Jimmy Waite

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Jimmy Waite
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Waite in 2009
Born (1969-04-15) April 15, 1969 (age 55)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
San Jose Sharks
Phoenix Coyotes
Moskitos Essen
Iserlohn Roosters
ERC Ingolstadt
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 8th overall, 1987
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 1988–2010

James Dean Waite (born April 15, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender. [1] He currently serves as the goaltending coach for the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Playing career

Waite was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke. [2]

Waite was one of the highest-rated goalies in the late 1980s and many scouts believed he had the potential to become a star.[ citation needed ] He was named the best goaltender at the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was also named to the tournament all-star team as Canada won the gold medal. He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft; the Blackhawks were already deep in goal with both Ed Belfour and Dominik Hašek (although Hasek could not come to North America without defecting at the time). [3] While Waite received the bulk of the starts in the backup role to Belfour for Chicago, with Hasek playing just 25 games in 2 seasons, Waite did not exhibit strong skills and was later sent to the San Jose Sharks, and eventually the Phoenix Coyotes. [4] He was named NHL player of the week on November 16, 1998. [5] After 2001, Waite played the rest of his career in Germany, playing six years for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga [6] and signed in January 2010 with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers. [7]

Personal life

Waite's brother, Stéphane, was the goaltending coach for the Montreal Canadiens. He previously served as the Blackhawks' goaltending coach from 2005 to 2009. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1984–85Cantons de l'Est CantonniersQMAAA106405985205.22—3211431506.29—
1985–86Cantons de l'Est CantonniersQMAAA2711151164414305.22—2021001106.60—
1986–87 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 5023173256920924.48.86911465765415.63.860
1987–88 Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL3617161200015004.50.8754122221704.59.844
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 110714944305.22.829————————
1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 53103041001.97—————————
1989–90 Chicago BlackhawksNHL42001831404.60.848————————
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL5434145320713552.53—10916021911.89—
1990–91 Chicago BlackhawksNHL110060202.00.929————————
1990–91 Indianapolis IceIHL4926184288816733.47—6243692003.25—
1991–92 Chicago BlackhawksNHL174748775403.69.844————————
1991–92 Indianapolis IceIHL134717025304.53—————————
1991–92 Hershey Bears AHL 116416314404.18.8766243601903.17.912
1992–93 Chicago BlackhawksNHL206719964922.95.881————————
1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL153706975004.30.843————————
1994–95 Indianapolis IceIHL42112391303.25.909————————
1994–95 Chicago BlackhawksNHL2110119502.53.902————————
1995–96 Chicago BlackhawksNHL100031000.001.000————————
1995–96 Indianapolis IceIHL5628186315717903.40.8945232981513.02.909
1996–97 Chicago BlackhawksNHL2011105704.00.879————————
1996–97 Indianapolis IceIHL4122154245011242.74.9144132221303.51.919
1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL175617932812.12.9134031711103.85.887
1998–99 Phoenix CoyotesNHL166548984112.74.895————————
1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL116326223002.89.906————————
1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL83414831902.36.914202118603.05.912
1999–2000 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL6220374346117663.05.912————————
2000–01 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL4312254244513213.24.899————————
2001–02 Moskitos Essen DEL 58———329016633.03.908————————
2002–03 Iserlohn Roosters DEL52———308112262.38.909————————
2003–04 ERC Ingolstadt DEL49———27949382.00.9269——5792712.80.912
2004–05 ERC IngolstadtDEL42———24549282.25.92111——6612912.63.916
2005–06 ERC IngolstadtDEL50———293510852.21.9237——3951712.58.913
2006–07 ERC IngolstadtDEL47———277212022.60.9156——3762103.35.915
2007–08 ERC IngolstadtDEL51———300615633.11.9003—————4.00.865
2008–09 ERC IngolstadtDEL48———287513312.78.910————————
2009–10 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL1———60202.00.9591—————2.00.939
IHL totals233125772313,569699123.09—25141114916724.04—
DEL totals398———23,267992362.56—37———————
NHL totals106284112525329343.35.8714031711103.85.887

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAA
1987 Canada WJC 42201203.27
1988 CanadaWJC76014191602.29
Junior totals11———6392802.63

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References

  1. ↑ Jimmy Waite zu den Ice Tigers - Eishockey - kicker online
  2. ↑ "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 2019-01-17.
  3. ↑ Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Jimmy Waite
  4. ↑ Jimmy Waite - Club Station
  5. ↑ "Coyotes' Waite is Player of the Week". NHL.com. November 16, 1998. Archived from the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jimmy Waite: "Meine ganze Familie ist enttäuscht"
  7. ↑ Porträt Jimmy Waite: Zum Abschluss seiner Karriere will er Eishockey nochmal genießen
  8. ↑ "Canadiens hire Stephane Waite away from Blackhawks to be goaltending coach". NHL.com. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
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1987 		Succeeded by
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