Jamie Huscroft
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| Jamie Huscroft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1967 Creston, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position |
Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Phoenix Coyotes Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
171st overall, 1985 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2001 | ||
James W. Huscroft (born January 9, 1967) is a Canadian former professional
Playing career
Huscroft was born in Creston, British Columbia. A tough defensive defenceman, Huscroft accumulated almost 3,000 penalty minutes in his professional hockey career, including over 1,000 in the National Hockey League (NHL). While a slow skater and not possessing tremendous natural abilities, Huscroft succeeded in pro hockey due to his tremendous grit, work ethic, and perseverance. Though he was never more than a sixth or seventh defender on any team in the NHL, he was a consummate warrior and leader, and well respected by teammates and rivals alike.
Huscroft was originally drafted by the
Huscroft was an assistant coach with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League,[1] and currently works with HES, Hockey Educational Systems in Renton, Washington, instructing amateur ice hockey players of all levels and is the director of facilities for Sno-King Ice Arenas (Renton and Kirkland, Washington).
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 45 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1984–85 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 69 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 66 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 394 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1986–87 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 21 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 125 | ||
| 1987–88 | Utica Devils | AHL | 71 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 316 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 110 | ||
| 1988–89 | Utica Devils | AHL | 41 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 215 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 149 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 339 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 69 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 257 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 32 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1994–95 | Fresno Falcons | SuHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 70 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
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Portland Pirates | AHL | 56 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 154 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
1999–00
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Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 406 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 1796 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60 | ||||
| NHL totals | 352 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 1065 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | ||||
References
- ^ "Former WHL player Huscroft names Chiefs". WHL.ca. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database