Jeff Odgers

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CanadaCanada  Jeff Odgers Ice hockey player
Jeff Odgers
Date of birth May 31, 1969
place of birth Spy Hill , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1986-1990 Brandon Wheat Kings
1990-1991 Kansas City Blades
1991-1996 San Jose Sharks
1996-1997 Boston Bruins
1997-2000 Colorado Avalanche
2000-2003 Atlanta Thrashers

John Jeffrey "Jeff" Odgers (born May 31, 1969 in Spy Hill , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and scout , who played 868 games for the San Jose Sharks , Boston Bruins , Colorado Avalanche and Atlanta Thrashers played in the National Hockey League on the right winger position . Odgers, who embodied the Enforcer player type and was the third team captain in the history of the San Jose Sharks franchise between 1995 and 1996 , celebrated his greatest career success with the Kansas City Blades when he won the Turner Cup of the International Hockey League in 1992 .

Career

Jeff Odgers began his career in 1986 in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League with the Brandon Wheat Kings . There he was less noticeable for his skills as a scoring striker, but more for his hard play and fights. He played for the team for four years and scored 65 points in 64 games in his senior year, but then had to leave the Wheat Kings because he was too old for the league.

He then joined the Kansas City Blades from the International Hockey League . There he continued his hard style. In the summer of 1991 he received a contract with the San Jose Sharks , who were before their first season in the National Hockey League . Odgers established himself in the team and in the league as a good enforcer . In the 1992/93 season he had his best year with 27 points, he also received 253 penalty minutes. 1995/96 he wore the "C" as captain of the Sharks.

In the summer of 1996 he and a draft right for Al Iafrate were transferred to the Boston Bruins . He played in Boston for a year, but his contract was not renewed after that. After the start of the 1997/98 season was in any team under contract, he joined the AHL - farm team of Boston, the Providence Bruins at. But after four games in the AHL, the Colorado Avalanche signed him . He played for Colorado for three seasons and stayed true to his style as an enforcer. In the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft he was selected by the Minnesota Wild , but was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL Waiver Draft before the start of the 2000/01 season . He played for the still very young team for three years and helped the team to slowly establish itself in the NHL.

On August 7, 2003, Jeff Odgers announced the end of his career. He holds the San Jose Sharks and Atlanta Thrashers franchise records with the most penalty minutes with 1,001 and 532 minutes in the penalty box, respectively. He then worked as a radio commentator for the Thrashers from the 2006/07 season , after which he was a scout for the Prince George Cougars in the Western Hockey League between 2011 and 2013 .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1986/87 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70 7th 14th 21st 150 - - - - -
1987/88 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70 17th 18th 35 202 4th 1 1 2 14th
1988/89 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 71 31 29 60 277 - - - - -
1989/90 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 64 37 28 65 209 - - - - -
1990/91 Kansas City Blades IHL 77 12 19th 31 318 - - - - -
1991/92 Kansas City Blades IHL 12 2 2 4th 56 9 3 0 3 13
1991/92 San Jose Sharks NHL 61 7th 4th 11 217 - - - - -
1992/93 San Jose Sharks NHL 66 12 15th 27 253 - - - - -
1993/94 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 13 8th 21st 222 11 0 0 0 11
1994/95 San Jose Sharks NHL 48 4th 3 7th 117 11 1 1 2 23
1995/96 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 12 4th 16 192 - - - - -
1996/97 Boston Bruins NHL 80 7th 8th 15th 197 - - - - -
1997/98 Providence Bruins AHL 4th 0 0 0 31 - - - - -
1997/98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 68 5 8th 13 213 6th 0 0 0 25th
1998/99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 75 2 3 5 259 15th 1 0 1 14th
1999/00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 1 2 3 162 4th 0 0 0 0
2000/01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 82 6th 7th 13 226 - - - - -
2001/02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 46 4th 4th 8th 135 - - - - -
2002/03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 74 2 4th 6th 171 - - - - -
WHL overall 275 92 99 191 908 4th 1 1 2 14th
IHL total 89 14th 21st 35 374 9 3 0 3 13
NHL overall 821 75 70 145 2364 47 2 1 3 73

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Odgers, Jeff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Odgers, John Jeffrey (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and scout
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Spy Hill , Saskatchewan