Jim Harrison (ice hockey)
James David Harrison (born July 9, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 324 games in the National Hockey League and 232 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Alberta/Edmonton Oilers, Cleveland Crusaders, and Chicago Black Hawks.
| Jim Harrison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 9, 1947 Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks WHA Alberta Oilers Cleveland Crusaders WHA/NHL Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1963–1980 | ||
Harrison was the Oilers' team-scoring champion in their inaugural (1972–73) season. That season he also set an Oilers' record by scoring 10 points (3G and 7A) in an 11-3 win over the New York Raiders in January 1973 .[1] Before starting his professional career, Harrison set a record in junior hockey for the WHL of fastest natural hat trick, having scored 3 goals in 24 seconds for the Estevan Bruins during a 6-5 win over the Regina Pats in December 1966.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1963–64 | Kamloops Rockets | BCHL | 25 | 8 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 60 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 119 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 1965–66 | Estevan Bruins | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 52 | ||
| 1965–66 | Edmonton Oil Kings | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 1966–67 | Estevan Bruins | CMJHL | 47 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 179 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 38 | ||
| 1967–68 | Estevan Bruins | WCHL | 46 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 222 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 29 | ||
| 1967–68 | Estevan Bruins | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 42 | ||
| 1968–69 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 43 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 130 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1969–70 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 31 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 78 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 66 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1972–73 | Alberta Oilers | WHA | 66 | 39 | 47 | 86 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 47 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 60 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 106 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 59 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1976–77 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 324 | 67 | 86 | 153 | 435 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | ||||
| WHA totals | 232 | 117 | 152 | 269 | 360 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||
Awards
- CMJHL Second All-Star Team – 1967
- WCJHL Second All-Star Team – 1968
References
- New York Times, January 31, 1973
- WHL Facebook Page
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database