Wes Jarvis

Wes Jarvis
Born	(1958-05-30) May 30, 1958 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Played for	Washington Capitals Minnesota North Stars Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft	213th overall, 1978 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1978–1990

Wesley Herbert Jarvis (born May 30, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player, and is a cousin of former NHLer Doug Jarvis.

Hockey career

As a youth, Jarvis played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.

Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Jarvis also played for the Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Jarvis was the winner of the 1978–79 Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the player voted to be most outstanding in his first season in the International Hockey League by the league coaches. During the 1982–83 season, Jarvis won the Phil Esposito Trophy, which is awarded to the leading scorer of the Central Hockey League for the regular season. His last season of professional hockey was in 1989–90 with the Newmarket Saints. Jarvis was the head coach of the Newmarket Hurricanes of the OPJHL and was an assistant coach with the Barrie Colts for three seasons.

Personal life

Now living in Ontario with his wife (Darlene) and four daughters (Darcie, Corie, Terrie and Leslie), Wes and former NHL teammate Mike Gartner own and run National Training Rinks, a hockey training and instruction facility. He is the uncle of Alex Foster. He is cousin with Doug Jarvis.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com