James Francis Warner (born March 26, 1954, in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American retired professional ice hockey forward who played 32 National Hockey League regular season games with the Hartford Whalers in 1979–80. Warner was originally drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL amateur draft but he chose instead to sign a free agent contract with the New England Whalers of the rival World Hockey Association in 1978. He appeared in 41 WHA regular season games with the Whalers in 1978–79 and was retained by the club when the NHL and WHA merged in 1979.
| Jim Warner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 26, 1954 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Hartford Whalers New England Whalers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
245th overall, 1974 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1980 | ||
Before turning professional, Warner played for the Colorado College men's ice hockey team. He was also a member of the American national team at the 1975, 1976 and 1978 World Championships.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Saint Thomas Academy | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Saint Thomas Academy | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota Junior Stars | MWJHL | 56 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota Junior Stars | MWJHL | 56 | 55 | 50 | 105 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Colorado College | WCHA | 37 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Colorado College | WCHA | 35 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado College | WCHA | 30 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado College | WCHA | 38 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New England Whalers | WHA | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 40 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 45 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | United States | WJC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1975 | United States | WC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1976 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1978 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Senior totals | 30 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | |||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1974–75 | [1] |
References
edit- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Jim Warner @ hockeydraftcentral.com
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