Geoff Waugh
Born (1983-08-25) August 25, 1983
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Springfield Falcons
Binghamton Senators
Portland Pirates
Manitoba Moose
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
EC VSV
Nottingham Panthers
National team  Croatia
NHL Draft 78th overall, 2002
Dallas Stars
Playing career 20062017

Geoff Waugh (born August 25, 1983) is a retired Canadian-Croatian ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career

He played Junior "A" hockey for the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 2001 to 2003. The Dallas Stars chose him 78th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Waugh then joined the Northern Michigan Wildcats of the NCAA for four years. In 2006-07 he turned pro with the Springfield Falcons and the Johnstown Chiefs.

He then signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in 2008 and played for two seasons with their farm teams the Binghamton Senators and the Elmira Jackals. He played for the Portland Pirates, Manitoba Moose, and the Victoria Salmon Kings until 2011, when he joined KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the then EBEL.[1]

After three seasons within Zagreb, including an injury-hit inaugural season in the Kontinental Hockey League. The now Croatian citizen, opted to return to the EBEL, signing with Austrian club EC VSV on June 15, 2014.[2]

On June 2, 2015, Waugh left Austria as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with British club, the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Kindersley Klippers SJHL 5725774
2001–02 Kindersley Klippers SJHL 6242125125 1808859
2002–03 Northern Michigan University CCHA 3907741
2003–04 Northern Michigan University CCHA 412131572
2004–05 Northern Michigan University CCHA 39281089
2005–06 Northern Michigan University CCHA 3907774
2006–07 Springfield Falcons AHL 1000025
2006–07 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 561121391 21014
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 71336139
2008–09 Binghamton Senators AHL 2702223
2008–09 Elmira Jackals ECHL 10007
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 1301133 20002
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 2901141
2010–11 Manitoba Moose AHL 20004
2010–11 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 57381182 1203310
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb AUT 45369122 801133
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO 32022
2012–13 KHL Medveščak Zagreb AUT 42369100 20004
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 40002
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO 52242
2014–15 EC VSV AUT 4254931 50005
2015–16 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 446131945 40110
2016–17 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 3132516 20110
AHL totals 152 3 7 10 265 2 0 0 0 2
ECHL totals 114 4 20 24 180 14 1 3 4 14
AUT totals 129 11 16 27 253 15 0 1 1 42

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Croatia WC D1B 51122
2015 Croatia WC D1B 302214
Senior totals 8 1 3 4 16

References

  1. "Hockey transactions". Hockey News. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. "VSV signs tough guy Geoff Waugh" (in German). EC VSV. 2014-06-15. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  3. "Defenceman Geoff Waugh joins Panthers". Nottingham Panthers. 2015-06-02. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
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