Jamie Rivers

For the American football player of the same name, see Jamie Rivers (American football).

Jamie Rivers
Born	(1975-03-16) March 16, 1975 (age 50) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins Florida Panthers Detroit Red Wings Phoenix Coyotes Spartak Moscow HC Ambri-Piotta KHL Medveščak
NHL draft	63rd overall, 1993 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1995–2011

Jamie Barry Rivers (born March 16, 1975) is a Canadian professional broadcaster and former professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player. He currently serves as the color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest, as well as a co-host on the 101 ESPN St. Louis radio program The Fast Lane . Rivers was the head coach and General Manager of the Central Hockey League's St. Charles Chill. Rivers played 454 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played in Europe for KHL Medveščak. He is Huron First Nations. ^[1]

Playing career

Rivers during his stint at KHL Medveščak

Rivers was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Jamie Rivers also has a brother, Shawn, who played for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has represented Canada at the 2009 Spengler Cup.

On November 19, 2009, Rivers returned to Europe after a season in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves to join HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss National League A. ^[2]

In the succeeding 2010–11 season, Rivers remained in Europe and following a trial signed with KHL Medveščak, at the time a member of the Austrian Hockey League, on December 16, 2010. ^[3] During his 14th game with Medveščak, Rivers suffered a ruptured spleen after completing a check. After initially going undiagnosed, a few days later Rivers was rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgery. Suffering a large amount of internal bleeding, Rivers' heart stopped before he was electronically defibrillated back to life. Rivers was ruled out for the remainder of the season and returned to St. Louis, where he now lives with his wife Shannon, 22-year-old daughter Karson, 19-year-old twin boys Ashton and Braydon, and 14-year-old McKinnon. ^{[4] [5]}

Post-playing career

On September 17, 2012, Rivers was named head coach of the St. Charles Chill of the Central Hockey League. ^{[6] [7]} The team played for one season, 2013-2014, before ceasing operations.

On August 16, 2023, he was promoted as the color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest. Previously, he served as a studio analyst and fill-in color commentator for Darren Pang, a role he shared with Bernie Federko, in select games. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Rivers is a co-host on the 101 ESPN St. Louis radio program The Fast Lane, with Anthony Stalter and Super Bowl Champion Carey Davis.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Ottawa Jr. Senators	CJHL		44	4	30	34	74		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		55	3	13	16	20		8	0	0	0	0
1992–93	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		62	12	43	55	20		14	7	19	26	4
1993–94	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		65	32	89	121	58		10	1	9	10	14
1994–95	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		46	9	56	65	30		18	7	26	33	22
1995–96	Worcester IceCats	AHL		75	7	45	52	130		4	0	1	1	4
1995–96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Worcester IceCats	AHL		63	8	35	43	83		5	1	2	3	14
1996–97	St. Louis Blues	NHL		15	2	5	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	St. Louis Blues	NHL		59	2	4	6	36		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	St. Louis Blues	NHL		76	2	5	7	47		9	1	1	2	2
1999–2000	New York Islanders	NHL		75	1	16	17	84		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Ottawa Senators	NHL		45	2	4	6	44		1	0	0	0	4
2001–02	Ottawa Senators	NHL		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Boston Bruins	NHL		64	4	2	6	45		3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Florida Panthers	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		50	6	19	25	68		3	0	1	1	10
2003–04	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		50	3	4	7	41		2	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Hershey Bears	AHL		50	7	13	20	46		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		15	0	1	1	12		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		18	0	5	5	26		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	St. Louis Blues	NHL		31	1	3	4	36		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		30	4	19	23	24		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Spartak Moscow	RSL		19	0	3	3	42		4	0	0	0	8
2008–09	Chicago Wolves	AHL		69	4	24	28	72		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Ambrì–Piotta	NLA		24	0	8	8	34		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	KHL Medveščak	EBEL		14	1	8	9	37		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				339	36	155	191	427		12	1	4	5	28
NHL totals				454	17	49	66	385		15	1	1	2	8

International

Medal record
Representing   Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	1995 Red Deer

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Canada	WJC			7	3	3	6	2
Junior totals					7	3	3	6	2

Awards and honours

Award	Year	Notes
OHL
First All-Star Team	1993–94
Max Kaminsky Trophy	1993–94	[2]
CHL Second All-Star Team	1993–94
Second All-Star Team	1994–95
AHL
Second All-Star Team	1996–97

References

1. "National Hockey League embraces aboriginals - Indian Country Media Network". indiancountrymedianetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
2. "Former team Canada and World Junior Star signs with Ambri-Piotta" (in French). HC Ambri-Piotta. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2010-04-02.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Rivers remains with Bears" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak. 2010-12-16. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
4. Strickland, Andy (2011-02-07). "Former NHL D-man nearly loses life playing overseas". TrueHockey.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
5. Leeson, Ben (December 4, 2014). "Rivers looks back fondly on time in Sudbury" . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
6. "St. Charles Chill Introduce Jamie Rivers as Head Coach". CentralHockeyLeague.com. Central Hockey League. September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
7. RUTHERFORD, JEREMY (2012-09-18). "Rivers named head coach of St. Charles Chill". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
8. Rutherford, Jeremy. "Jamie Rivers named new Blues' TV color analyst: 'I'm not going to try to be Darren Pang'". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
9. Clancy, Sam (August 16, 2023). "Jamie Rivers named lead TV analyst for Blues TV broadcasts, replacing Darren Pang". ksdk.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
10. Caesar, Dan (2023-08-16). "Jamie Rivers to replace Darren Pang on Bally Sports Midwest's Blues telecasts this season". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
11. Caesar, Dan (2023-08-18). "Jamie Rivers, succeeding Darren Pang on Blues TV, is 'going to be who I am:' Media Views". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database