Jim Korn

James Allen Korn (born July 28, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with five teams between 1979 and 1990. Internationally he played for the American national team at two World Championships.

Life and career Korn moved to Minnetonka, Minnesota, at the age of 6 months with his family, where he grew up and attended Hopkins High School.

He was drafted in the fifth round, 73rd overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He played for the Providence College Friars for four seasons, from 1975 to 1979, where he was a second team All American in his senior season. He played in the National Hockey League with the Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames.

Korn was also drafted by the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association, but he never played in that league.

In his NHL career, Korn appeared in 597 games. He scored 66 goals and added 122 assists. He also recorded 1,801 penalty minutes.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1975–76 Providence College ECAC 20 2 0 2 10 — — — — — 1976–77 Providence College ECAC 29 6 9 15 73 — — — — — 1977–78 Providence College ECAC 33 7 14 21 47 — — — — — 1978–79 Providence College ECAC 27 5 19 24 72 — — — — — 1979–80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 5 13 18 108 — — — — — 1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 14 2 7 9 40 — — — — — 1980–81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 5 15 20 246 — — — — — 1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 9 3 7 10 53 — — — — — 1981–82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 59 1 7 8 104 — — — — — 1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 1 3 4 44 — — — — — 1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 8 21 29 236 3 0 0 0 26 1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 12 14 26 257 — — — — — 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 41 5 5 10 171 — — — — — 1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 52 4 10 14 158 — — — — — 1987–88 New Jersey Devils NHL 52 8 13 21 140 9 0 2 2 71 1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 65 15 16 31 212 — — — — — 1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 37 2 3 5 99 — — — — — 1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 9 0 2 2 26 4 1 0 1 12 NHL totals 597 66 122 188 1801 16 1 2 3 109

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1979 United States WC 8 0 1 1 8 1981 United States WC 5 0 1 1 6 Senior totals 13 0 2 2 14

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1978–79