Jim Wiste
Jim Wiste | |||
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Born |
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan , Canada | February 18, 1946||
Died |
January 2, 2018 Denver, Colorado , U.S. | (aged 71)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
Playing career | 1968–1976 |
James Andrew Wiste (February 18, 1946 – January 2, 2018) was a Canadian professional
Playing career
Wiste was a college hockey star at the
Following his graduation, Wiste was signed as a free agent by the NHL Chicago Black Hawks in 1968, one of three University of Denver teammates to join Chicago along with Keith Magnuson and Cliff Koroll. He would establish himself as a quality scorer in minor-pro, but unlike Magnuson and Koroll who both became fixtures in the Chicago lineup for more than a decade, Wiste found the adjustment to the NHL difficult, and found it hard to get icetime on a deep Black Hawk team. After a 3-game stint in Chicago in 1968–69, he spent most of the 1969–70 campaign with the Black Hawks, but was often a healthy scratch and failed to record a goal in 26 games.
Exposed by Chicago in the
After another season in the minors, Wiste was one of many fringe NHL players to jump to the rival upstart World Hockey Association for the 1972–73 campaign, signing with the Cleveland Crusaders. In Cleveland, he would experience the most successful portion of his career, recording totals of 71 and 58 points in his two years there.
Wiste moved to the Indianapolis Racers for the 1974–75 season, but slumped to totals of 13 goals and 41 points. After a poor start to the 1975–76 campaign, Wiste was assigned to the minors and would eventually retire.
Wiste recorded 1 goal and 10 assists for 11 points in 52 NHL games, and added 64 goals and 108 assists for 172 points in 228 WHA contests. Wiste died in Denver at the age of 71 on January 2, 2018.[1]
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 | ||
1962–63 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 47 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
1963–64 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 61 | 37 | 60 | 97 | 124 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | ||
1964–65 | University of Denver | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | University of Denver | WCHA | 30 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | University of Denver | WCHA | 34 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks
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AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 68 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 26 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 29 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 53 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1972–73 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 70 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | ||
1973–74 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 76 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1974–75 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 75 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHA totals | 228 | 64 | 108 | 172 | 80 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | ||||
NHL totals | 52 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All- First Team
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1966–67
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AHCA East All-American | 1966–67
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All- First Team
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1967–68
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AHCA East All-American | 1967–68
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All-Tournament Second Team
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1968
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References
- ^ "Longtime Campus Lounge owner and former DU hockey star Jim Wiste dies in Denver at 71". 4 January 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database