James (Jim) Corsi

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Montreal, Quebec, June 19, 1954.

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HEIGHT: 5'10".

WEIGHT: 180 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 1 (Concordia University), 35 (Edmonton).

CATCHES: Left

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• Signed as free agent by Quebec Nordiques, September 1976.
• Signed as free agent by Edmonton Oilers, October 4, 1979.
• Traded by Edmonton to Minnesota North Stars for future considerations, March 11, 1980.

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• Named to Quebec University Athletic Association All-Star Second Team, 1974-75.
• Named to Quebec University Athletic Association All-Star First Team, 1975-76.
• Named Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union Most Valuable Player (Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy), 1975-76.
• Named to World Championships (Pool B) All-Star Team, 1981.
• Named Best Goaltender, World Championships (Pool B), 1986.
• Named to World Championships (Pool B) All-Star Team, 1987.
• Inducted into Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame, 1997.

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DID YOU KNOW?

• Jim was a two-sport professional athlete, playing for the North American Soccer League's Montreal Olympics from 1971 through 1972.
• Jim was elected to the Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
• Jim's sweater #1 was retired by Concordia University on January 13, 2002, prior to the team's game against McGill. Jim's number was just the second to be retired by the university, following Maurice Richard's #9. Jim played soccer and hockey for Concordia, earning All-Canadians honours in both sports.
• Since 2001, Jim has been the goalie coach of the Buffalo Sabres. In fact, he's the coauthor of one of my favourite books on how to play the position of goaltender - The Hockey Goalie's Handbook.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
73-74 Loyola University QUAA          11    660                30   2.73                    1
74-75 Loyola University QUAA          40   2359               109   2.72                    2
75-76 Concordia University QUAA       45   2640                71   1.61                    6   0   0     0
76-77 Maine Nordiques NAHL            54   2988  26  20   4   181   3.57    1719   .896     1   0   0    18
77-78 Quebec Nordiques WHA            23   1089  10   7   0    82   4.52     647   .873     0   0   1     2
78-79 Binghamton Dusters AHL           4    211   1   2   0     7   1.99                    0   0   0     6
      Quebec Nordiques WHA            40   2291  16  20   1   126   3.30    1242   .899     3   0   2    20
79-80 Edmonton Oilers NHL             26   1366   8  14   3    83   3.65                    0   0   3     6
      Houston Apollos CHL             17    959   8   5   2    57   3.57     476   .880     0   0   1     4
      Oklahoma City Stars CHL         11    645   5   6   0    28   2.60     335   .916     1   0   3     6
80-81 HC Gardena-Groden ITALY
      Italy WORLD B                    7    420   6   0   1    18   2.57                    0
81-82 HC Gardena-Groden ITALY
      Italy WORLD                      7    390   1   5   1    38   5.84                    0
82-83 HC Gardena-Groden ITALY
      Italy WORLD                     10    568   1   8   1    50   5.28                    0
83-84 HC Bolzano-Bozen ITALY          18   1080  16   1   1    60   3.33
84-85 HC Varese ITALY
      Italy WORLD B                    7    420   5   0   2    22   3.14                    0
85-86 HC Varese ITALY
      Italy WORLD B                    7    420   4   3   0    16   2.29                    1
86-87 HC Varese ITALY                 36   2134               103   2.90                    1
      Italy WORLD B                    7    420   2   4   1    29   4.14                    0
87-88 HC Varese ITALY                
88-89 HC Varese ITALY                 42   2520               116   2.76                    0
      Italy WORLD B                    7    420   5   1   1    16   2.29                    2
89-90 HC Varese ITALY
      Italy WORLD B                    5    299   2   2   1    14   2.81                    0
90-91 HC Varese ITALY                 44   2610               165   3.79                    0   0   0    14
91-92 HC Varese ITALY
TWO (2) WHA SEASONS                   63   3380  26  27   1   208   3.69                    3   0   3    22
ONE (1) NHL SEASON                    26   1366   8  14   3    83   3.65                    0   0   3     6

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                         GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
76-77 Maine Nordiques NAHL         12    714   7   5   46   3.87                    1   0   0     0
78-89 Quebec Nordiques WHA          2     66   0   1    7   6.36                    0   0   0     2
83-84 HC Bolzano-Bozen ITALY        6    360   4   2   28   4.67                    0
88-89 HC Varese ITALY               5    300            6   1.60                    1
ONE (1) WHA SEASON                  2     66   0   1    7   6.36                    0   0   0     2

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