Pauli Jaks

Pauli Jaks (born January 25, 1972) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2006, was mainly spent in the Swiss Nationalliga A. Internationally Jaks played for the Swiss national team at the junior and senior level, including the 1996 World Championship B Pool.

Biography Jaks played in the 1985 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a Swiss-Italian youth team.

Jaks was selected in the 5th round (108th overall) in the 1991 NHL entry draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He played one game for the Kings, on January 29, 1995, against the Chicago Blackhawks. Jaks was the first Swiss-trained player to appear in the NHL.

Jaks also played in the IHL for the Phoenix Roadrunners, but he is best known for his play in the Switzerland National League A.

He was named best goaltender at the 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was also named to the tournament all-star team.

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% 1989–90 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 8 — — — 316 31 0 5.89 — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 22 — — — 1247 100 0 4.81 — 4 — — — — — 6.52 — 1991–92 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 33 25 7 1 1890 97 2 2.93 — 9 — — — — — 3.78 — 1992–93 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 29 — — — 1740 92 0 3.17 — 9 — — — — — 3.41 — 1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 33 16 13 1 1712 101 0 3.54 .892 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 40 2 0 3.00 .920 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 15 2 4 4 635 44 0 4.15 .873 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 30 — — — 1799 106 0 3.53 — 6 — — — — — 4.00 — 1996–97 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 42 — — — 2486 143 0 3.45 — — — — — — — — — 1997–98 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 28 — — — 1645 81 0 2.95 — 3 — — 169 12 0 4.26 — 1998–99 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 41 — — — 2440 90 0 2.21 — 15 — — 915 30 0 1.97 — 1999–00 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 39 — — — 2211 92 3 2.50 — 9 — — 485 24 1 2.97 — 2000–01 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 38 — — — 2245 108 6 2.89 — 5 — — 320 5 3 0.94 — 2001–02 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 41 — — — 2440 102 4 2.51 — 6 — — 391 16 0 2.46 — 2002–03 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 36 — — — 2210 106 2 2.88 — 4 — — 240 15 0 3.75 — 2003–04 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 26 — — — 1484 81 0 3.27 — — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Avangard Omsk RSL 8 3 3 0 418 16 1 2.29 .910 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Omskie Yastreby RUS-3 1 — — — 60 2 — 2.00 — — — — — — — — — 2004–05 SC Langnau NLA 21 — — — 1268 78 0 3.69 — 6 — — 333 20 1 3.60 — 2005–06 Genève-Servette HC NLA 1 0 1 0 29 5 0 10.37 — — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Forward Morges HC NLB 10 — — — — — — 3.40 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 40 2 0 3.00 .920 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1990 Switzerland EJC 4 — — — — — — 5.77 .775 1991 Switzerland WJC 5 1 4 0 300 30 0 6.00 — 1992 Switzerland WJC 5 1 4 0 300 31 0 6.20 .828 1996 Switzerland WC-B 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .944 Junior totals 14 — — — — — — — — Senior totals 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .944