Jim Park (ice hockey)

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Jim Park
Born (1952-06-22) June 22, 1952 (age 71)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for WHA
Indianapolis Racers
EHL
Jersey Devils
IHL
Des Moines Capitols
Fort Wayne Komets
AHL
Richmond Robins
NAHL
Mohawk Valley Comets
CHL
Oklahoma City Blazers
Indianapolis Checkers
PHL
Phoenix Roadrunners
Los Angeles Blades
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1972–1982

James "Jim" Park (born June 22, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the creator of a series of instructional tapes for hockey goaltenders entitled "The Puck Stops Here" (1986).

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Early life

Park was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1964 and 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Don Mills, and then the Toronto Shopsy's team. [1]

Career

Between 1975 and 1978, Park played three seasons and 54 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). [2] He later operated his own academy for goaltenders. Some of his students went on to have professional careers playing ice hockey.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Park is the father of former Ontario MPP Lindsey Park.

Awards and honors

AwardYear
Terry Sawchuk Trophy (with Richard Brodeur) - Indianapolis Checkers 1979–80 [3]

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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 March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 378. ISBN   978-1-490967400.
  3. ↑ "Terry Sawchuk Trophy award winners at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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with Richard Brodeur
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