Jim Park (ice hockey)
| Jim Park | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 22, 1952 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
WHA Indianapolis Racers EHL Jersey Devils IHL Des Moines Capitols Fort Wayne Komets AHL Richmond Robins NAHL Mohawk Valley Comets CHL Oklahoma City Blazers Indianapolis Checkers PHL Phoenix Roadrunners | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1982 | ||
James Park (born June 22, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is the father of current Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPP Lindsey Park. Jim is also the creator of a series of instructional tapes for hockey goaltenders entitled "The Puck Stops Here" (1986), in which he instructs students on the traditional stand-up style and introduces butterfly techniques, which were considered revolutionary at the time.
Jim also sported an exquisite and formidable mustache and ran his own academy for goaltenders. Some of his students went on to have professional careers playing ice hockey.
Between 1975 and 1978, Park played three seasons and 54 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1]
As a youth, he played in the 1964 and 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Don Mills, and then the Toronto Shopsy's team.[2]
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Sawchuk Trophy (with Richard Brodeur) - Indianapolis Checkers | 1979–80 | [3] |
References[]
- ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 378. ISBN 978-1-490967400.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=30
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1952 births
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- Indianapolis Racers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
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- Indianapolis Checkers players
- Jersey Devils players
- Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players
- Mohawk Valley Comets players
- Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
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