Jamie Huscroft

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Jamie Huscroft
Born (1967-01-09) January 9, 1967 (age 57)
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 New Jersey Devils
Boston Bruins
Calgary Flames
Tampa Bay Lightning
Vancouver Canucks
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 ice hockey defenceman who spent parts of ten seasons in the National Hockey League.

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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 New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL Draft, and turned professional in 1987. He spent five years with New Jersey's top AHL affiliate in Utica, and also managed to appear in 65 NHL games for the Devils before moving to the Boston Bruins organization in 1992. He managed to crack Boston's NHL roster for good midway through the 1993–94 season, and stuck in the NHL for the next six seasons, also suiting up for the Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, and Washington Capitals. He finished his career in 2001 with 5 goals and 37 points in 352 career NHL games, along with 1,065 penalty minutes.

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   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1983–84 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 1805515—————
1983–84 Seattle Breakers WHL4507762500015
1984–85 Seattle BreakersWHL6931316273—————
1985–86 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL6662026394501118
1986–87 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL211181999—————
1986–87 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL143367120033125
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL 715712316—————
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 3101216011110
1988–89 Utica DevilsAHL4121012215500040
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 1502251—————
1989–90 Utica DevilsAHL22369122—————
1989–90 New Jersey DevilsNHL42235149500016
1990–91 Utica DevilsAHL5931518339—————
1990–91 New Jersey DevilsNHL80112730006
1991–92 Utica DevilsAHL504711224—————
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL692151725720116
1993–94 Providence BruinsAHL3211011157—————
1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL3601114440009
1994–95 Fresno Falcons SuHL 311224—————
1994–95 Boston BruinsNHL34066103500011
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL70391216240114
1996–97 Calgary FlamesNHL39044117—————
1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL1301134—————
1997–98 Tampa Bay LightningNHL44033122—————
1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL701155—————
1998–99 Vancouver CanucksNHL2601163—————
1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL1101127—————
1999–00 Portland Pirates AHL5601212154400014
1999–00 Washington Capitals NHL700011—————
2000–01 Portland PiratesAHL601112—————
AHL totals40619335217961101160
NHL totals3525333810652101146

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References

  1. ↑ "Former WHL player Huscroft names Chiefs". WHL.ca. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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