Jeff Eatough

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Jeff Eatough
Born (1963-06-02) June 2, 1963 (age 60)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft 80th overall, 1981
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19821988

Jeffrey Eatough (born June 2, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, on March 25, 1982 against the Boston Bruins. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1982 to 1988, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally he played for the Canadian national junior team at the 1981 World Junior Championships.

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Biography

As a youth, Eatough played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. [1]

Eatough was a star in the Ontario Hockey League, finishing seventh in the league with 53 goals in the 1981–82 season while playing for the Cornwall Royals.[ citation needed ]

He was drafted in the fourth round, 80th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played just one game in the National Hockey League with the Sabres as an 18-year-old during the 1981–82 season. He did not register a point.[ citation needed ]

Later in his career, he finished sixth in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League in scoring during the 1986–87 season, tallying 43 goals and 42 assists for the Mohawk Valley Comets.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Aurora Tigers OPJAHL 40162541186
1979–80 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 60114
1980–81 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 6830427214718571252
1980–81 Cornwall Royals M-Cup 503312
1981–82 Cornwall Royals OHL 66533790180505521
1981–82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10000
1982–83 Cornwall RoyalsOHL953818
1982–83 North Bay Centennials OHL5025244973825712
1983–84 Rochester Americans AHL 241565
1983–84 Flint Generals IHL 54156
1984–85 Flint GeneralsIHL40110
1984–85 Mohawk Valley Stars ACHL 4227336037
1984–85 Pinebridge Bucks ACHL12481231
1985–86 Flint GeneralsIHL41012
1985–86 Mohawk Valley Comets ACHL2718193743658134
1986–87 Mohawk Valley CometsACHL534342859313571246
1987–88 Carolina Thunderbirds AAHL 9381116
ACHL totals134921021942041910152550
NHL totals10000

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1981 Canada WJC 51234
Junior totals51234

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-12.