Jimmy Waite
Jimmy Waite | |||
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Born |
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | April 15, 1969||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks Phoenix Coyotes Moskitos Essen Iserlohn Roosters ERC Ingolstadt Nürnberg Ice Tigers | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft |
8th overall, 1987 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Playing career | 1988–2010 |
James Dean Waite (born April 15, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender.[1] He currently serves as the goaltending coach for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Playing career
Waite was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke.[2]
Waite was one of the highest-rated goalies in the late 1980s and many scouts believed he had the potential to become a star.[citation needed] He was named the best goaltender at the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was also named to the tournament all-star team as Canada won the gold medal. He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft; the Blackhawks were already deep in goal with both Ed Belfour and Dominik Hašek (although Hasek could not come to North America without defecting at the time).[3] While Waite received the bulk of the starts in the backup role to Belfour for Chicago, with Hasek playing just 25 games in 2 seasons, Waite did not exhibit strong skills and was later sent to the San Jose Sharks, and eventually the Phoenix Coyotes.[4] After 2001, Waite played the rest of his career in Germany, playing six years for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga[5] and signed in January 2010 for Nürnberg Ice Tigers.[6]
Personal life
Waite's brother, Stéphane, is the goaltending coach for the Montreal Canadiens. He previously served as the Blackhawks' goaltending coach from 2005 to 2009.[7]
References
- ^ Jimmy Waite zu den Ice Tigers - Eishockey - kicker online
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Jimmy Waite
- ^ Jimmy Waite - Club Station
- ^ Jimmy Waite: "Meine ganze Familie ist enttäuscht"
- ^ Porträt Jimmy Waite: Zum Abschluss seiner Karriere will er Eishockey nochmal genießen
- ^ "Canadiens hire Stephane Waite away from Blackhawks to be goaltending coach". NHL.com. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Everett Sanipass |
Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 1987 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Roenick |
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Chicago Blackhawks coaches
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
- ERC Ingolstadt players
- Essen Mosquitoes players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Indianapolis Ice players
- Iserlohn Roosters players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Saginaw Hawks players
- San Jose Sharks players
- Sportspeople from Sherbrooke
- Springfield Falcons players
- St. John's Maple Leafs players
- Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers players
- Turner Cup champions
- Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Canadian ice hockey coaches