Jeffrey Eatough (born June 2, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, on March 25, 1982 against the Boston Bruins. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1982 to 1988, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally he played for the Canadian national junior team at the 1981 World Junior Championships.
| Jeff Eatough | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1963-06-02) June 2, 1963 (age 59) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL Draft |
80th overall, 1981 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1988 | ||
As a youth, Eatough played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
Eatough was a star in the Ontario Hockey League, finishing seventh in the league with 53 goals in the 1981–82 season while playing for the Cornwall Royals.[citation needed]
He was drafted in the fourth round, 80th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played just one game in the National Hockey League with the Sabres as an 18-year-old during the 1981–82 season. He did not register a point.[citation needed]
Later in his career, he finished sixth in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League in scoring during the 1986–87 season, tallying 43 goals and 42 assists for the Mohawk Valley Comets.[citation needed]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Aurora Tigers | OPJAHL | 40 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 68 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 147 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 52 | ||
| 1980–81 | Cornwall Royals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1981–82 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 66 | 53 | 37 | 90 | 180 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | ||
| 1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 50 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Flint Generals | IHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Flint Generals | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Mohawk Valley Stars | ACHL | 42 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Pinebridge Bucks | ACHL | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Flint Generals | IHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Mohawk Valley Comets | ACHL | 27 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Mohawk Valley Comets | ACHL | 53 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 93 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 46 | ||
| 1987–88 | Carolina Thunderbirds | AAHL | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ACHL totals | 134 | 92 | 102 | 194 | 204 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 50 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | WJC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||