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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jim Fox
Selected in first round
No.
10 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born May 18,
1960
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Right Wing
Height: 5-8 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Coniston, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Coniston, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
North Bay | OPJHL |
44 | 30 |
45 | 75 |
16 | | 1976-77 |
North Bay | OPJHL |
38 | 44 |
64 | 108 |
4 | | 1977-78 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
59 | 44 |
83 | 127 |
12 | | 1978-79 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
53 | 37 |
66 | 103 |
4 | | 1979-80 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
52 | 65 |
101 | 166 |
30 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1980 (fifth place)
OMJHL Tilson Trophy (MVP): 1979-80 (Ottawa)
CCM OMJHL Player of Year: 1979-80 (Ottawa)
OMJHL Powers Trophy (Points Leader): 1979-80 (Ottawa) (166)
OMJHL
Mahon Trophy (Most Points, RW): 1979-80 (Ottawa) (166)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Ottawa)
OMJHL All-Star Third
Team: 1977-78 (Ottawa)
Ottawa Captain: 1979-80
Ottawa
Records: Fastest two goals by one player in one game (7 seconds in third
period on Jan. 2, 1979, at Brantford), most consecutive games with at least
one point (52 from Sept. 20, 1979, through March 14, 1980)
OMJHL Assists Leader: 1979-80 (Ottawa) (101 assists)
OPJHL Points Leader: 1976-77 (North Bay) (108 points)
OPJHL
Playoffs Points Leader: 1977 (North Bay) (38 points)
OPJHL Playoffs
Goals Leader: 1977 (North Bay) (13 goals, tie)
OPJHL Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1977 (North Bay) (25 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 2 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 7 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. ... Joined Sudbury at age 15 for 1976
OMJHL playoffs, scoring six points on three goals and three assists in four
games. ... Played on line with Yvan Joly and Sean Simpson for Ottawa in
1979-80. ... Set OMJHL/OHL record (since broken) with at least one point in 52
consecutive games from Sept. 20, 1979, through March 14, 1980. ... Was a safety on high school football team. ...
Started out as a defenseman,
following his childhood hero, Bobby Orr, during his minor
hockey career, but switched to forward in junior hockey because he was
considered too small to play defense at game's higher levels. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1980 (Detroit at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 19, 4 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired November 25, 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1980-1989 |
Los Angeles | 578 |
186 | 293 |
479 | 143 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1988 |
Los Angeles | 22 |
4 | 8 |
12 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Los Angeles Community Services Award:
1988-89 (first winner)
Los Angeles Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (3, tie)
Management
Career: Worked for Los Angeles' public relations and community relations
departments while sitting out 1988-89 season with knee injury and for
remainder of 1989-90 season after his first retirement on Nov. 25, 1989. ...
Named Los Angeles director of community and player relations prior to 1990-91
season and remained in that position through 1993-94 season. ... Named Los
Angeles fund-raising coordinator, in charge of team's charitable activities,
in 1994 and remained in that position through 1995-96 season.
Broadcasting Career: Named Los Angeles TV color commentator during
1990-91 season and held position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, at 11:35 of
the third period, beat Detroit goaltender Gilles Gilbert. ... Played on line
with Steve Jensen and Greg Terrion for Los Angeles in 1980-81. ... Scored
first goal of Los Angeles' 1981-82 season in 4-1 loss to N.Y. Islanders on
Oct. 7, 1981, in Los Angeles. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with thumb
injury. ... Missed parts of 1982-83 season with sore left knee, an injury
suffered in December 1982, and with sore hip, an injury suffered in March
1983. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with right eye injury, suffered in
March 1985. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with disc injury in back,
suffered during Los Angeles' Nov. 6, 1985, game vs. Edmonton, and with bruised
hip, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Jan. 29, 1986, game vs. Minnesota.
... Missed part of 1986-87 with groin strain. ... Missed part of 1987-88
season with illness, diagnosed in January 1988. ... Missed remainder of
1987-88 regular season, most of 1988 playoffs and entire 1988-89 season with
right knee injury, suffered during Los Angeles' March 10, 1988, game at
Boston. The injury required three arthroscopic surgeries in 1988 (April 18,
Nov. 1) and one on Jan. 6, 1989. ... Had arthroscopic surgery on left knee on
July 8, 1988. ... Placed on waivers by Los Angeles in November 1989, and
cleared waivers on Nov. 22, 1989. Three days after clearing waivers, he
retired from NHL due to chronic problems with right knee. Despite early
retirement, he received his full 1989-90 termination contract salary of
$210,000. ... Collected disability insurance upon retirement because injury
had effectively ended his career. ... Represented by agent Ron Salcer during
his playing days. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
World Championships: 1986 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Los Angeles (RHI,
InLine league) assistant coach prior to 1997 season and held position through
1997 season.
Broadcasting Career: Worked as color commentator for
ESPN telecasts of RHI (InLine league) games from 1994 to 1996. ... Served as
color commentator for telecasts of 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Miscellaneous:
Was active in charitable causes during his playing days, including work in
organizing the Tip-A-King fundraiser in March 1989. ... Ran Los Angeles Kings
hockey camps during off-seasons after his retirement. ... Played himself in
1999 film Mystery, Alaska. ... Served on board of directors for Kings
Care Foundation.
Personal: Full name is James
Charles Fox. ...
Also known as Jimmy Fox during playing days. ... Younger brother of former
minor-leaguer Mike Fox. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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