Jamie Baker (ice hockey player)

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CanadaCanada  Jamie Baker Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 31, 1966
place of birth Nepean , Ontario , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 86 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Supplemental Draft 1988 , 1st lap, 8th position
Nordiques de Québec
Career stations
1983-1985 Nepean Raiders
1985-1989 St. Lawrence University
1989-1992 Nordiques de Québec
1992-1993 Ottawa Senators
1993-1996 San Jose Sharks
1996-1997 Toronto Maple Leafs
1997-1998 Chicago Wolves
1998 San Jose Sharks
1998-1999 Helsingfors IFK

James Paul "Jamie" Baker (born August 31, 1966 in Nepean , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 429 games for the Nordiques de Québec , Ottawa Senators , San Jose Sharks and in the course of his active career between 1985 and 1999 Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League on the position of the center .

Career

After two years with his home team, the Nepean Raiders, Jamie Baker went to St. Lawrence University , where he had four successful years with the college's ice hockey team. From the Nordiques de Québec , he was selected eighth in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft and joined the organization of the NHL team in the fall of 1989.

For three years commuted Baker between the Nordiques and the Halifax Citadel , the AHL - farm team of the franchise , a fixed place in the NHL squad jumped for him but in the end not get out. In 1992 he signed a contract with the newly formed Ottawa Senators . As expected, the season was anything but good for the new team and only ten out of 84 games could be won. Baker was still one of the highlights of the team, was the second best scorer of the Senators and achieved a career best with 48 points.

In September 1993 the San Jose Sharks signed him, for which he played three years. His winning goal in the seventh game against the highly favored Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 1994 playoffs , which meant the move into the second round, was particularly remembered .

In the summer of 1996 he was transferred to the Toronto Maple Leafs . There he played in the NHL in 1996/97 , but the following year he mainly only played for the AHL farm team Chicago Wolves , with whom he won the Turner Cup . Shortly before the start of the 1998/99 season , he returned to San Jose and completed the season opening game with the team in Japan. That was his only appearance that season for the Sharks and also his last in the NHL. During the season he switched to the Finnish SM-liiga for HIFK Helsinki and ended his career after the season. Baker was a good defensive striker who showed his qualities especially in close games.

In 2005 he returned to San Jose and has since worked as an expert on radio broadcasts for the Sharks' games. At the beginning of the 2006/07 season he ran the popular TV show Shark Byte for a few times , which has background reports and stories about the San Jose Sharks as content.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1985/86 St. Lawrence University ECAC 31 9 16 25th 52
1986/87 St. Lawrence University ECAC 32 8th 24 32 59
1987/88 St. Lawrence University ECAC 38 26th 28 54 44
1988/89 St. Lawrence University ECAC 13 11 16 27 16
1989/90 Halifax Citadels AHL 74 17th 43 60 47 6th 0 0 0 7th
1989/90 Nordiques de Québec NHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1990/91 Halifax Citadels AHL 50 14th 22nd 36 85 - - - - -
1990/91 Nordiques de Québec NHL 18th 2 0 2 8th - - - - -
1991/92 Halifax Citadels AHL 9 5 0 5 12 - - - - -
1991/92 Nordiques de Québec NHL 52 7th 10 17th 32 - - - - -
1992/93 Ottawa Senators NHL 76 19th 29 48 54 - - - - -
1993/94 San Jose Sharks NHL 65 12 5 17th 38 14th 3 2 5 30th
1994/95 San Jose Sharks NHL 43 7th 4th 11 22nd 11 2 2 4th 12
1995/96 San Jose Sharks NHL 77 16 17th 33 79 - - - - -
1996/97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 58 8th 8th 16 28 - - - - -
1997/98 Chicago Wolves IHL 53 11 34 45 80 22nd 4th 5 9 42
1997/98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 0 5 5 10 - - - - -
1998/99 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
1998/99 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 11 1 5 6th 22nd - - - - -
NCAA overall 110 54 80 134 165
AHL total 133 36 65 101 144 6th 0 0 0 7th
IHL total 53 11 34 45 80 22nd 4th 5 9 42
NHL overall 404 71 79 150 271 25th 5 4th 9 42

( 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 )

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personal data
SURNAME Baker, Jamie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baker, James Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and radio commentator
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Nepean , Ontario