Geoff Waugh
| Geoff Waugh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
August 25, 1983 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Springfield Falcons Binghamton Senators Portland Pirates Manitoba Moose KHL Medveščak Zagreb EC VSV Nottingham Panthers | ||
| National team |
 Croatia | ||
| NHL draft |
78th overall, 2002 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2017 | ||
Geoff Waugh (born August 25, 1983) is a retired Canadian-Croatian ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
Playing career[edit]
He played Junior "A" hockey for the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 2001 to 2003. The Dallas Stars chose him 78th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Waugh then joined the Northern Michigan Wildcats of the NCAA for four years. In 2006-07 he turned pro with the Springfield Falcons and the Johnstown Chiefs.
He then signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in 2008 and played for two seasons with their farm teams the Binghamton Senators and the Elmira Jackals. He played for the Portland Pirates, Manitoba Moose, and the Victoria Salmon Kings until 2011, when he joined KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the then EBEL.[1]
After three seasons within Zagreb, including an injury-hit inaugural season in the Kontinental Hockey League. The now Croatian citizen, opted to return to the EBEL, signing with Austrian club EC VSV on June 15, 2014.[2]
On June 2, 2015, Waugh left Austria as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with British club, the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Kindersley Klippers | SJHL | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Kindersley Klippers | SJHL | 62 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 125 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 59 | ||
| 2002–03 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 41 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 56 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 71 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 57 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | AUT | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 122 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 2011–12 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb II | CRO | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | AUT | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb II | CRO | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | EC VSV | AUT | 42 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 44 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 152 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 265 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 114 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 180 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| AUT totals | 129 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 253 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Croatia | WC D1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Croatia | WC D1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Hockey transactions". Hockey News. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "VSV signs tough guy Geoff Waugh" (in German). EC VSV. 2014-06-15. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ "Defenceman Geoff Waugh joins Panthers". Nottingham Panthers. 2015-06-02. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1983 births
- Binghamton Senators players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Dallas Stars draft picks
- Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players
- Johnstown Chiefs players
- KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey players
- Portland Pirates players
- Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
- Springfield Falcons players
- Victoria Salmon Kings players
- EC VSV players
- Nottingham Panthers players