to 1988. He competed with Team Canada at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]

After retiring from his playing career, Karpan was hired by the Winnipeg Jets as an amateur scout in 1993. He joined the scouting staff of the Arizona Coyotes in 1996 and served as the team's director of amateur scouting from 1999-2005. In 2005, Karpan was hired as a scout by the Montreal Canadiens. On May 27, 2015, the Canadiens announced that Karpan had been named as their director of professional scouting.

Karpan was hired by the Golden Knights on August 23, 2016,[2] whom he would later win the Stanley Cup with in 2023.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 26 5 2 7 4 — — — — —
1981–82 New Westminster Royals BCHL 33 30 37 67 50 — — — — —
1983–84 Canadian National Team Intl 31 5 6 11 6 — — — — —
1983–84 University of Manitoba CWUAA 8 9 12 21 14 — — — — —
1984–85 University of Manitoba CWUAA 34 27 22 49 87 — — — — —
1985–86 Canadian National Team Intl 46 9 11 20 20 — — — — —
1986–87 Canadian National Team Intl 69 17 16 33 21 — — — — —
1987–88 Canadian National Team Intl 67 13 15 28 19 — — — — —
Intl totals 213 44 48 92 66 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1984 Canada OG 7 0 0 0 0
1988 Canada OG 8 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 15 0 0 0 2

References

  1. ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. ^ Boehlke, Ken (August 23, 2016). "Vaughn Karpan Hired As Director of Player Personnel". Sinbin Vegas. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Names Engraved on Stanley Cup". NHL.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.


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