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Jamie Rivers (born March 16, 1975) is a
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professional broadcaster and former professional
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coach, executive and former player. He currently serves as the color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest, as well as a co-host on th
101 ESPN
St. Louis radio program
The Fast Lane
'. Rivers was the head coach and General Manager of the
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's St. Charles Chill. Rivers played 454 games in the
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(NHL). He last played in Europe for KHL Medveščak. He is Huron First Nations.


Playing career

Rivers was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Jamie Rivers also has a brother, Shawn, who played for the
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. He has represented Canada at the 2009 Spengler Cup. On November 19, 2009, Rivers returned to Europe after a season in the
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with the Chicago Wolves to join HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss
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. In the succeeding 2010–11 season, Rivers remained in Europe and following a trial signed with KHL Medveščak, at the time a member of the Austrian Hockey League, on December 16, 2010. During his 14th game with Medveščak, Rivers suffered a ruptured
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after completing a check. After initially going undiagnosed, a few days later Rivers was rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgery. Suffering a large amount of internal bleeding, Rivers' heart stopped before he was electronically defibrillated back to life. Rivers was ruled out for the remainder of the season and returned to St. Louis, where he now lives with his wife Shannon, 22-year-old daughter Karson, 19-year-old twin boys Ashton and Braydon, and 14-year-old McKinnon.


Post-playing career

On September 17, 2012, Rivers was named head coach of the St. Charles Chill of the
Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera ...
. The team played for one season, 2013-2014, before ceasing operations. On August 16, 2023, he was promoted as the color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest. Previously, he served as a studio analyst and fill-in color commentator for Darren Pang, a role he shared with Bernie Federko, in select games. Rivers is a co-host on th
101 ESPN
St. Louis radio program
The Fast Lane
'' with Anthony Stalter and Super Bowl Champion Carey Davis.


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Regular season and playoffs


International


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivers, Jamie 1975 births Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Central Hockey League coaches Chicago Wolves players Detroit Red Wings players Florida Panthers players Grand Rapids Griffins players Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players HC Ambrì-Piotta players HC Spartak Moscow players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Ottawa KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Living people New York Islanders players Ottawa Senators players Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Phoenix Coyotes players St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players San Antonio Rampage players Sudbury Wolves players Worcester IceCats players First Nations sportspeople