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.
| Jimmy Waite | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Waite in 2009 | |||
| Born | April 15, 1969 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | ||
| 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 | ||
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, was the goaltending coach for the Montreal Canadiens. He previously served as the Blackhawks' goaltending coach from 2005 to 2009.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1984–85 | Cantons de l'Est Cantonniers | QMAAA | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 598 | 52 | 0 | 5.22 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 15 | 0 | 6.29 | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Cantons de l'Est Cantonniers | QMAAA | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1644 | 143 | 0 | 5.22 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 11 | 0 | 6.60 | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 50 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 2569 | 209 | 2 | 4.48 | .869 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 576 | 54 | 1 | 5.63 | .860 | ||
| 1987–88 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 36 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2000 | 150 | 0 | 4.50 | .875 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 17 | 0 | 4.59 | .844 | ||
| 1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 494 | 43 | 0 | 5.22 | .829 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Saginaw Hawks | IHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 304 | 10 | 0 | 1.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 14 | 0 | 4.60 | .848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 54 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 3207 | 135 | 5 | 2.53 | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | 602 | 19 | 1 | 1.89 | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 49 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 2888 | 167 | 3 | 3.47 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 369 | 20 | 0 | 3.25 | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 877 | 54 | 0 | 3.69 | .844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 702 | 53 | 0 | 4.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 44 | 0 | 4.18 | .876 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 360 | 19 | 0 | 3.17 | .912 | ||
| 1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 996 | 49 | 2 | 2.95 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 697 | 50 | 0 | 4.30 | .843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 2.53 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 56 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 3157 | 179 | 0 | 3.40 | .894 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 15 | 1 | 3.02 | .909 | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 4.00 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2450 | 112 | 4 | 2.74 | .914 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 222 | 13 | 0 | 3.51 | .919 | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 793 | 28 | 1 | 2.12 | .913 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 11 | 0 | 3.85 | .887 | ||
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 898 | 41 | 1 | 2.74 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 622 | 30 | 0 | 2.89 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 483 | 19 | 0 | 2.36 | .914 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 3.05 | .912 | ||
| 1999–2000 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 62 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 3461 | 176 | 6 | 3.05 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 43 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 2445 | 132 | 1 | 3.24 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Moskitos Essen | DEL | 58 | — | — | — | 3290 | 166 | 3 | 3.03 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | — | — | — | 3081 | 122 | 6 | 2.38 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 49 | — | — | — | 2794 | 93 | 8 | 2.00 | .926 | 9 | — | — | 579 | 27 | 1 | 2.80 | .912 | ||
| 2004–05 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 42 | — | — | — | 2454 | 92 | 8 | 2.25 | .921 | 11 | — | — | 661 | 29 | 1 | 2.63 | .916 | ||
| 2005–06 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 50 | — | — | — | 2935 | 108 | 5 | 2.21 | .923 | 7 | — | — | 395 | 17 | 1 | 2.58 | .913 | ||
| 2006–07 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 47 | — | — | — | 2772 | 120 | 2 | 2.60 | .915 | 6 | — | — | 376 | 21 | 0 | 3.35 | .915 | ||
| 2007–08 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 51 | — | — | — | 3006 | 156 | 3 | 3.11 | .900 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.00 | .865 | ||
| 2008–09 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 48 | — | — | — | 2875 | 133 | 1 | 2.78 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 1 | — | — | — | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .959 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.00 | .939 | ||
| IHL totals | 233 | 125 | 77 | 23 | 13,569 | 699 | 12 | 3.09 | — | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1491 | 67 | 2 | 4.04 | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 398 | — | — | — | 23,267 | 992 | 36 | 2.56 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 106 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 5253 | 293 | 4 | 3.35 | .871 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 11 | 0 | 3.85 | .887 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | WJC | 4 | 220 | 12 | 0 | 3.27 | ||||
| 1988 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 419 | 16 | 0 | 2.29 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | — | — | — | 639 | 28 | 0 | 2.63 | |||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database