James L. Archibald (born June 6, 1961) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played

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and played 16 games in the

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for the

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between 1985 and 1987. He lives in

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. After playing in junior level with the

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, Archibald was drafted in the seventh round, 139th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the

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. He attended school at the

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the same year until 1985. In his NHL career he played in 16 regular season games scoring one goal and two assists. He also had spells in the

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for the

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and the International Hockey League with the

Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. They are the affiliate ...

. While head coach at Brainerd, his son,

Josh Archibald Joshua Archibald (born October 6, 1992) is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Archibald was selected by the Penguins in the sixth round ...

, played there. After his senior season, Josh was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. Josh was a finalist for the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award in 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Archibald, Jim 1961 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Minnesota North Stars draft picks Minnesota North Stars players Moose Jaw Canucks players NCAA men's ice hockey national champions North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players People from Craik, Saskatchewan Springfield Indians players