Jim Waite

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Sherbrooke, Quebec, April 15, 1969.
HOME: Sherbrooke, Quebec.
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 180-190 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 30 (Chicago), 29 (Chicago), 31 (Chicago), 28 (Phoenix).
CATCHES: Left
STYLE:
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:

Name pronounced WAYT.

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Selected by Chicago Blackhawks as underage junior in first round (first Blackhawks pick, eighth overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 13, 1987.
Loaned to Hershey Bears (AHL) for part of 1991-92 season.
Traded by Blackhawks to San Jose Sharks for future considerations (D Neil Wilkinson, July 9, 1993), June 19, 1993.
Traded by Sharks to Chicago Blackhawks for fourth-round selection (Tomi Kallarsson) in 1997 entry draft, February 6, 1995.
Claimed (from Blackhawks) by Phoenix Coyotes in National Hockey League waiver draft, September 28, 1997.
Signed as a free agent by Toronto Maple Leafs, August 19, 1999.

ACCOLADES:

Winner, Raymond Lagace Trophy, 1986-87.
Named to Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1986-87.
Named to World Junior Championships All-Star Team, 1988.
Named Best Goaltender at World Junior Championships, 1988.
Named to International Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1989-90.
Winner, James Norris Memorial Trophy, 1989-90.

INJURIES:

Broke collarbone, December 6, 1988.
Sprained ankle; missed one game, October 12, 1991.
Sprained knee; missed two games, January 11, 1994.
Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery; missed eight games, March 7, 1994.
Sprained thumb; missed eighteen games, January 9, 1998.
Bruised hand; missed two games, February 6, 1999.

RECORDS:

MISCELLANEOUS:

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                          GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
86-87 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL   50   2569  23  17   3   209   4.48                    2   0   2    12
      Canada WORLD JUNIOR            4    220                12   3.27
87-88 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL   36   2000  17  16   1   150   4.50                    0   0   3    14
      Canada WORLD JUNIOR            7    419   6   1   0    16   2.29
88-89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL        11    494   0   7   1    43   5.22     253   .830     0   0   0     0    30.73  881.25
      Saginaw Hawks IHL              5    304   3   1   0    10   1.97                    0   0   0     0
89-90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL         4    183   2   0   0    14   4.59      92   .848     0   0   0     0    30.16  898.10
      Indianapolis Ice IHL          54   3207  34  14   5   135   2.53                    5   0   2    21
90-91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL         1     60   1   0   0     2   2.00      28   .929     0   0   0     0    28.00  975.24
      Indianpolis Ice IHL           49   2888  26  18   4   167   3.47                    3   0   4    22
91-92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL        17    877   4   7   4    54   3.69     347   .844     0   0   1     0    23.74  883.95
      Indianpolis Ice IHL           13    702   4   7   1    53   4.53                    0   0   0    10
      Hershey Bears AHL             11    631   6   4   1    44   4.18     355   .876     0   0   0     2
92-93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL        20    996   6   7   1    49   2.95     411   .881     2   0   0     0    24.76  922.04
93-94 San Jose Sharks NHL           15    697   3   7   0    50   4.30     319   .843     0   0   0     6    27.46  889.03
94-95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL         2    119   1   1   0     5   2.52      51   .902     0   0   0     0    25.71  944.82
      Indianapolis Ice IHL           4    239   2   1   1    13   3.25                    0   0   1     0
95-96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL         1     31   0   0   0     0   0.00       8  1.000     0   0   0     0    15.48 1025.81
      Indianapolis Ice IHL          56   3157  28  18   6   179   3.40                    0   0   3    17
96-97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL         2    105   0   1   1     7   4.00      58   .879     0   0   0     0    33.14  934.55
      Indianapolis Ice IHL          41   2450  22  15   4   112   2.74                    4   0   2    30
97-98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL           17    793   5   6   1    28   2.12     322   .913     1   0   0     2    24.36  953.65
98-99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL           16    898   6   5   4    41   2.74     390   .895     1   0   0     2    26.06  938.30
      Utah Grizzlies IHL            11    622   6   3   2    30   2.89     320   .906     0   0   0     0    30.87  957.70
      Spraingfield Falcons AHL       8    483   3   4   1    19   2.36     222   .914     0   0   0     4    27.58  960.38
99-00 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL    62   3461  20  37   4   176   3.05    1991   .912     6   0   1    10    34.52  969.13
00-01 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL    43   2447  12  25   4   132   3.24    1312   .899     1   0   2    12
01-02 Essen ESC Moskitos GERMANY    58   3290               166   3.03    1794   .908     3   0   1    27
02-03 Iserlohner EC Rooster GERMANY 52   3081               122   2.38    1337   .909     6   0   1    34
03-04 Ingolstadt ERC GERMANY        49   2794                93   2.00    1261   .926     8   0   1    18
04-05 Ingolstadt ERC GERMANY        44                                                        0   1    20
ELEVEN (11) NHL SEASONS            106   5253  28  41  12   293   3.35    2279  0.871     4                  26.03  914.82

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
86-87 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 11    576   4   6   54   5.63                    1
87-88 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL  4    222   1   2   17   4.59                    0
89-90 Indianapolis Ice IHL        10    602   9   1   19   1.89                    1
90-91 Indianapolis Ice IHL         6    369   2   4   20   3.25                    0
91-92 Hershey Bears AHL            6    360   2   4   19   3.17                    0
93-94 San Jose Sharks NHL          2     40   0   0    3   4.50      17   .824     0   0   0     0    25.50  866.03
95-96 Indianapolis Ice IHL         5    298   2   3   15   3.02                    1
96-97 Indianapolis Ice IHL         4    222   1   3   13   3.51                    0
97-98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL          4    171   0   3   11   3.86      97   .887     0   0   0     0    34.04  943.32
98-99 Springfield Falcons AHL      2    118   0   2    6   3.05                    0
03-04 Ingolstadt ERC GERMANY       9                                                   0   0    10
04-05 Ingolstadt ERC GERMANY      11                                                   0   0     2
TWO (2) NHL POSTSEASONS            6    211   0   3   14   3.98     114  0.877     0                  32.42  931.22

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Selected by Chicago Blackhawks in 1987 National Hockey League entry draft.
10/06/88: T (65m, 31/33) 2-2 OT tie vs. NY Rangers (Vanbiesbrouck).
10/08/88: - (15m08s, 6/8) 4-7 defeat at Toronto (Wregget) [Replaced Pang].
10/09/88: L (60m, 33/41) 4-8 defeat vs. Toronto (Wregget).
10/16/88: L (40m, 19/26) 3-10 defeat vs. Boston (Moog) [Replaced by Pang].
10/31/88: - (3m40s, 3/4) 3-6 defeat at Calgary (Wamsley) [Replaced Pang].
11/06/88: - (30m51s, 7/7) 3-5 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Fitzpatrick) [Replaced Pang].
11/23/88: L (60m, 20/24) 3-4 defeat at Toronto (Bester).
11/25/88: L (63m15s, 30/35) 4-5 OT defeat at Buffalo (Cloutier).
11/29/88: L (59m, 25/29) 2-5 defeat at Minnesota (Takko).
12/06/88: L (58m32s, 22/27) 6-7 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso) [Replaced Pang].
12/10/88: L (40m, 12/17) 4-6 defeat at Philadelphia (Hextall) [Replaced by Pang].
12/13/89: W (60m, 24/25) 3-1 victory at Montreal (Hayward).
12/15/89: - (22m30s, 10/13) 4-8 defeat at Detroit (Hanlon) [Replaced by Chevrier].
12/20/89: W (60m, 26/32) 9-6 victory vs. St. Louis (Riendeau).
12/26/89: - (40m, 18/22) 3-8 defeat at St. Louis (Riendeau) [Replaced Chevrier].
12/23/90: W (60m, 26/28) 3-2 victory vs. Detroit (Hanlon).
10/03/91: T (65m, 25/28) 3-3 OT tie vs. Detroit (Cheveldae).
10/06/91: L (60m, 19/23) 2-4 defeat vs. New Jersey (Terreri).
10/12/91: W (60m, 25/27) 7-2 victory at Washington (Hrivnak).
10/13/91: W (60m, 28/31) 7-3 victory vs. San Jose (Hayward, Hackett).
10/17/91: W (60m, 18/20) 4-2 victory vs. Edmonton (Ing).
10/19/91: T (65m, 19/23) 4-4 OT tie at St. Louis (Joseph).
10/20/91: L (59m, 16/19) 1-4 defeat vs. St. Louis (Jablonski).
10/22/91: T (65m, 27/31) 4-4 OT tie at Pittsburgh (Barrasso).
10/24/91: L (60m, 13/18) 2-5 defeat vs. Calgary (Vernon).
10/27/91: L (40m, 9/12) 3-6 defeat vs. Boston (Moog) [Replaced Hasek].
10/31/91: W (60m, 21/24) 4-3 victory vs. NY Islanders (Healy).
11/03/91: T (65m, 18/22) 4-4 OT tie vs. Minnesota (Casey).
11/19/91: - (22m12s, 11/12) 1-4 defeat at Detroit (Cheveldae) [Replaced Belfour].
11/27/91: L (48m19s, 16/20) 2-6 defeat at Edmonton (Ranford) [Replaced Belfour].
12/10/91: L (28m08s, 10/13) 3-5 defeat at Detroit (Cheveldae) [Replaced Belfour].
12/29/91: L (30m45s, 11/14) 4-6 defeat vs. Detroit (Cheveldae) [Replaced Belfour].
12/31/91: - (28m59s, 7/10) 2-6 defeat at Minnesota (Casey) [Replaced Belfour].
10/10/92: W (60m, 25/25) 3-0 victory at St. Louis (Joseph).
10/15/92: L (62m06s, 25/29) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Edmonton (Ranford).
10/21/92: - (20m, 6/7) 1-4 defeat at Buffalo (Puppa) [Replaced Belfour].
10/25/92: W (60m, 23/25) 8-2 victory vs. Detroit (Cheveldae, Riendeau).
10/29/92: - (40m, 7/11) 5-5 OT tie vs. Philadelphia (Roussel) [Replaced by Belfour].
11/03/92: - (57m35s, 21/23) 1-4 defeat at Washington (Hrivnak) [Replaced Belfour].
11/07/92: W (60m, 24/28) 7-4 victory at Quebec (Hextall).
11/19/92: L (60m, 30/34) 1-4 defeat at Los Angeles (Stauber).
11/23/92: - (31m30s, 9/11) 2-5 defeat at Vancouver (Whitmore) [Replaced Belfour].
11/27/92: W (60m, 26/27) 8-1 victory at Edmonton (Ranford).
12/01/92: L (59m, 18/23) 3-6 defeat [in Milwaukee] vs. Los Angeles (Hrudey).
12/06/92: W (60m, 31/31) 2-0 victory vs. Montreal (Roy).
12/19/92: L (59m, 18/20) 1-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Soderstrom).
12/27/92: L (60m, 18/22) 0-4 defeat vs. Detroit (Cheveldae).
01/09/93: - (26m51s, 7/7) 1-4 defeat at St. Louis (Hebert) [Replaced Belfour].
01/19/93: L (59m, 17/21) 2-5 defeat at Winnipeg (Essensa).
01/27/93: T (25m, 9/9) 4-4 OT tie at Vancouver (Whitmore) [Replaced Belfour].
02/13/93: - (13m29s, 6/7) 1-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso) [Replaced Belfour, replaced by Belfour].
02/21/93: W (60m, 20/23) 4-3 victory vs. Calgary (Vernon).
03/20/93: L (60m, 24/30) 2-6 defeat at Montreal (Roy).
Traded by Blackhawks to San Jose Sharks.
10/07/93: L (60m, 18/24) 2-6 defeat at Calgary (Vernon).
10/21/93: L (60m, 18/23) 2-5 defeat [in Sacramento] vs. St. Louis (Joseph).
10/31/93: W (61m47s, 30/31) 2-1 OT victory at Anaheim (Hebert).
11/05/93: W (60m, 18/20) 4-2 victory vs. Dallas (Moog).
11/11/93: L (60m, 20/24) 0-4 defeat at Dallas (Wakaluk).
11/21/93: - (13m57s, 2/6) 5-6 defeat at Buffalo (Fuhr) [Replaced by Irbe].
12/12/93: L (60m, 14/16) 1-2 defeat at Chicago (Belfour).
12/19/93: L (59m, 23/29) 5-7 defeat at Quebec (Snow).
01/06/94: - (20m, 12/15) 3-10 defeat vs. Detroit (Cheveldae) [Replaced Irbe].
01/25/94: - (10m50s, 1/2) 3-8 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Richter) [Replaced Irbe].
02/06/94: W (60m, 35/36) 7-1 victory at Dallas (Wakaluk, Moog).
02/17/94: - (37m30s, 22/25) 2-8 defeat vs. Quebec (Fiset) [Replaced Irbe].
02/21/94: L (60m, 20/26) 3-6 defeat vs. Dallas (Wakaluk).
03/29/94: - (20m, 12/14) 9-4 victory vs. Winnipeg (Cheveldae, O'Neill, Cheveldae, O'Neill) [Replaced Irbe].
04/08/94: L (59m, 30/34) 2-5 defeat at Calgary (Kidd).
04/28/94: - (20m, 7/8) 1-7 defeat at Detroit (Osgood) [Replaced Irbe].
05/08/94: - (20m, 7/9) 3-8 defeat vs. Toronto (Potvin) [Replaced Irbe].
02/20/95: W (60m, 18/20) 3-2 victory vs. San Jose (Irbe).
03/01/95: L (60m, 28/31) 1-3 defeat at Anaheim (Hebert).
Traded by Sharks to Chicago Blackhawks.
10/28/95: - (32m39s, 8/8) 3-5 defeat at Montreal (Roy) [Replaced Hackett].
10/25/96: T (65m, 39/41) 2-2 OT tie at Detroit (Hodson).
10/27/96: L (40m, 12/17) 2-6 defeat vs. San Jose (Hrudey) [Replaced by Belfour].
Claimed by Phoenix Coyotes during waiver draft.
10/03/97: - (20m, 9/12) 2-7 defeat at St. Louis (Fuhr) [Replaced Khabibulin].
11/05/97: - (27m12s, 5/5) 2-4 defeat at Montreal (Thibault) [Replaced Khabibulin].
11/15/97: W (60m, 28/30) 3-2 victory at San Jose (Hrudey).
11/20/97: - (27m44s, 4/4) 2-4 defeat at Vancouver (McLean) [Replaced Khabibulin].
11/29/97: L (59m, 26/30) 2-5 defeat at Dallas (Belfour).
12/06/97: L (60m, 20/24) 0-4 defeat at NY Islanders (Salo).
12/10/97: T (60m18s, 22/23) 3-3 OT tie at Chicago (Hackett) [Replaced Khabibulin].
12/19/97: W (60m, 30/32) 6-2 victory at Anaheim (Shtalenkov, Hebert).
01/09/98: W (60m, 19/21) 4-2 victory at Chicago (Hackett).
03/10/98: - (40m, 11/11) 3-4 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Chabot, Storr) [Replaced Khabibulin].
03/14/98: W (60m, 24/24) 2-0 victory at St. Louis (McLennan).
03/16/98: L (60m, 22/24) 1-2 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
03/21/98: L (60m, 17/20) 2-3 defeat at Los Angeles (Fiset).
04/05/98: L (60m, 20/23) 2-3 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
04/09/98: - (0m46s, 0/0) 1-5 defeat at Detroit (Osgood) [Replaced Khabibulin].
04/14/98: W (60m, 25/26) 2-1 victory vs. Detroit (Osgood).
04/18/98: L (26m17s, 12/13) 4-5 defeat vs. St. Louis (Fuhr) [Replaced Khabibulin].
04/22/98: - (23m49s, 13/14) 3-6 defeat at Detroit (Osgood) [Replaced Khabibulin].
04/28/98: L (30m50s, 18/20) 2-4 defeat vs. Detroit (Osgood) [Replaced Khabibulin].
04/30/98: L (60m, 24/27) 1-3 defeat at Detroit (Osgood).
05/03/98: L (60m, 32/37) 2-5 defeat vs. Detroit (Osgood).
10/26/98: W (60m, 19/20) 5-1 victory at Colorado (Roy).
11/10/98: T (65m, 20/21) 1-1 OT tie vs. Colorado (Roy).
11/11/98: W (60m, 38/38) 2-0 victory at Dallas (Belfour).
11/14/98: W (60m, 20/21) 4-1 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Puppa).
11/18/98: W (60m, 28/30) 4-2 victory vs. Vancouver (Snow, Hirsch).
11/26/98: W (60m, 27/29) 3-2 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
12/06/98: T (65m, 21/24) 3-3 OT tie at Vancouver (Snow).
12/09/98: W (60m, 19/21) 4-2 victory vs. Montreal (Hackett, Theodore).
12/16/98: - (35m17s, 13/14) 2-5 defeat at Toronto (Joseph) [Replaced Khabibulin].
12/17/98: L (60m, 26/29) 2-3 defeat at St. Louis (Fuhr).
12/23/98: L (40m, 11/15) 3-4 defeat at Chicago (Thibault [Replaced by Khabibulin].
01/07/99: L (60m, 28/35) 1-7 defeat vs. Edmonton (Essensa).
01/17/99: T (65m, 21/22) 1-1 OT tie at Chicago (Thibault).
01/29/99: T (65m, 29/33) 4-4 OT tie at NY Islanders (Salo).
02/14/99: L (60m, 23/28) 1-5 defeat vs. Anaheim (Hebert).
03/05/99: L (24m32s, 6/10) 2-7 defeat vs. Detroit (Osgood) [Replaced by Langkow].

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