Jim Bartlett Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:165
Played For:New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
League:NHL
Birth Date:May 27, 1932
Birth Place:Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1951
Career End:1973

James Baker Bartlett (May 27, 1932 – August 27, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers between 1954 and 1961. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1951 to 1973, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.

Professional career

Bartlett's career was mainly played in the American Hockey League for the Baltimore Clippers and Providence Reds, over twenty years. He spent three years with the New York Rangers and one with the Boston Bruins, as well as having played four games with the Montreal Canadiens early in his career playing a total of 191 games in the NHL. He set an AHL record in 1958 when he scored two goals five seconds apart. He almost had his career end in 1963 when he was hit in his eye with a stick, however, he was back playing within months.

Post-pro career

Close to the end of his professional hockey career, Bartlett kept his skills sharp by playing with the National Brewers, a Baltimore area amateur team that was sponsored by the National Brewing Company and National Bohemian. He returned to the pro level to score 8 goals in 11 games for the Baltimore Clippers during the end of the 1971-72 season, and then played another full 72-game season with Clippers in 1972-73.

In 1974, Bartlett brought his professional hockey career to a close and then enjoyed four more seasons of amateur hockey in the Baltimore-Washington area with the Brewers. During the five seasons that Bartlett played with the Brewers, he worked as a driver for the National Brewing Company in Baltimore.

Bartlett moved from Baltimore to Tampa, Florida in 1987. Making use of his experience as a driver, he became a full-time assistant as an advisor and driver for George Steinbrenner. In 2018, he was inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame.[1]

Records

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1949–50Verdun Jr. Maple LeafsQJHL6 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0
1950–51Verdun LaSalleQJHL38 8 8 16 673 1 0 1 7
1951–52St. Jerome EaglesQPJHL44 25 31 56 167
1951–52Boston OlympicsEAHL14 2 6 8 392 1 0 1 4
1952–53Cincinnati MohawksIHL49 32 30 62 1229 4 5 9 22
1953–54Matane Red RocketsLSLHL61 43 29 72 13916 11 14 25 46
1954–55Montreal CanadiensNHL2 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0
1954–55Chicoutimi SagueneensQHL58 28 28 56 1507 1 4 5 20
1955–56New York RangersNHL12 0 1 1 8
1955–56Providence RedsAHL50 28 19 47 1109 3 5 8 27
1956–57Providence RedsAHL63 21 22 43 1054 1 0 1 27
1957–58Providence RedsAHL59 25 21 46 865 2 1 3 11
1958–59New York RangersNHL70 11 9 20 118
1959–60New York RangersNHL44 8 4 12 48
1959–60Springfield IndiansAHL21 7 3 10 128 5 3 8 15
1960–61Boston BruinsNHL63 15 9 24 95
1961–62Providence RedsAHL62 31 34 65 803 0 1 1 8
1962–63Providence RedsAHL67 28 38 66 876 1 2 3 10
1963–64Providence RedsAHL72 26 39 65 753 2 1 3 4
1964–65Providence RedsAHL71 22 36 58 92
1965–66Providence RedsAHL68 19 26 45 70
1966–67Baltimore ClippersAHL67 30 21 51 2413 3 3 6 10
1967–68Baltimore ClippersAHL71 22 29 51 71
1968–69Baltimore ClippersAHL73 25 23 48 404 1 0 1 10
1969–70Baltimore ClippersAHL65 30 28 58 345 2 1 3 2
1970–71Baltimore ClippersAHL63 14 25 39 516 0 1 1 4
1971–72Baltimore ClippersAHL11 8 2 10 23
1971–72Columbus SealsIHL14 4 6 10 23
1972–73Baltimore ClippersAHL72 24 16 40 31
AHL totals955 360 382 742 99166 20 18 38 128
NHL totals191 34 23 57 2732 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Bartlett – AHL Hall of Fame.
  2. Web site: Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Jim Bartlett . www.legendsofhockey.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908012903/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11930 . 2015-09-08.