James Peter Pavese (born May 8, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 328 games in the National Hockey League between 1981 and 1989. He was drafted as the 52nd overall pick by the St. Louis Blues in the 1980 NHL entry draft. He was known as a gritty "stay at home" defender with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, and Hartford Whalers.
| Jim Pavese | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 8, 1962 New York City, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Hartford Whalers Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL Draft |
54th overall, 1980 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1991 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Long Island Royals | NYJHL | 42 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Long Island Royals | NYJHL | 32 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Peterborough Junior Bees | OPJHL | 34 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Kitchener Rangers | OMJHL | 68 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 19 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 43 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 127 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 69 | ||
| 1981–82 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 26 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 110 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 38 | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 165 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Montana Magic | CHL | 47 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 51 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 116 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | ||
| 1986–87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 1988–89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 55 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 328 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 691 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 81 | ||||
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