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| Jim Agnew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1966-03-21)March 21, 1966 (age 59) Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Hartford Whalers Vancouver Canucks | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 157th overall,1984 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1986–1993 | ||
Jim Agnew (born March 21, 1966) is aCanadian former professionalhockeydefenceman.
A stay-at-home, physical defender, Agnew was also an excellent fighter. He was drafted by theVancouver Canucks in the eighth round (157th overall) in the1984 NHL Entry Draft. After a stellar career in theWestern Hockey League with theBrandon Wheat Kings andPortland Winter Hawks, Agnew turned pro and signed with the Canucks in 1986.
Agnew spent most of the1986–87 in theAHL, although he did receive a four-game call-up to the Canucks. He would spend four full seasons in Vancouver's minor-league system while seeing occasional action in Vancouver - he played 10 games for the team in the1987–88 and recorded his only career point, and was called up again for 7 games in1989–90.
While playing for the Canucks in March 1990, Agnew seriously injured his left knee and required surgery. This would be the start of a chronic knee problem - injuries to his left knee caused him to miss significant action 6 times over the next four seasons, and required three separate surgeries.
Unfortunately, his knee problems struck just as he made the NHL on a full-time basis. He spent virtually the entire1990–91 and1991–92 seasons on the Canuck roster as a utility player seeing action at both forward and defence, but was limited to just 44 games over that stretch due to injury and failed to record a point.
He was released by the Canucks in 1992 and signed as a free agent with theHartford Whalers. Again, however, he was limited to only 16 games by an injury to his left knee. After injuring his knee again during the Whalers' 1993 training camp, he decided to retire.
Agnew appeared in 81 NHL games over parts of six seasons, recording 1 assist and 257 penalty minutes.
After his playing days were over, Agnew moved toMissoula, Montana, became a United States citizen, and found work as a law enforcement officer.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 71 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 107 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | ||
| 1984–85 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 19 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 44 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 223 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | ||
| 1985–86 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 386 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | ||
| 1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 67 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 63 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 188 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 47 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 181 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | ||
| 1989–90 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 51 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 81 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 257 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||