Jeff Odgers
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Jeffrey J. Odgers is a retired professional ice hockey player who played over 800 games in the National Hockey League
for the San Jose Sharks
, Boston Bruins
, Colorado Avalanche
and the Atlanta Thrashers
. Mainly an enforcer
, Odgers compiled a total of 2364 penalty minutes in 821 regular season games. He also scored 75 goals and 70 assists for 145 points. Odgers served as captain of the San Jose Sharks for the 1995–96 season.
and was then invited to pre-season camp with the Minnesota North Stars
. Though unsigned by the North Stars, Odgers received a personal services contract with the San Jose Sharks and was assigned to the Kansas City Blades
of the IHL
. Odgers played 61 games in the San Jose Sharks' inaugural season
.
In September 2006, Odgers served as color commentator for an Atlanta Thrashers
pre-season game. It was believed to be an on-air tryout alongside longtime Thrashers announcer Dan Kamal
to replace Billy Jaffe
, who had joined the New York Islanders
. Odgers got the job, and served as the color commentator with Kamal on Atlanta AM radio station 680 The Fan for two seasons. At the beginning of the 2008-09 season it was announced that he would not return because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Odgers spent the 2008-09 season as a trainer for his son John's team, the Yorkton Midget Kinsmen Terriers of the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League (SSMHL). For the 2009-10 season Odgers coached the Bantam AA Yorkton Terriers of the SSMHL. Another son, Dakota, was a member of that squad. Odgers currently plays Senior Hockey for the Rocanville Tigers of the Triangle Hockey League.
Outside hockey, Odgers manages his family farm.
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
, Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
and the Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
. Mainly an enforcer
Enforcer (hockey)
Enforcer is an unofficial role in ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with "fighter", "tough guy", or "goon". NHL players regarded as enforcers include Tiger Williams, Tony Twist, Bob Probert, Dave Semenko, Dave Schultz, Tie Domi, Dave Brown, Joey Kocur, Clark Gillies, Stu Grimson,...
, Odgers compiled a total of 2364 penalty minutes in 821 regular season games. He also scored 75 goals and 70 assists for 145 points. Odgers served as captain of the San Jose Sharks for the 1995–96 season.
Playing career
Odgers was undrafted by any NHL team. He attended a developmental tryout camp on the invitation of Chuck GrilloChuck Grillo
Chuck Grillo is a former professional ice hockey executive with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League and the current owner of Minnesota Hockey Camps. From 1992 until 1996, Grillo served as the Sharks' general manager.-Hockey career:...
and was then invited to pre-season camp with the Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
. Though unsigned by the North Stars, Odgers received a personal services contract with the San Jose Sharks and was assigned to the Kansas City Blades
Kansas City Blades
The Kansas City Blades was a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1990–2001 until the demise of the league after the 2000–01 season. The Blades was based in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena....
of the IHL
IHL
IHL could refer to:* International Hockey League, the name of several different defunct hockey leagues:* International Professional Hockey League , central-eastern North America...
. Odgers played 61 games in the San Jose Sharks' inaugural season
1991–92 San Jose Sharks season
The 1991–92 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' inaugural season. They finished in sixth place in the Smythe Division with a record of 17 wins, 58 losses, and 5 ties for 39 points. Goaltender Jeff Hackett was named team MVP.-Connection to Minnesota:...
.
In September 2006, Odgers served as color commentator for an Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
pre-season game. It was believed to be an on-air tryout alongside longtime Thrashers announcer Dan Kamal
Dan Kamal
Dan Kamal is the former play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Thrashers. He served as the team's voice prior to their move to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 National Hockey League Season.-Broadcasting career:...
to replace Billy Jaffe
Billy Jaffe
Billy Jaffe is the former color analyst for the New York Islanders on MSG Plus. He is a color analyst and reporter for nationally televised hockey games on Versus.-Playing career:...
, who had joined the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Odgers got the job, and served as the color commentator with Kamal on Atlanta AM radio station 680 The Fan for two seasons. At the beginning of the 2008-09 season it was announced that he would not return because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Odgers spent the 2008-09 season as a trainer for his son John's team, the Yorkton Midget Kinsmen Terriers of the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League (SSMHL). For the 2009-10 season Odgers coached the Bantam AA Yorkton Terriers of the SSMHL. Another son, Dakota, was a member of that squad. Odgers currently plays Senior Hockey for the Rocanville Tigers of the Triangle Hockey League.
Outside hockey, Odgers manages his family farm.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Brandon Wheat Kings Brandon Wheat Kings The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
70 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 70 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 202 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1988–89 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 71 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 64 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Kansas City Blades Kansas City Blades The Kansas City Blades was a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1990–2001 until the demise of the league after the 2000–01 season. The Blades was based in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena.... |
IHL | 77 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1991–92 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
61 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 66 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 81 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 222 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 117 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 78 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | 80 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Providence Bruins Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise... |
NHL | 68 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 213 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 75 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 259 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season... |
NHL | 82 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 46 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 74 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 821 | 75 | 70 | 145 | 2364 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 73 | ||||