Jeff Batters
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Jeff Batters | |||
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Born |
Victoria, BC, CAN | October 23, 1970||
Died | August 23, 1996 | (aged 25)||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | St. Louis Blues | ||
NHL draft |
135th overall, 1989 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 1992–1996 |
Jeffrey William Batters (October 23, 1970 – August 23, 1996) was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played 16 games in the National Hockey League in two seasons with the St. Louis Blues, from 1993 until 1995. Also played for the Kansas City Blades in the IHL.
Jeff attended high school at the Athol Murry College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan where he played for the Notre Dame "Hounds". Jeffs midget AAA hockey team took 2nd place in the Air Canada Cup (the national midget AAA finals)in 1987. His highschool teammates included future NHLers Rod Brind'Amour and Scott Pellerin (the 1992 Hobey Baker winner).
Batters died in the summer of 1996 from injuries sustained in a car crash.
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- Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia
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