James Dean Waite (born April 15, 1969) is a

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professional

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coach and former

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. He currently serves as the goaltending coach for the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (N ...

Playing career

Waite was born in

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( , ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François River, Saint-François and Magog River, Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territ ...

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. As a youth, he played in the 1981 and 1982

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s with a

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team from Sherbrooke. Waite was one of the highest-rated goalies in the late 1980s and many scouts believed he had the potential to become a star. He was named the best goaltender at the

1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Moscow, Soviet Union. Canada and the Soviet Union won the gold and silver medals respectively as the two nations rede ...

and was also named to the tournament all-star team as Canada won the gold medal. He was selected by the

in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft; the Blackhawks were already deep in goal with both

Ed Belfour Edward John Belfour (born April 21, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played junior hockey for the Winkler Flyers before going to the University of North Dakota where he helped the school win the National Collegia ...

and

Dominik Hašek Dominik Hašek (, ; born 29 January 1965) is a Czech former ice hockey goaltender who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), mostly for the Buffalo Sabres. Widely regarded as one of the best goaltenders in history, Hašek also p ...

(although Hasek could not come to North America without defecting at the time). While Waite received the bulk of the starts in the backup role to Belfour for Chicago, with Hasek playing just 25 games in 2 seasons, Waite did not exhibit strong skills and was later sent to the

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

, and eventually the

Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

. He was named NHL player of the week on November 16, 1998. After 2001, Waite played the rest of his career in Germany, playing six years for

ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt. Histor ...

in the

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and signed in January 2010 with the

Nürnberg Ice Tigers The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. History The roots of the team can be traced back to SG Nürnberg, an ice hockey clu ...

Personal life

Waite's brother,

Stéphane Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "t ...

, was the goaltending coach for the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

. He previously served as the Blackhawks' goaltending coach from 2005 to 2009.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waite, Jimmy 1969 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Chicago Blackhawks coaches Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players ERC Ingolstadt players Essen Mosquitoes players Hershey Bears players Indianapolis Ice players Iserlohn Roosters players NHL first-round draft picks Phoenix Coyotes players Saginaw Hawks players San Jose Sharks players Ice hockey people from Sherbrooke Springfield Falcons players St. John's Maple Leafs players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Canadian ice hockey coaches Stanley Cup champions Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Nürnberg Ice Tigers players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen