James Latos Explained

Position:Right wing
Played For:New York Rangers
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:4 January 1966
Birth Place:Wakaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1987
Career End:1997

James "Jim" Latos (born January 4, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1988–89 season, on March 1, 1989 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 1997 was spent in the minor leagues. After his playing career, Latos became a coach, and spent two seasons from 2001 to 2003 coaching the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1982–83Prince Albert Mintos U18SMAAAHL28 11 18 29 20
1983–84Humboldt BroncosSJHL53 12 15 27 131
1984–85Saskatoon BladesWHL62 9 9 18 1203 1 1 2 0
1985–86Saskatoon BladesWHL40 4 7 11 111
1985–86Portland WinterhawksWHL21 6 7 13 809 1 1 2 32
1985–86Portland WinterhawksM-Cup3 0 0 0 6
1986–87Portland WinterhawksWHL69 27 18 45 21020 5 3 8 56
1987–88Colorado RangersIHL38 11 12 23 98
1988–89New York RangersNHL1 0 0 0 0
1988–89Denver RangersIHL37 7 5 12 1574 0 0 0 17
1989–90Flint SpiritsIHL71 12 15 27 2444 0 0 0 4
1990–91Kansas City BladesIHL61 14 14 28 187
1991–92St. Thomas WildcatsCoHL27 7 13 20 62
1991–92Knoxville CherokeesECHL10 5 2 7 24
1991–92Muskegon LumberjacksIHL27 4 4 8 546 0 1 1 10
1992–93Cleveland LumberjacksIHL1 0 0 0 0
1992–93Muskegon FuryCoHL59 10 24 34 1637 2 0 2 4
1993–94Wichita ThunderCHL63 19 34 53 22711 4 5 9 27
1994–95Lee Valley LionsBD112 11 5 16 32
1994–95Wichita ThunderCHL55 13 23 36 16711 2 5 7 44
1995–96Louisiana IceGatorsECHL8 2 1 3 30
1996–97Louisiana IceGatorsECHL32 4 7 11 150
IHL totals236 48 50 98 74014 0 1 1 31
NHL totals1 0 0 0 0

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