Pauli Jaks (born January 25, 1972) is a Swiss former professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who played
one game in the
NHL
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with the
Los Angeles Kings
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during the
1994–95 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2006, was mainly spent in the Swiss
Nationalliga A. Internationally Jaks played for the
Swiss national team at the junior and senior level, including the
1996 World Championship B Pool.
Biography
Jaks played in the 1985
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament () is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, and give an opportunity for international competition to p ...
with a Swiss-Italian youth team.
Jaks was selected in the 5th round (108th overall) in the
1991 NHL Entry Draft by the
Los Angeles Kings
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. He played one game for the Kings, on January 29, 1995, against 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 ...
. 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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
See also
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List of players who played only one game in the NHL
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References
External links
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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
Sportspeople from Schaffhausen
Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
SCL Tigers players
Swiss expatriate ice hockey people
Swiss expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Swiss ice hockey goaltenders
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