Wesley Herbert Jarvis (born May 30, 1958) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey player. He played in the
National Hockey League with four teams between 1979 and 1988, though much of his career was spent in the minor
American Hockey League. 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 with a
minor ice hockey team from
Toronto.
Selected by the
Washington Capitals in the
1978 NHL Entry Draft
The 1978 NHL Amateur Draft was the 16th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 15, 1978. It was the last draft to be called the "Amateur Draft" before the process was renamed to the NHL Entry Dra ...
, Jarvis also played for the
Minnesota North Stars,
Los Angeles Kings, and
Toronto Maple Leafs. Jarvis was the winner of the 1978–79
Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy
The Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy, was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the most outstanding first year player as voted on by the league's coaches. Prior to 1968, the award was known as the Leading Rookie Award.
Winners
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, 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 The Phil Esposito Trophy was awarded annually by the Central Hockey League (CHL) to the league's leading scorer during the regular season.
Named in honour of Phil Esposito commencing with 1979–80 CHL season, the Hall of Famer played 43 games in ...
, which is awarded to the leading scorer of the
Central Hockey League for the regular season. His last season of professional hockey was in 1989–90 with the
Newmarket Saints. Jarvis was the head coach of the
Newmarket Hurricanes of the OPJHL and was an assistant coach with the
Barrie Colts
The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
Pre-OHL history
There were two previous Barrie Colts teams which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1 ...
for three seasons.
Personal life
Now living in
Ontario with his wife Darlene and four daughters (Darcie, Corie, Terrie, and Leslie), Jarvis and former NHL teammate
Mike Gartner 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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