James McGeough (born April 13, 1963 in

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) is a Canadian retired professional

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player. He played 57 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 1981 and 1987. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1981 to 2004, was spent in various minor leagues. McGeough was selected by the Capitals in the

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. His brother, Mick McGeough, was a

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in the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

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1963 births Living people Albany Choppers players Baltimore Skipjacks players Billings Bighorns players Binghamton Whalers players Bracknell Bees players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Connecticut Coasters players Dallas Freeze players EC KAC players Hershey Bears players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Lubbock Cotton Kings players Muskegon Lumberjacks players Nanaimo Islanders players Oklahoma Coyotes players Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Pittsburgh Penguins players Regina Pats players Reno Renegades players Richmond Renegades players Sacramento River Rats players San Diego Gulls (IHL) players Ice hockey people from Regina, Saskatchewan Springfield Indians players St. Louis Vipers players Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players Wichita Thunder players {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1960s-stub