Jamie Huscroft
| Jamie Huscroft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1967 Creston, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils Boston Bruins Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning Vancouver Canucks Phoenix Coyotes Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
171st overall, 1985 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2001 | ||
James W. Huscroft (born January 9, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who spent parts of ten seasons in the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Huscroft was born in Creston, British Columbia. A bruising defensive defender, Huscroft accumulated almost 3,000 penalty minutes in his pro hockey career, including over 1,000 in the NHL. While slow afoot and not blessed with tremendous natural gifts, Huscroft succeeded in pro hockey where more talented players had failed due to his tremendous grit, work ethic, and perseverance. Though he was never more than a sixth or seventh defender in the NHL, he was a consummate warrior and leader, and well respected by teammates and rivals alike.
Huscroft was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL Draft, and turned pro in 1987. He spent five years with New Jersey's top AHL affiliate in Utica, and also managed to appear in 65 NHL games for the Devils before moving to the Boston Bruins organization in 1992. He managed to crack Boston's NHL roster for good midway through the 1993–94 season, and stuck in the NHL for the next six seasons, also suiting up for the Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, and Washington Capitals. He finished his career in 2001 with 5 goals and 37 points in 352 career NHL games, along with 1,065 penalty minutes.
Huscroft was an assistant coach with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League,[1] and currently works with HES, Hockey Educational Systems in Renton, Washington instructing amateur ice hockey players of all levels and is the director of facilities for Sno-King Ice Arenas (Renton, WA and Kirkland, WA).
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 45 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1984–85 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 69 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 66 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 394 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1986–87 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 21 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 125 | ||
| 1987–88 | Utica Devils | AHL | 71 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 316 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 110 | ||
| 1988–89 | Utica Devils | AHL | 41 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 215 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 149 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 339 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 69 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 257 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 32 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1994–95 | Fresno Falcons | SuHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 70 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 56 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 154 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 352 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 1065 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | ||||
References
- ^ "Former WHL player Huscroft names Chiefs". WHL.ca. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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External links
- 1967 births
- Boston Bruins players
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Living people
- New Jersey Devils players
- People from the Regional District of Central Kootenay
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Portland Pirates players
- Providence Bruins players
- Seattle Breakers players
- Seattle Thunderbirds players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Utica Devils players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Washington Capitals players