| Jim Jackson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1960-02-01)February 1, 1960 (age 65) Oshawa,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Calgary Flames Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1990 | ||
James Kenneth Jackson (born February 1, 1960) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeyright winger. He played for theCalgary Flames and theBuffalo Sabres of theNational Hockey League between 1982 and 1988. He later coached theMarkham Thunder of theCanadian Women's Hockey League.
Jackson was born to Ralph (Curly) Kenneth Jackson and Joan Thérèse Melvina Jackson (née Cardinal) in Oshawa, Ontario. He was the third of four children. Jackson started skating at the age of two, and his constructed a wooden frame in preparation for packing and flooding their largebackyard rink every autumn.
As a youth, Jackson played in the 1972 and 1973Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with aminor ice hockey team fromOshawa.[1]
Jackson played four years of junior hockey with theOshawa Generals and theNiagara Falls Flyers of theOntario Major Junior Hockey League between 1976 and 1980. He turned professional in 1980 when he joined theRichmond Rifles of theEastern Hockey League. He moved to theMuskegon Mohawks of theInternational Hockey League the next season. The next 3 seasons were spent with theCalgary Flames of theNational Hockey League (NHL), as well as with their minor league affiliates in Colorado and Moncton. In 1985, theBuffalo Sabres assigned Jim to theRochester Americans of theAmerican Hockey League.In 112 NHL games, Jim scored 17 goals and 47 points. With Rochester, he scored 93 goals and 205 assists in 360 games.[2]
In 2001, Jackson was inducted intoRochester Americans Hockey Hall of Fame.[3] The following year, he was inducted into theOshawa Sports Hall of Fame.[4] In 1990, Jackson retired as a hockey player.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Parkway AAA Selects | OMHA U16 | 77 | 47 | 55 | 102 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 65 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Oshawa Generals | OMJHL | 68 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 1978–79 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 62 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 73 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1979–80 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 66 | 29 | 57 | 86 | 55 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 1980–81 | Richmond Rifles | EHL | 58 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 82 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 48 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Colorado Flames | CHL | 30 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Colorado Flames | CHL | 25 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 65 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 74 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 19 | 50 | 69 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 77 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 112 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||