Jordan White (ice hockey)

Jordan White (born March 12, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender known for his one-day amateur contract as an emergency backup goalie with the San Jose Sharks in 2011.

Jordan White
Born (1988-03-12) March 12, 1988 (age 36)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Position Goaltender
NHL team San Jose Sharks

Early life

edit

White was born in Surrey, British Columbia. He played with the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association hockey league.[1]

Career

edit

White made headlines for signing a one-day amateur contract as an emergency backup goalie with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League on January 20, 2011.[2][3] The situation occurred when the Sharks' regular backup goalie got hurt during the morning practice on the game day. He wore number 35 for the Sharks game but did not see any on-ice game time.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Jordan White (b.1988) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  2. ^ "UBC goalie Jordan White signed to one-day NHL contract". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  3. ^ "Sharks call up UBC goalie for game vs. Canucks". CTV. 2011-01-20.
edit