John Arthur "Art" Chapman - Born May 29, 1905 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – Died December 31, 1962 in Los Angeles, California was a Canadian ice Hockey centre and coach.

- Turnbull Memorial Trophy / Turnbull Cup Champion 1924 with Winnipeg Tammany Tigers.

- Scotland Woolen Mills Trophy Champion 1926 with Port Arthur Bearcats.
- S.P.A. Trophy Champion 1926 with Port Arthur Bearcats.
- Allan Cup Champion 1926 with Port Arthur Bearcats.

- Henri Fontaine Trophy / Fontaine Cup Champion 1930 with Providence Reds.

- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1943 with Buffalo Bisons (coach).

- Calder Cup Champion 1943, 1944 with Buffalo Bisons (coach).

- Lester Patrick Cup Champion 1958, 1960 with Vancouver Canucks (coach).

Chapman played his junior Hockey in Winnipeg, playing for the University of Manitoba in the 1922-23 season, and then joining the Winnipeg Tammany Tigers for the 1923-24 season, winning the Turnbull Cup in 1924, as Manitoba Junior Champions.

Chapman then played for the Winnipeg Falcons in 1924-25 season, then joined the Port Arthur Hockey Club (also known as the Port Arthur Seniors, Ports or Bearcats) in 1925 and played with their team for the 1925-26 season, winning the 1926 Scotland Woolen Mills Trophy, S.P.A. Trophy and the 1926 Allan Cup Championship. Chapman also played in Port Arthur during the 1926-27 season.

Chapman then turned pro with the Springfield Indians of the Canadian–American Hockey League / Can-Am in 1927-28 season, scoring 14 goals, 5 assists in his 1st pro season.

Chapman was traded to the Can-Am Providence Reds on October 18, 1928, and would play in Providence for 2 seasons, helping them win the 1930 Henri Fontaine Trophy / Fontaine Cup as Can-Am champions.

Chapman was claimed by the Boston Bruins from Providence in the Inter-League Draft, May 13, 1929, but was allowed to stay with the Reds for the 1929-30 season.

Chapman made his NHL debut with Boston Bruins on November 11, 1930 vs New York Americans at Boston Garden in a 1-0 Bruins win.

Chapman scored his 1st NHL goal vs George Hainsworth of the Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 of 3rd period on November 18, 1930 at Boston Garden in a 5-2 Bruins win. He played in 44 games, scoring 7 goals, 7 assists during his 1st season.

In his 2nd year with the Bruins, Chapman increased his production, scoring 11 goals and 25 points in 48 games. He played another 1 1/2 seasons in Boston before being traded to the New York Americans with Bob Gracie for Lloyd Gross and George Patterson on January 11, 1934.

Chapman was paired with Sweeney Schriner and Lorne Carr for the 1934-35 season, scoring 9 goals, a league leading 34 assists for 43 points, and finished 6th in NHL scoring. he was the set up man for Schriner and Carr for their goals.

Chapman was voted to the 1937 NHL All-Star Team despite his team's last place finish during the 1936-37 season. The All Star game was actually the Howie Morenz Memorial Game at the Montreal Forum on November 2, 1937. The NHL All-Stars defeated the Montreal All-Stars (Canadiens & Maroons) 6-5, with Chapman picking up 1 assist in the game.

Chapman began to fade in the 1937-38 season, but the New York Americans had depth that year and finished 2nd in the Canadian Division. The Americans pulled a big upset, beating their powerful rivals, the New York Rangers, with a classic overtime goal Carr scored to win the series. The New York Americans almost beat Chicago in the next round, but fell in the 3rd and deciding game.

When Schriner was traded to Toronto, Chapman and Carr played with Harvey Jackson. Chapman played his final NHL season in the 1939-40 season.

Chapman did not return to professional Hockey for three years due to the allied war effort. He returned in 1942-43, suiting up for 45 games with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League / AHL. He played one last game with the Bisons at the start of the 1943-44 season before retiring.

Chapman played in 431 regular season NHL games, scoring 62 goals (8 GWG / 1 OTG), 176 assists with 136 penalty minutes and 26 NHL playoff games, scoring 1 goal (1 GWG), 5 assists with 9 penalty minutes.

Chapman went on to pursue a career in coaching, 1st as a player/coach with Buffalo Bisons in the AHL from 1943 to 1945, winning the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy in 1943 and the Calder Cup championships in 1943 and 1944.

Chapman then coached the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League from 1952 to 1961, winning the Lester Patrick Cup Championship as Western Hockey League champions in 1958 and 1960.

Art Chapman is a “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Inducted in 1986.