Jamie Huscroft

James W. Huscroft (born January 9, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent parts of ten seasons in the National Hockey League.

Playing career Huscroft was born in Creston, British Columbia. A tough defensive defenceman, Huscroft accumulated almost 3,000 penalty minutes in his professional hockey career, including over 1,000 in the National Hockey League (NHL). While a slow skater and not possessing tremendous natural abilities, Huscroft succeeded in pro hockey due to his tremendous grit, work ethic, and perseverance. Though he was never more than a sixth or seventh defender on any team in the NHL, he was a consummate warrior and leader, and well respected by teammates and rivals alike.

Huscroft was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL Draft, and turned professional in 1987. He spent five years with New Jersey's top AHL affiliate in Utica, and also managed to appear in 65 NHL games for the Devils before moving to the Boston Bruins organization in 1992. He managed to crack Boston's NHL roster for good midway through the 1993–94 season, and stuck in the NHL for the next six seasons, also suiting up for the Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, and Washington Capitals. He finished his career in 2001 with 5 goals and 37 points in 352 career NHL games, along with 1,065 penalty minutes.

Huscroft was an assistant coach with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League, and currently works with HES, Hockey Educational Systems in Renton, Washington, instructing amateur ice hockey players of all levels and is the director of facilities for Sno-King Ice Arenas (Renton and Kirkland, Washington).

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 18 0 5 5 15 — — — — — 1983–84 Seattle Breakers WHL 45 0 7 7 62 5 0 0 0 15 1984–85 Seattle Breakers WHL 69 3 13 16 273 — — — — — 1985–86 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 66 6 20 26 394 5 0 1 1 18 1986–87 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 21 1 18 19 99 — — — — — 1986–87 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 14 3 3 6 71 20 0 3 3 125 1987–88 Utica Devils AHL 71 5 7 12 316 — — — — — 1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 3 1 0 1 2 16 0 1 1 110 1988–89 Utica Devils AHL 41 2 10 12 215 5 0 0 0 40 1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 15 0 2 2 51 — — — — — 1989–90 Utica Devils AHL 22 3 6 9 122 — — — — — 1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 42 2 3 5 149 5 0 0 0 16 1990–91 Utica Devils AHL 59 3 15 18 339 — — — — — 1990–91 New Jersey Devils NHL 8 0 1 1 27 3 0 0 0 6 1991–92 Utica Devils AHL 50 4 7 11 224 — — — — — 1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL 69 2 15 17 257 2 0 1 1 6 1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 32 1 10 11 157 — — — — — 1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 36 0 1 1 144 4 0 0 0 9 1994–95 Fresno Falcons SuHL 3 1 1 2 24 — — — — — 1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 34 0 6 6 103 5 0 0 0 11 1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 70 3 9 12 162 4 0 1 1 4 1996–97 Calgary Flames NHL 39 0 4 4 117 — — — — — 1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 13 0 1 1 34 — — — — — 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 44 0 3 3 122 — — — — — 1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7 0 1 1 55 — — — — — 1998–99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 26 0 1 1 63 — — — — — 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 11 0 1 1 27 — — — — — 1999–00 Portland Pirates AHL 56 0 12 12 154 4 0 0 0 14 1999–00 Washington Capitals NHL 7 0 0 0 11 — — — — — 2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 6 0 1 1 12 — — — — — AHL totals 406 19 33 52 1796 11 0 1 1 60 NHL totals 352 5 33 38 1065 21 0 1 1 46