Jamie Rivers

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Jamie Rivers
Date of birth March 16, 1975
place of birth Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1993 , 3rd round, 63rd position
St. Louis Blues
Career stations
1991-1995 Sudbury Wolves
1995-1997 Worcester IceCats
1997-1999 St. Louis Blues
1999-2000 New York Islanders
2000-2001 Ottawa Senators
2001-2002 Boston Bruins
2002-2003 San Antonio Rampage
2003-2004 Detroit Red Wings
2004-2005 Hershey Bears
2005-2006 Detroit Red Wings
2006 Phoenix Coyotes
2006-2007 St. Louis Blues
2007-2008 HK Spartak Moscow
2008-2009 Chicago Wolves
2009-2010 HC Ambrì-Piotta
2010-2011 KHL Medveščak Zagreb

Jamie Rivers (born March 16, 1975 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach who played 469 games for the St. Louis Blues , New York Islanders , Ottawa Senators , Boston Bruins , Florida Panthers , Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . His older brother Shawn was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Rivers in the jersey of the KHL Medveščak Zagreb

Jamie Rivers began his career as a hockey player in his Canadian homeland with the Sudbury Wolves , for whom he was active from 1991 to 1995 in the junior league Ontario Hockey League . During this period he was selected in the third round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft as the 63rd player of the St. Louis Blues . The defender played for the Missouri team from 1995 to 1999, during the first two years mainly for their farm team , the Worcester IceCats , in the American Hockey League and in the following two years he had a regular place in the NHL team . From 1999 to 2002 he was on the ice for one year each for the NHL teams of the New York Islanders , Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins .

The 2002/03 season spent Rivers with the Florida Panthers from the NHL, but played for the team only once and ran for the rest of the season for their AHL farm team San Antonio Rampage . In the 2003/04 season, the Canadian fought for a regular place with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. After he had spent the following season , in which the NHL season was canceled due to a lockout , with the Hershey Bears in the AHL, he returned to the Red Wings at the beginning of the 2005/06 season , but switched to theirs during the season League rivals Phoenix Coyotes . The season 2006/07 completed the junior world champion from 1995 at his ex-club St. Louis Blues, for which he was used as often as for their AHL farm team Peoria Rivermen .

In the 2007/08 season , the left-shooter was under contract for the first time in Europe and prepared three goals in 23 games for HK Spartak Moscow from the Russian Super League . The following season he returned to North America, where he held a leadership role as team captain for the reigning Calder Cup winner Chicago Wolves . After a season at HC Ambrì-Piotta in the Swiss National League A , the long-time NHL player signed a contract with the traditional Croatian club KHL Medveščak Zagreb from the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League for the 2010/11 season . Following this season, the defender ended his active career.

For the 2013/14 season he was appointed head coach of the newly founded St. Charles Chill from the Central Hockey League . With the dissolution of the CHL in summer 2014, these ceased operations.

International

For Canada Rivers took part in the Junior World Championship in 1995 , where he was world champion with his team. He contributed to this success with three goals and three assists in seven games.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1991/92 Sudbury Wolves OHL 55 3 13 16 20th 8th 0 0 0 0
1992/93 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62 12 43 55 20th 14th 7th 19th 26th 4th
1993/94 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 32 89 121 58 10 1 9 10 14th
1994/95 Sudbury Wolves OHL 46 9 56 65 30th 18th 7th 26th 33 22nd
1995/96 Worcester IceCats AHL 75 7th 45 52 130 4th 0 1 1 4th
1995/96 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1996/97 Worcester IceCats AHL 63 8th 35 43 83 5 1 2 3 14th
1996/97 St. Louis Blues NHL 15th 2 5 7th 6th - - - - -
1997/98 St. Louis Blues NHL 59 2 4th 6th 36 - - - - -
1998/99 St. Louis Blues NHL 76 2 5 7th 47 9 1 1 2 2
1999/00 New York Islanders NHL 75 1 16 17th 84 - - - - -
2000/01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2000/01 Ottawa Senators NHL 45 2 4th 6th 44 1 0 0 0 4th
2001/02 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
2001/02 Boston Bruins NHL 64 4th 2 6th 45 3 0 0 0 0
2002/03 Florida panthers NHL 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2002/03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 50 6th 19th 25th 68 3 0 1 1 10
2003/04 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
2003/04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 3 4th 7th 41 2 0 0 0 2
2004/05 Hershey Bears AHL 50 7th 13 20th 46 - - - - -
2005/06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 15th 0 1 1 12 - - - - -
2005/06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 18th 0 5 5 26th - - - - -
2006/07 St. Louis Blues NHL 31 1 3 4th 36 - - - - -
2006/07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 30th 4th 19th 23 24 - - - - -
2007/08 HK Spartak Moscow Super league 19th 0 3 3 42 4th 0 0 0 8th
2008/09 Chicago Wolves AHL 69 4th 24 28 72 - - - - -
2009/10 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 24 0 8th 8th 34 - - - - -
2010/11 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 14th 1 8th 9 37 - - - - -
OHL total 226 56 201 257 128 50 15th 54 69 40
AHL total 339 36 155 191 427 12 1 4th 5 28
NHL overall 454 17th 49 66 385 15th 1 1 2 8th

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Canada June World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 3 3 6th 2
Juniors overall 7th 3 3 6th 2

( 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 Rivers, Jamie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario , Canada