Jim Agnew

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Jim Agnew
Born (1966-03-21) March 21, 1966 (age 58)
Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
Vancouver Canucks
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 157th overall, 1984
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1986–1993

Jim Agnew (born March 21, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey defenceman.

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A stay-at-home, physical defender, Agnew was also an excellent fighter. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the eighth round (157th overall) in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. After a stellar career in the Western Hockey League with the Brandon Wheat Kings and Portland Winter Hawks, Agnew turned pro and signed with the Canucks in 1986.

Playing career

Agnew spent most of the 1986–87 in the AHL, although he did receive a four-game call-up to the Canucks. He would spend four full seasons in Vancouver's minor-league system while seeing occasional action in Vancouver - he played 10 games for the team in the 1987–88 and recorded his only career point, and was called up again for 7 games in 1989–90.

While playing for the Canucks in March 1990, Agnew seriously injured his left knee and required surgery. This would be the start of a chronic knee problem - injuries to his left knee caused him to miss significant action 6 times over the next four seasons, and required three separate surgeries.

Unfortunately, his knee problems struck just as he made the NHL on a full-time basis. He spent virtually the entire 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons on the Canuck roster as a utility player seeing action at both forward and defence, but was limited to just 44 games over that stretch due to injury and failed to record a point.

He was released by the Canucks in 1992 and signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers. Again, however, he was limited to only 16 games by an injury to his left knee. After injuring his knee again during the Whalers' 1993 training camp, he decided to retire.

Agnew appeared in 81 NHL games over parts of six seasons, recording 1 assist and 257 penalty minutes.

After his playing days were over, Agnew moved to Missoula, Montana, became a United States citizen, and found work as a law enforcement officer. [1]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 141129—————
1983–84 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL71617231071201139
1984–85 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL193151882—————
1984–85 Portland Winter Hawks WHL4452429223602244
1985–86 Portland Winter HawksWHL7063036386901148
1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 67055261—————
1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40000—————
1987–88 Fredericton ExpressAHL6328101881402243
1987–88 Vancouver CanucksNHL1001116—————
1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 47210121811102234
1989–90Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL5141014238—————
1989–90 Vancouver CanucksNHL700036—————
1990–91Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL300033—————
1990–91 Vancouver CanucksNHL2000081—————
1991–92 Vancouver CanucksNHL240005640006
1992–93 Springfield Indians AHL10112—————
1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL1600068—————
NHL totals8101125740006

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