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Jim Niekamp
Jimniekamp
Born March 11, 1946(1946-03-11),
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died October 10, 2022(2022-10-10) (aged 76),
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
Pro clubs Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Sharks
Phoenix Roadrunners
Playing career 1962–1978

James Lawrence Niekamp (March 11, 1946 – October 10, 2022) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 383 games in the World Hockey Association and 29 games in the National Hockey League in 1970–1977. Jim played for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Sharks and Phoenix Roadrunners.

He played junior hockey for the Saint Jerome Alouettes and the Hamilton Red Wings from 1964 to 1966. Turning pro in the Detroit Red Wings' system in 1966, Niekamp played in the minors until 1970-71. That season he got into 24 games for the Wings. The following season he played in five more games.

In 1972-73 he jumped to the Los Angeles Sharks of the World Hockey Association (WHA). After playing there for two years, Niekamp went to the Phoenix Roadrunners where he played for four seasons. He retired in 1978.

In 29 NHL games Niekamp scored 2 assists. In the WHA he scored 18 goals and 96 assists in 383 games.

Niekamp lived in the Phoenix area and was the color commentator for the radio broadcasts of Phoenix RoadRunners home games. He died on October 10, 2022, at the age of 76.[1]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1964–65 Saint-Jerome Alouettes QJAHL 33 10 31 41 8 1 5 6 38
1965–66 Saint-Jerome Alouettes QJAHL 32 10 15 25 135 5 1 1 2 22
1965–66 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 11 1 6 7 55
1966–67 Toledo Blades IHL 66 6 24 30 163 8 0 1 1 12
1967–68 Fort Worth Wings CHL 49 6 9 15 76 7 0 2 2 24
1968–69 Fort Worth Wings CHL 63 13 21 34 113
1969–70 Cleveland Barons AHL 47 6 16 22 114
1970–71 Baltimore Clippers AHL 46 9 29 38 93
1970–71 Detroit Red Wings NHL 24 0 2 2 27
1971–72 Tidewater Wings AHL 65 6 11 17 216
1971–72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 0 0 10
1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 78 7 22 29 155 6 2 1 3 10
1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 76 2 19 21 95
1974–75 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 71 2 26 28 66 5 0 0 0 8
1975–76 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 79 4 14 18 77 5 1 0 1 0
1976–77 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 79 1 15 16 91
1977–78 Phoenix Roadrunners PHL 23 1 11 12 12
WHA totals 383 16 96 112 484 16 3 1 4 18
NHL totals 29 0 2 2 37

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