Jim Korn Explained

Jim Korn
Birth Date:28 July 1957
Birth Place:Hopkins, Minnesota, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:220
Position:Defense/Left wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres
New Jersey Devils
Calgary Flames
Ntl Team:USA
Draft:73rd overall
Draft Year:1977
Draft Team:Detroit Red Wings
Wha Draft:52nd overall
Wha Draft Year:1977
Wha Draft Team:New England Whalers
Career Start:1979
Career End:1990

James Allen Korn (born July 28, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with five teams between 1979 and 1990. Internationally he played for the American national team at two World Championships.

Life and career

Korn moved to Minnetonka, Minnesota, at the age of 6 months with his family, where he grew up and attended Hopkins High School.

He was drafted in the fifth round, 73rd overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. He played for the Providence College Friars for four seasons, from 1975 to 1979, where he was a second team All American in his senior season. He played in the National Hockey League with the Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames.

Korn was also drafted by the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association, but he never played in that league.

In his NHL career, Korn appeared in 597 games. He scored 66 goals and added 122 assists. He also recorded 1,801 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1975–76Providence CollegeECAC20 2 0 2 10
1976–77Providence CollegeECAC29 6 9 15 73
1977–78Providence CollegeECAC33 7 14 21 47
1978–79Providence CollegeECAC27 5 19 24 72
1979–80Detroit Red WingsNHL63 5 13 18 108
1979–80Adirondack Red WingsAHL14 2 7 9 40
1980–81Detroit Red WingsNHL63 5 15 20 246
1980–81Adirondack Red WingsAHL9 3 7 10 53
1981–82Detroit Red WingsNHL59 1 7 8 104
1981–82Toronto Maple LeafsNHL11 1 3 4 44
1982–83Toronto Maple LeafsNHL80 8 21 29 2363 0 0 0 26
1983–84Toronto Maple LeafsNHL65 12 14 26 257
1984–85Toronto Maple LeafsNHL41 5 5 10 171
1986–87Buffalo SabresNHL52 4 10 14 158
1987–88New Jersey DevilsNHL52 8 13 21 1409 0 2 2 71
1988–89New Jersey DevilsNHL65 15 16 31 212
1989–90New Jersey DevilsNHL37 2 3 5 99
1989–90Calgary FlamesNHL9 0 2 2 264 1 0 1 12
NHL totals597 66 122 188 180116 1 2 3 109

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1979United StatesWC8 0 1 1 8
1981United StatesWC5 0 1 1 6
Senior totals13 0 2 2 14

Notes and References

  1. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.