Jimmy Waite

James Dean Waite (born April 15, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender. He currently serves as the goaltending coach for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career Waite was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke.

Waite was one of the highest-rated goalies in the late 1980s and many scouts believed he had the potential to become a star. He was named the best goaltender at the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was also named to the tournament all-star team as Canada won the gold medal. He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1987 NHL entry draft; the Blackhawks were already deep in goal with both Ed Belfour and Dominik Hašek (although Hasek could not come to North America without defecting at the time). While Waite received the bulk of the starts in the backup role to Belfour for Chicago, with Hasek playing just 25 games in 2 seasons, Waite did not exhibit strong skills and was later sent to the San Jose Sharks, and eventually the Phoenix Coyotes. He was named NHL player of the week on November 16, 1998. After 2001, Waite played the rest of his career in Germany, playing six years for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and signed in January 2010 with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers.

Personal life Waite's brother, Stéphane, was the goaltending coach for the Montreal Canadiens. He previously served as the Blackhawks' goaltending coach from 2005 to 2009.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1984–85 Cantons de l'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 10 6 4 0 598 52 0 5.22 — 3 2 1 143 15 0 6.29 — 1985–86 Cantons de l'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 27 11 15 1 1644 143 0 5.22 — 2 0 2 100 11 0 6.60 — 1986–87 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 50 23 17 3 2569 209 2 4.48 .869 11 4 6 576 54 1 5.63 .860 1987–88 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 36 17 16 1 2000 150 0 4.50 .875 4 1 2 222 17 0 4.59 .844 1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 0 7 1 494 43 0 5.22 .829 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 5 3 1 0 304 10 0 1.97 — — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 2 0 0 183 14 0 4.60 .848 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL 54 34 14 5 3207 135 5 2.53 — 10 9 1 602 19 1 1.89 — 1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .929 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Indianapolis Ice IHL 49 26 18 4 2888 167 3 3.47 — 6 2 4 369 20 0 3.25 — 1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 17 4 7 4 877 54 0 3.69 .844 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Indianapolis Ice IHL 13 4 7 1 702 53 0 4.53 — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Hershey Bears AHL 11 6 4 1 631 44 0 4.18 .876 6 2 4 360 19 0 3.17 .912 1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 20 6 7 1 996 49 2 2.95 .881 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 15 3 7 0 697 50 0 4.30 .843 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Indianapolis Ice IHL 4 2 1 1 239 13 0 3.25 .909 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2 1 1 0 119 5 0 2.53 .902 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 0 0 31 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL 56 28 18 6 3157 179 0 3.40 .894 5 2 3 298 15 1 3.02 .909 1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2 0 1 1 105 7 0 4.00 .879 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 41 22 15 4 2450 112 4 2.74 .914 4 1 3 222 13 0 3.51 .919 1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 17 5 6 1 793 28 1 2.12 .913 4 0 3 171 11 0 3.85 .887 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 16 6 5 4 898 41 1 2.74 .895 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 11 6 3 2 622 30 0 2.89 .906 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 8 3 4 1 483 19 0 2.36 .914 2 0 2 118 6 0 3.05 .912 1999–2000 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 62 20 37 4 3461 176 6 3.05 .912 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 43 12 25 4 2445 132 1 3.24 .899 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Moskitos Essen DEL 58 — — — 3290 166 3 3.03 .908 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 — — — 3081 122 6 2.38 .909 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 49 — — — 2794 93 8 2.00 .926 9 — — 579 27 1 2.80 .912 2004–05 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 42 — — — 2454 92 8 2.25 .921 11 — — 661 29 1 2.63 .916 2005–06 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 50 — — — 2935 108 5 2.21 .923 7 — — 395 17 1 2.58 .913 2006–07 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 47 — — — 2772 120 2 2.60 .915 6 — — 376 21 0 3.35 .915 2007–08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 51 — — — 3006 156 3 3.11 .900 3 — — — — — 4.00 .865 2008–09 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 48 — — — 2875 133 1 2.78 .910 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 1 — — — 60 2 0 2.00 .959 1 — — — — — 2.00 .939 IHL totals 233 125 77 23 13,569 699 12 3.09 — 25 14 11 1491 67 2 4.04 — DEL totals 398 — — — 23,267 992 36 2.56 — 37 — — — — — — — NHL totals 106 28 41 12 5253 293 4 3.35 .871 4 0 3 171 11 0 3.85 .887

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA 1987 Canada WJC 4 220 12 0 3.27 1988 Canada WJC 7 6 0 1 419 16 0 2.29 Junior totals 11 — — — 639 28 0 2.63