Ice hockey player
James Dean Waite (born April 15, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender.[1] 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.[2]
Waite was one of the highest-rated goalies in the late 1980s and many scouts believed he had the potential to become a star.[citation needed] 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).[3] 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.[4] He was named NHL player of the week on November 16, 1998.[5] After 2001, Waite played the rest of his career in Germany, playing six years for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga[6] and signed in January 2010 with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers.[7]
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.[8]
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
|
References
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