Jim Niekamp
James Lawrence Niekamp (March 11, 1946 – October 10, 2022) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 383 games in the World Hockey Association and 29 games in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1977. Niekamp played for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Sharks and Phoenix Roadrunners.
| Jim Niekamp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 11, 1946 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Died |
October 10, 2022 (aged 76) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Sharks Phoenix Roadrunners | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1978 | ||
Niekamp lived in the Phoenix area and was the color commentator for the radio broadcasts of Phoenix RoadRunners home games. He died on October 10, 2022, at the age of 76.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Saint-Jerome Alouettes | QJAHL | 33 | 10 | 31 | 41 | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 38 | ||
| 1965–66 | Saint-Jerome Alouettes | QJAHL | 32 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1965–66 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 66 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 163 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1967–68 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 49 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 1968–69 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 63 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 47 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 46 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Tidewater Wings | AHL | 65 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 78 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 155 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 76 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 71 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1975–76 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 79 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | PHL | 23 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 383 | 16 | 96 | 112 | 484 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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