Jim Park (ice hockey)

James Park (born June 22, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is the father of current Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPP Lindsey Park. Jim is also the creator of a series of instructional tapes for hockey goaltenders entitled "The Puck Stops Here" (1986), where in which he instructs students on the traditional stand-up style and introduces butterfly techniques, which were considered revolutionary at the time.

Jim Park
Born (1952-06-22) June 22, 1952
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for WHA
Indianapolis Racers
EHL
Jersey Devils
IHL
Des Moines Capitols
Fort Wayne Komets
AHL
Richmond Robins
NAHL
Mohawk Valley Comets
CHL
Oklahoma City Blazers
Indianapolis Checkers
PHL
Phoenix Roadrunners
Los Angeles Blades
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1972–1982

Jim also sported an exquisite and formidable mustache and ran his own academy for goaltenders. Some of his students went on to have professional careers playing ice hockey.

Between 1975 and 1978, Park played three seasons and 54 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1]

As a youth, he played in the 1964 and 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Don Mills, and then the Toronto Shopsy's team.[2]

Awards and honours
Award Year
Terry Sawchuk Trophy (with Richard Brodeur) - Indianapolis Checkers 1979–80 [3]

References
  1. Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 378. ISBN 1-490967400.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=30
Preceded by
Doug Grant
and Terry Richardson		 Winner of the Terry Sawchuk Trophy
with Richard Brodeur
1979–80		 Succeeded by
Paul Harrison
and Ken Ellacott


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