Wes Jarvis

Wesley Herbert Jarvis (born May 30, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with four teams between 1979 and 1988, though much of his career was spent in the minor American Hockey League. His cousin, Doug Jarvis, also played in the NHL.

Hockey career As a youth, Jarvis played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.

Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1978 NHL entry draft, Jarvis also played for the Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Jarvis was the winner of the 1978–79 Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the player voted to be most outstanding in his first season in the International Hockey League by the league coaches. During the 1982–83 season, Jarvis won the Phil Esposito Trophy, which is awarded to the leading scorer of the Central Hockey League for the regular season. His last season of professional hockey was in 1989–90 with the Newmarket Saints. Jarvis was the head coach of the Newmarket Hurricanes of the OPJHL and was an assistant coach with the Barrie Colts for three seasons.

Personal life Now living in Ontario with his wife Darlene and four daughters (Darcie, Corie, Terrie, and Leslie), Jarvis and former NHL teammate Mike Gartner own and run National Training Rinks, a hockey training and instruction facility. He is the brother in-law of Dwight Foster, uncle of Alex Foster, and cousin of Doug Jarvis.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1974–75 Weston Dodgers OPJAHL 38 20 27 47 18 — — — — — 1975–76 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 64 26 48 74 22 — — — — — 1976–77 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 65 36 60 96 24 — — — — — 1977–78 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 21 7 16 23 16 — — — — — 1977–78 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 44 27 51 78 37 — — — — — 1978–79 Port Huron Flags IHL 73 44 65 100 39 7 4 4 8 2 1979–80 Washington Capitals NHL 63 11 15 26 8 — — — — — 1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 16 6 14 20 4 — — — — — 1980–81 Washington Capitals NHL 55 9 14 23 30 — — — — — 1980–81 Hershey Bears AHL 24 15 25 40 39 10 3 13 16 2 1981–82 Washington Capitals NHL 26 1 12 13 18 — — — — — 1981–82 Hershey Bears AHL 56 31 61 92 44 5 3 4 7 4 1982–83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 75 40 68 108 36 13 8 8 16 4 1983–84 Los Angeles Kings NHL 61 9 13 22 36 — — — — — 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 52 29 44 73 22 — — — — — 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 74 36 60 96 38 13 5 8 13 12 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 2 1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL 70 28 50 78 32 — — — — — 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1987–88 Newmarket Saints AHL 79 25 59 84 48 — — — — — 1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 52 22 31 53 38 5 2 4 6 4 1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 36 13 22 35 18 — — — — — AHL totals 459 205 366 571 283 33 13 29 42 22 NHL totals 237 31 55 86 98 2 0 0 0 2