Jim Koleff
| Jim Koleff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 25, 1953 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 2, 2008 (aged 55) Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Genève-Servette HC EHC Bülach | ||
| NHL draft |
125th overall, Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1991 | ||
James Arthur Christopher Koleff (July 14, 1953Canadian hockey player and coach who spent three decades playing hockey and coaching and managing hockey teams in Europe.
Koleff played for three seasons, from 1971 to 1973, with the
Flint Generals of the International Hockey League.[2]
National League A. He played for HC Lugano until 1992 when he took up became the coaching of EV Zug.[2]
During the 1992 season, he was diagnosed with
Lausanne Hockey Club, and was a member of the team's board of directors at the time of his death. In 2006, he told The Hamilton Spectator that "I told Dave I'd go for one year and 30 years later I'm still here".[2]
He was an assistant coach on Pat Quinn's Team Canada staff that won the silver medal at the 2006 Spengler Cup held in Davos, Switzerland.[2]
Koleff died at age 55 on November 2, 2008 in
Lausanne, Switzerland after suffering from cancer for 16 years.[2]
References
- ^ Entry for Jim Koleff at HockeyDraftCentral.
- ^ a b c d e f Milton, Steve. "Courage in the face of death", The Hamilton Spectator, November 4, 2008. Accessed November 8, 2008.
- ^ Tuniz, Davide. "At 54 former HC Lugano player and coach lost his battle against cancer", Eurohockey.net, November 2, 2008. Accessed November 8, 2008.