James Albert Hargreaves (May 2, 1950 – June 30, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Hargreaves played junior hockey with the Winnipeg Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League, and was selected in the second round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. He played 66 games for the Canucks over the next three years, splitting time with their minor league affiliates in the American Hockey League and Western Hockey League. In 1973 he moved to the World Hockey Association (WHA), signing with the professional Winnipeg Jets. After one year in Winnipeg Hargreaves briefly joined the Indianapolis Racers before finishing his career with the San Diego Mariners, finishing with 174 games in the WHA. He retired from hockey in 1976. He died in 2020 at the age of 70.[1]
| Jim Hargreaves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 2, 1950 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
June 30, 2020 (aged 70) Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets (WHA) Indianapolis Racers (WHA) San Diego Mariners (WHA) | ||
| NHL draft |
16th overall, 1970 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1976 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | 56 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | 55 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 42 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 59 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 17 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 41 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| WHA totals | 174 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 151 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards
edit- WCHL All-Star Team – 1970
References
editExternal links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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