Jim Witherspoon

James Witherspoon (born October 3, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1975–76 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1978, was spent in the minor leagues. Prior to turning professional Witherspoon played for Ohio State University.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Newmarket Orioles OHA-B — — — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Markham Waxers MetJBHL — — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Newmarket Redmen OHA-C — — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Ohio State University NCAA 29 4 10 14 107 — — — — — 1971–72 Ohio State University CCHA 29 3 22 25 64 — — — — — 1972–73 Ohio State University CCHA 25 6 23 29 80 — — — — — 1973–74 Ohio State University CCHA 31 7 26 33 52 — — — — — 1974–75 Springfield Indians AHL 61 3 9 12 33 16 0 1 1 4 1975–76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1975–76 Fort Worth Texans CHL 61 0 13 13 13 — — — — — 1976–77 Fort Worth Texans CHL 30 1 4 5 69 — — — — — 1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL 13 0 3 3 27 16 0 1 1 4 AHL totals 74 3 12 15 60 32 0 2 2 8 CHL totals 91 1 17 18 82 — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year CCHA All-Tournament Team 1972 All-CCHA Second Team 1972-73