Jim Harrison (ice hockey)

Jim Harrison
Born (1947-07-09) July 9, 1947 (age 77)
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

James David Harrison (born July 9, 1947) is a former Canadian 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.

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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1974 Canada SS 6 0 3 3 15

Awards

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  • CMJHL Second All-Star Team – 1967
  • WCJHL Second All-Star Team – 1968

References

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  1. ^ New York Times, January 31, 1973
  2. ^ WHL Facebook Page
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