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Thomas George "Bomber" Bladon (born December 29, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Detroit Red Wings. He won the Stanley Cup with the Flyers in 1974 and 1975.
Playing career
He is best remembered for the game played on December 11, 1977, against the Cleveland Barons, in which he scored four goals and added four assists, becoming the first defencemanand only the fourth person in NHL history to record eight points (a feat accomplished only 15 times by 11 other players) in an NHL game. His plus/minus of +10 in that game is also an NHL record.Bladon's heavy slapshot from the point was a fixture of the Flyer's championship teams from the 1970s.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | AJHL | 46 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 66 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 124 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 46 | ||
| 1971–72 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 65 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 90 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 1971–72 | Edmonton Oil Kings | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1972–73 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 70 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | ||
| 1974–75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 76 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1975–76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 41 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 610 | 73 | 197 | 270 | 392 | 86 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 70 | ||||