Geoff Waugh

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Geoff Waugh
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Born (1983-08-25) August 25, 1983 (age 40)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Springfield Falcons
Binghamton Senators
Portland Pirates
Manitoba Moose
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
EC VSV
Nottingham Panthers
National teamFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
NHL Draft 78th overall, 2002
Dallas Stars
Playing career 20062017

Geoff Waugh (born August 25, 1983) is a retired Canadian-Croatian ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

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Playing career

He played Junior "A" hockey for the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 2001 to 2003. The Dallas Stars chose him 78th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Waugh then joined the Northern Michigan Wildcats of the NCAA for four years. In 2006-07 he turned pro with the Springfield Falcons and the Johnstown Chiefs.

He then signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in 2008 and played for two seasons with their farm teams the Binghamton Senators and the Elmira Jackals. He played for the Portland Pirates, Manitoba Moose, and the Victoria Salmon Kings until 2011, when he joined KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the then EBEL. [1]

After three seasons within Zagreb, including an injury-hit inaugural season in the Kontinental Hockey League. The now Croatian citizen, opted to return to the EBEL, signing with Austrian club EC VSV on June 15, 2014. [2]

On June 2, 2015, Waugh left Austria as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with British club, the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Kindersley Klippers SJHL 5725774
2001–02Kindersley KlippersSJHL62421251251808859
2002–03 Northern Michigan University CCHA 3907741
2003–04 Northern Michigan UniversityCCHA412131572
2004–05 Northern Michigan UniversityCCHA39281089
2005–06 Northern Michigan UniversityCCHA3907774
2006–07 Springfield Falcons AHL 1000025
2006–07 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 56112139121014
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL71336139
2008–09 Binghamton SenatorsAHL2702223
2008–09 Elmira Jackals ECHL10007
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL130113320002
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL2901141
2010–11 Manitoba MooseAHL20004
2010–11 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL573811821203310
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb AUT 45369122801133
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO 32022
2012–13 KHL Medveščak ZagrebAUT4236910020004
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 40002
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb IICRO52242
2014–15 EC VSV AUT425493150005
2015–16 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 44613194540110
2016–17 Nottingham PanthersEIHL313251620110
AHL totals152371026520002
ECHL totals114420241801413414
AUT totals1291116272531501142

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Croatia WC D1B 51122
2015 CroatiaWC D1B302214
Senior totals813416

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References

  1. "Hockey transactions". Hockey News. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. "VSV signs tough guy Geoff Waugh" (in German). EC VSV. 2014-06-15. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  3. "Defenceman Geoff Waugh joins Panthers". Nottingham Panthers. 2015-06-02. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-06-02.