John Jagger (ice hockey)

John Jagger is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was the first All-American for Wisconsin.[1]

John Jagger
Born (1948-11-28) November 28, 1948 (age 75)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 2, 1989
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
PositionDefenseman
Played forWisconsin
St. Petersburg Suns
NHL draftUndrafted
Playing career1968–1973

Career

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Jagger was recruited to Wisconsin after winning the NOJHL championship in 1967. After a year with the freshman team, Jagger joined the varsity club in 1968 and helped the team to a 22-win season. Jagger led the team's defense with 39 points and was a rising star for the Badgers as the team transitioned into the WCHA. In the team's first season of conference play, Jagger's point total dropped significantly, declining to just 16, but he was instrumental in leading Wisconsin to a 4th-place finish in the conference and was named as the program's first All-American in 1970. That same year Wisconsin shocked college hockey by defeating two-time defending national champion Denver in the conference tournament and earned the Badgers' first bid to the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin nearly pulled off a second upset when they led undefeated Cornell at the start of the third period but a pair of goals allowed the Big Red to escape.

As a senior, Jagger's scoring returned to the level he achieved as a sophomore and Wisconsin rose to third in the conference, however, the Badgers lost in the first round of the conference tournament and Jagger's college career was over. After graduating Jagger played two seasons of professional and senior hockey before retiring.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1965–66Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNOJHL15411150
1966–67Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsNOJHL394313519114162011
1968–69WisconsinNCAA3411283912
1969–70WisconsinWCHA34511166
1970–71WisconsinWCHA346293514
1971–72St. Petersburg SunsEHL73820285060110
1972–73Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsUSHL
NOJHL Totals548425019114162011
NCAA Totals10222689032

Awards and honors

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AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team1969–70[2]
AHCA West All-American1969–70[1]
All-WCHA Second Team1970–71[2]

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