Jim Wiste

James Andrew Wiste (February 18, 1946 – January 2, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League between 1968 and 1971. He was an original member of the Vancouver Canucks upon their entry into the NHL in 1970, and also played for the Chicago Black Hawks, as well as the Cleveland Crusaders and Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association, and also spent time in the minor leagues before retiring in 1976.

Jim Wiste
Born (1946-02-18)February 18, 1946
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died January 2, 2018(2018-01-02) (aged 71)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Vancouver Canucks
Cleveland Crusaders
Indianapolis Racers
Playing career 1968–1976

Playing career

Wiste was a college hockey star at the University of Denver, where he was named a Western Collegiate Hockey Association First-Team All-Star and NCAA First-Team All-American in both 1966–67 and 1967–68. He would also lead Denver to a memorable triumph over the University 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 and Cliff 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 the Vancouver 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 reassigned to the Seattle 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 the Cleveland 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. Wiste died in Denver at the age of 71 on January 2, 2018.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1962–63 Moose Jaw Canucks SJHL 4722204247 52796
1963–64 Moose Jaw Canucks SJHL 61376097124 515615
1964–65 University of Denver WCHA ————— —————
1965–66 University of Denver WCHA 3216143036 —————
1966–67 University of Denver WCHA 3024285235 —————
1967–68 University of Denver WCHA 3421365725 —————
1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks AHL 30000 —————
1968–69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 6832447677 1076136
1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 260888 —————
1969–70 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 11691527 —————
1970–71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 231230 —————
1970–71 Seattle Totems WHL 2911132432 —————
1971–72 Seattle Totems WHL 40000 —————
1971–72 Rochester Americans AHL 1348122 —————
1971–72 Providence Reds AHL 5312263835 30110
1972–73 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 7028437124 9381113
1973–74 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 7623355826 50110
1974–75 Indianapolis Racers WHA 7513284130 —————
1975–76 Indianapolis Racers WHA 70220 —————
1975–76 Mohawk Valley Comets NAHL 50110 —————
WHA totals 2286410817280 14391213
NHL totals 52110118 —————

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1966–67
AHCA East All-American 1966–67
All-WCHA First Team 1967–68
AHCA East All-American 1967–68
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1968 [2]
gollark: 🏳️‍🌈 but in orbit?
gollark: I think you said something about it, and I thought it was a weird thing to put in usernames.
gollark: You suddenly realized that you had a certain online username?
gollark: It was an educated guess.
gollark: ddg!eso Sapphic

References
  1. https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/03/jim-wiste-denver-ncaa-champion-hockey-team-dies-at-70/
  2. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.