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Canada Jim Kyte

a.k.a. "James Kyte"

Kansas City Blades / IHL - 96/97

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Jim Kyte Facts

Date of Birth
Mar 21, 1964
Position
D
Age
60
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1982 round 1 #12 overall by Winnipeg Jets
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Jim Kyte Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Hawkesbury Hawks CJHL 42* 2* 24* 26* 133* -* |
1981-82 Cornwall Royals OHL 52* 4* 13* 17* 148* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 10 -
1982-83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Cornwall Royals OHL 65* 6* 30* 36* 195* -* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 24 -
1983-84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 58* 1* 2* 3* 55* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 11 -
1984-85 Winnipeg Jets NHL 71* 0* 3* 3* 111* -26* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 14 -
1985-86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 71* 1* 3* 4* 126* -21* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 12 -
1986-87 Winnipeg Jets NHL 72* 5* 5* 10* 162* 4* | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 36 -
1987-88 Winnipeg Jets NHL 51* 1* 3* 4* 128* 1* |
1988-89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 74* 3* 9* 12* 190* -25* |
1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 56* 3* 1* 4* 125* -10* |
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 25* 2* 5* 7* 157* -* |
Calgary Flames NHL 42* 0* 9* 9* 153* 10* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 7 2
1991-92 Calgary Flames NHL 21* 0* 1* 1* 107* 2* |
Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 9* -* |
1992-93 Ottawa Senators NHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
New Haven Senators AHL 63* 6* 18* 24* 163* -16* |
1993-94 Las Vegas Thunder “C” IHL 75* 2* 16* 18* 246* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 51 1
1994-95 San Jose Sharks NHL 18* 2* 5* 7* 33* -7* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 14 -1
Las Vegas Thunder IHL 76* 3* 17* 20* 195* 3* |
1995-96 San Jose Sharks NHL 57* 1* 7* 8* 146* -12* |
1996-97 Kansas City Blades IHL 76* 3* 8* 11* 259* 9* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
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Jim Kyte Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 63* 6* 18* 24* 0.38* 163* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
CJHL (CCHL) 1 42* 2* 24* 26* 0.62* 133* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 5 258* 10* 47* 57* 0.22* 866* 9* | 2 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 53 * 0 *
NHL 13 598* 17* 49* 66* 0.11* 1 342* -92* | 6 42 0 * 6 * 6 * 0.14 * 94 * 1 *
OHL 2 117* 10* 43* 53* 0.45* 343* -* | 2 13 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.15 * 34 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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Jim Kyte Connections

Player Period Teams
Andrew McBain (F) 1983-1995 9 Las Vegas Thunder, New Haven Senators, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets (old)
Doug Smail (F) 1982-1993 8 Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets (old)
Laurie Boschman (F) 1982-1993 8 Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets (old)
Thomas Steen (F) 1982-1989 7 Winnipeg Jets (old)

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Jim Kyte Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1981, 1 #12 overall by Cornwall Royals in the OHL Priority Selection

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- Kyte is the first legally deaf player to play in the National Hockey League. He wore hearing aids and had special ear covers on his helmet.

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