James Arthur Shires (born November 15, 1945) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger who played 56 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1970 and 1973. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1968 to 1975, was spent in the minor leagues. He played college hockey for the University of Denver.
| Jim Shires | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 15, 1945 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1968–1975 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1963–64 | Edmonton Oil Kings | CAHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | University of Denver | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | University of Denver | WCHA | 26 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | University of Denver | WCHA | 30 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | University of Denver | WCHA | 34 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Amarillo Wranglers | CHL | 34 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 69 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 1970–71 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 48 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 42 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 82 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 32 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 68 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CHL totals | 160 | 39 | 63 | 102 | 205 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||||
| WHL totals | 162 | 56 | 70 | 126 | 177 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| NHL totals | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
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