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James Park (born June 22, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the creator of a series of instructional tapes for hockey goaltenders entitled "The Puck Stops Here" (1986), in which he instructs students on the traditional stand-up style and introduces butterfly techniques, which were considered revolutionary at the time. He is also the father of former Ontario MPP Lindsey Park.

Jim Park
Born	(1952-06-22) June 22, 1952 (age 70) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	WHA Indianapolis Racers EHL Jersey Devils IHL Des Moines Capitols Fort Wayne Komets AHL Richmond Robins NAHL Mohawk Valley Comets CHL Oklahoma City Blazers Indianapolis Checkers PHL Phoenix Roadrunners Los Angeles Blades
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1972–1982

Jim also sported an exquisite and formidable mustache and ran his own academy for goaltenders. Some of his students went on to have professional careers playing ice hockey.

Between 1975 and 1978, Park played three seasons and 54 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1]

As a youth, he played in the 1964 and 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Don Mills, and then the Toronto Shopsy's team.[2]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
Terry Sawchuk Trophy (with Richard Brodeur) - Indianapolis Checkers	1979–80	[3]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Doug Grant and Terry Richardson	Winner of the Terry Sawchuk Trophy with Richard Brodeur 1979–80	Succeeded by Paul Harrison and Ken Ellacott

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