Pauli Jaks
Born (1972-01-25) January 25, 1972
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Genève-Servette HC
SC Langnau
Avangard Omsk
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Los Angeles Kings
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft 108th overall, 1991
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19892006

Pauli Jaks (born January 25, 1972) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings 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 with a Swiss-Italian youth team.[1]

Jaks was selected in the 5th round (108th overall) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He played one game for the Kings, on January 29, 1995 against the Chicago Blackhawks. 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 and was also named to the tournament all-star team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1989–90 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 83163105.89
1990–91 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 22124710004.81 46.52
1991–92 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 33257118909722.93 93.78
1992–93 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 2917409203.17 93.41
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 3316131171210103.54.892
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 100040203.00.920
1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 152446354404.15.873
1995–96 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 30179910603.53 64.00
1996–97 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 42248614303.45
1997–98 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 2816458102.95 31691204.26
1998–99 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 4124409002.21 159153001.97
1999–00 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 3922119232.50 94852412.97
2000–01 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 38224510862.89 5320530.94
2001–02 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 41244010242.51 63911602.46
2002–03 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 36221010622.88 42401503.75
2003–04 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 2614848103.27
2004–05 Avangard Omsk RSL 83304181612.29.910
2004–05 Omskie Yastreby RUS-3 16022.00
2004–05 SC Langnau NLA 2112687803.69 63332013.60
2005–06 Genève-Servette HC NLA 1010295010.37
2005–06 Forward Morges HC NLB 103.40
NHL totals 100040203.00.920

International

Year Team Event GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1990 Switzerland EJC 45.77.775
1991 Switzerland WJC 51403003006.00
1992 Switzerland WJC 51403003106.20.828
1996 Switzerland WC-B 110060101.00.944
Junior totals 14
Senior totals 110060101.00.944

See also

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
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