James Albert Hargreaves (May 2, 1950 – June 30, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Hargreaves played junior hockey with the Winnipeg Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League, and was selected in the second round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. He played 66 games for the Canucks over the next three years, splitting time with their minor league affiliates in the American Hockey League and Western Hockey League. In 1973 he moved to the World Hockey Association (WHA), signing with the professional Winnipeg Jets. After one year in Winnipeg Hargreaves briefly joined the Indianapolis Racers before finishing his career with the San Diego Mariners, finishing with 174 games in the WHA. He retired from hockey in 1976. He died in 2020 at the age of 70.[1]

Jim Hargreaves
Born (1950-05-02)May 2, 1950
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died June 30, 2020(2020-06-30) (aged 70)
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Winnipeg Jets (WHA)
Indianapolis Racers (WHA)
San Diego Mariners (WHA)
NHL draft 16th overall, 1970
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1970–1976

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1966–67 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL
1968–69 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 56 10 19 29 107
1969–70 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 55 10 34 44 176
1970–71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7 0 1 1 33
1970–71 Rochester Americans AHL 42 1 10 11 109
1971–72 Rochester Americans AHL 61 3 10 13 127
1972–73 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 1 6 7 72
1972–73 Seattle Totems WHL 17 1 11 12 43
1973–74 Winnipeg Jets WHA 53 1 4 5 50
1974–75 Indianapolis Racers WHA 37 2 5 7 30
1974–75 San Diego Mariners WHA 41 8 10 18 45 10 1 0 1 6
1975–76 San Diego Mariners WHA 43 1 1 2 26 5 0 0 0 2
WHA totals 174 12 20 32 151 15 1 0 1 8
NHL totals 66 1 7 8 105

Awards

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  • WCHL All-Star Team – 1970

References

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