James Corsi (born June 19, 1954) is a Canadian-Italian former professional

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and the current goaltending coach for the

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. He was previously the goaltender coach of the

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and the

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. Before beginning his hockey career, Corsi also played soccer at the professional level as a forward in the

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for the

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. The following season he played in the

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with the Quebec Selects.

Playing career

Corsi played in the

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for the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

and the

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for the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

. He has dual Italian and Canadian citizenship. He became the goaltender of the ''nazionale'' ( Italian national ice hockey team) and spent the majority of his career with

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. He also played for

HC Gherdëina Hockey Club Gherdëina, also known as HC Gardena, currently named HC Gherdeina valgardena.it due to sponsorship reasons, is an Italian ice hockey team, which plays in the Alps Hockey League, having formerly played in the top division of Italian i ...

SG Cortina Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina is an ice hockey team from Italy. They play their home games at ''Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio'', located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto. They currently play in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A. Achievemen ...

and HC Bolzano during his time in Italy's

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league. Corsi played on the Italian team at the 1982 World Championship that stunned a Team Canada that had

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on it by tying Canada 3-3 and went on to beat the US at the same tournament relegating them to the B-Pool for 1983.

Post-playing career

Corsi is also known as being the namesake for the development of the Corsi rating. This indicator is essentially a plus-minus statistic that measures shot attempts (usually only counting those at even strength). A player receives a plus for any shot attempt (on net, missed, or blocked) that his team directs at the opponent's net, and a minus for any shot attempt against his own net. This indicator is widely used in most NHL teams as it has shown a strong correlation to player and team success. The person credited with popularizing the statistic, Vic Ferrari, attributed the stat to then-Sabres general manager

Darcy Regier Darcy John Regier (born November 27, 1956) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. Regier was general manager of the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League from 1997 until 2013. He was the longest-serving and winnin ...

, but named it after Corsi because he thought Corsi's name had a better ring to it (he was inadvertently correct since Corsi did create the statistic). Corsi himself has stated he is flattered to be associated with the statistic. He was relieved of his duties with the

on February 1, 2017.

Teams

Soccer *

1971, 1973 * Quebec Selects 1974 Hockey *

Maine Nordiques The Maine Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team that operated within the North American Hockey League from 1973 to 1977. They were based at the Central Maine Youth Center in Lewiston, Maine. The Nordiques served as a farm club for the ...

1976–77 *

1977–78 *

Binghamton Dusters The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The team logo was designed by Johnny Hart, artist of the comic strip " B.C." an ...

1978–79 *

Houston Apollos The Houston Apollos were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Houston, Texas. They played in the Central Hockey League from 1965 to 1969, and then from 1979 to 1981. From 1965 to 1969, they were a farm team of the NHL's Montreal Canadie ...

1979–80 *

Oklahoma City Stars The Oklahoma City Stars are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma City University, located in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAI ...

1979–80 *

1979–80 * HC Gardena Finstral Ortisei 1980–1982 *

1982–1983 * HC Bolzano Würth 1983–1984 * Varese HC 1987–92

Coaching

*Goaltending coach:

2001–2014 *Goaltending Coach:

2014–2017

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corsi, Jim 1954 births Living people Association football forwards Binghamton Dusters players Bolzano HC players Buffalo Sabres coaches Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Canadian soccer players Columbus Blue Jackets coaches Edmonton Oilers players HC Gardena players HC Varese players Ice hockey people from Montreal Italian ice hockey goaltenders Houston Apollos players Maine Nordiques players Montreal Olympique players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Oklahoma City Stars players Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players St. Louis Blues coaches SG Cortina players Soccer players from Montreal Undrafted National Hockey League players Canadian National Soccer League players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Citizens of Italy through descent Canadian ice hockey coaches Italian ice hockey coaches Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Italian expatriate sportspeople in Germany