- Jim Wiste
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size =
position = Centre
played_for = Chicago Black Hawks
Vancouver Canucks
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 185
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1946|2|18|mf=y
birth_place =Moose Jaw , SK, CAN
career_start = 1968
career_end = 1976
halloffame =Jim Andrew Wiste (born
February 18 , 1946 inMoose Jaw ,Saskatchewan ) is a retired professionalice hockey player who spent parts of three seasons in theNational Hockey League between 1968 and 1971. He was an original member of theVancouver Canucks upon their entry into the NHL in 1970, although his time with the club would be limited.Wiste was a college hockey star at the
University of Denver , where he was named aWestern Collegiate Hockey Association First-Team All-Star andNCAA First-TeamAll-American in both 1966–67 and 1967–68. He would also lead Denver to a memorable triumph over theUniversity of North Dakota in the 1968 NCAA Championship game.Following his graduation, Wiste was signed as a free agent by the NHL Chicago Black Hawks in 1968, one of three University of Denver teammates to join Chicago along with
Keith Magnuson andCliff Koroll . He would establish himself as a quality scorer in minor-pro, but unlike Magnuson and Koroll who both became fixtures in the Chicago lineup for more than a decade, Wiste found the adjustment to the NHL difficult, and found it hard to get icetime on a deep Black Hawk team. After a 3-game stint in Chicago in 1968–69, he spent most of the 1969–70 campaign with the Black Hawks, but was often a healthy scratch and failed to record a goal in 26 games.Exposed by Chicago in the
1970 NHL Expansion Draft , Wiste was claimed by theVancouver Canucks . He was a member of the inaugural Vancouver Canuck squad in 1970–71, but again struggled to produce. After recording just 1 goal and 3 points through 23 games, he was re-assigned to theSeattle Totems of the WHL.After another season in the minors, Wiste was one of many fringe NHL players to jump to the rival upstart
World Hockey Association for the 1972–73 campaign, signing with theCleveland Crusaders . In Cleveland, he would experience the most successful portion of his career, recording totals of 71 and 58 points in his two years there.Wiste moved to the
Indianapolis Racers for the 1974–75 season, but slumped to totals of 13 goals and 41 points. After a poor start to the 1975–76 campaign, Wiste was assigned to the minors and would eventually retire.Wiste recorded 1 goal and 10 assists for 11 points in 52 NHL games, and added 64 goals and 108 assists for 172 points in 228 WHA contests.
External links
* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14714 Jim Wiste at Legends of Hockey]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=5771 Career stats at hockeydb.com]
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