Jim Sprott (ice hockey)

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Jim Sprott
Born (1969-04-11) April 11, 1969 (age 55)
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Halifax Citadels
Peoria Rivermen
Fort Wayne Komets
Greensboro Monarchs
New Haven Nighthawks
St. John's Maple Leafs
Brantford Smoke
South Carolina Stingrays
San Antonio Iguanas
Shreveport Mudbugs
NHL draft 51st overall, 1987
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19892007

James "Jim" Sprott (born April 11, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Contents

Early life

Sprott was born in Oakville, Ontario. [1] He played major junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. [2]

Career

Sprott was drafted 51st overall in the 3rd round by the Quebec Nordiques. [3] [4] He later played 16 seasons in the minor leagues before retiring as a professional player following the 2006–07 season.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 London Knights OHL 6683038153
1987–88 London KnightsOHL6582331216121678
1988–89 London KnightsOHL64154257236214172168
1989–90 Halifax Citadels AHL 22213103
1990–91 Halifax CitadelsAHL902217
1990–91 Peoria Rivermen IHL 3125792
1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL1901167
1990–91 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 300031
1991–92 New Haven Nighthawks AHL5441115140300017
1992–93 Halifax CitadelsAHL7762127180
1993–94 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL910135
1993–94 Brantford Smoke CoHL 1213455
1993–94 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL468253322130008
1994–95 South Carolina StingraysECHL21167100
1995–96 South Carolina StingraysECHL200024
1995–96 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 5111334422013281051
1996–97 San Antonio IguanasCHL64154257209
1997–98 Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL 6682129241814531
1998–99 Shreveport MudbugsWPHL591334472281226841
1999–00 Shreveport MudbugsWPHL6722264815214581342
2000–01 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL57624302051423531
2001–02 Bossier-Shreveport MudbugsCHL5481826169
2002–03 Bossier-Shreveport MudbugsCHL6313922142
2003–04 Bossier-Shreveport MudbugsCHL6171623188173692
2006–07 Bossier-Shreveport MudbugsCHL200010
AHL totals171133548475300017
ECHL totals729314037630008
CHL totals29554118172938305141953
WPHL totals2494910515482648102131145

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References

  1. "Mudbugs Re-Sign Jim Sprott". OurSports Central. 2003-08-27. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  2. "James Sprott Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  3. "Jim Sprott Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
  4. "Jim Sprott at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.