Pauli Jaks (born January 25, 1972) is a Swiss former professional

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who played one game in the

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with the

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during the

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Jaks played in the 1985

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with a Swiss-Italian youth team. Jaks was selected in the 5th round (108th overall) in the

1991 NHL Entry Draft The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was the 29th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The worst team in the previous 1990–91 season, the Quebec Nordiques, was give ...

by the

. Jaks was the first Swiss-trained player to appear in the NHL. Jaks also played in the IHL for the Phoenix Roadrunners, but he is best known for his play in the Switzerland National League A. He was named best goaltender at the

1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''1991 WJHC'') was the 15th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in various communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. Canada won its second consecutive gold medal, and fifth o ...

and was also named to the tournament all-star team. He has two children: Aleksander Nicolas (born 1999) and Krystian Dominik (born 2002).

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* 1972 births Living people Avangard Omsk players Genève-Servette HC players HC Ambrì-Piotta players HC Forward-Morges players Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players People from Schaffhausen Sportspeople from the canton of Schaffhausen Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players SCL Tigers players Swiss expatriate ice hockey people Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swiss ice hockey goaltenders {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub

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