Wesley Herbert Jarvis (born May 30, 1958) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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player. He played in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
with four teams between 1979 and 1988, though much of his career was spent in the minor
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...
. His cousin,
Doug Jarvis, also played in the NHL.
Hockey career
As a youth, Jarvis played in the 1971
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (french: Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec) is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, ...
with a
minor ice hockey
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team from
Toronto
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.
Selected by the
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...
in the
1978 NHL Entry Draft
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, Jarvis also played for the
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...
,
Los Angeles Kings
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, and
Toronto Maple Leafs
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. Jarvis was the winner of the 1978–79
Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the player voted to be most outstanding in his first season in the
International Hockey League by the league coaches. During the 1982–83 season, Jarvis won the
Phil Esposito Trophy, which is awarded to the leading scorer of the
Central Hockey League
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for the regular season. His last season of professional hockey was in 1989–90 with the
Newmarket Saints
The Newmarket Saints were a minor league hockey team in Newmarket, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1986 to 1991 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Ray Twinney Complex.
After the 1985–86 season, the Tor ...
. Jarvis was the head coach of the
Newmarket Hurricanes
The Newmarket Hurricanes were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The franchise existed from 1972 until 2019, based in Newmarket starting in 1975.
History
In 1972, the Seneca Fly ...
of the OPJHL and was an assistant coach with the
Barrie Colts for three seasons.
Personal life
Now living in
Ontario
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with his wife Darlene and four daughters (Darcie, Corie, Terrie, and Leslie), Jarvis and former NHL teammate
Mike Gartner
Michael Alfred Gartner (born October 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leaf ...
own and run National Training Rinks, a hockey training and instruction facility. He is the uncle of
Alex Foster, and cousin of
Doug Jarvis.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
1958 births
Living people
Birmingham South Stars players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Hershey Bears players
Los Angeles Kings players
Minnesota North Stars players
Newmarket Saints players
Port Huron Flags players
St. Catharines Saints players
Ice hockey people from Toronto
Sudbury Wolves players
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Washington Capitals draft picks
Washington Capitals players
Windsor Spitfires players
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