| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens Atlanta Flames Pittsburgh Penguins Kansas City Scouts Cleveland Barons Colorado Rockies Minnesota North Stars Washington Capitals |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Birth Date: | July 15, 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada |
| Draft: | 7th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1971 |
| Draft Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Career Start: | 1971 |
| Career End: | 1980 |
Ernest Charles Arnason (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing who played 401 games over eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas City Scouts, Cleveland Barons, Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars and Washington Capitals.He was the first player in NHL history to play for five defunct teams.[1]
Arnason was born in Dauphin, Manitoba and raised in Ashern, Manitoba.
Arnason and his wife Leanne have two children, a son, Tyler who played in the NHL from 2001 to 2009 and a daughter, Aubrey who is an actress and screenwriter.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1968–69 | Selkirk Fishermen | CMJHL | 34 | 36 | 37 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 60 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 91 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 38 | ||
| 1970–71 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 66 | 79 | 84 | 163 | 153 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 30 | ||
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 58 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1971–72 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 38 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1972–73 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 33 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 39 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 61 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 29 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 40 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 60 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 68 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Kölner EC | 1.GBun | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 401 | 109 | 90 | 199 | 122 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||