| Birth Date: | October 3, 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies |
| Ntl Team: | United States |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1969 |
| Career End: | 1978 |
James Donald McElmury (born October 3, 1949 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played 180 games in the National Hockey League between 1972 and 1978 for the Minnesota North Stars, Kansas City Scouts, and Colorado Rockies. Prior to turning professional McElmury played for Bemidji State University. Internationally McElmury played for the American national team at several World Championships and the 1972 Winter Olympics.
He played with the Minnesota North Stars, Kansas City Scouts and the Colorado Rockies after starring for the Bemidji State University ice hockey team. Aside from playing in the NHL McElmury spent time in various minor leagues, primarily the American Hockey League.
McElmury played for the American national team several times during his career. His first tournament was the 1970 World Championship, where the United States played in Pool B, the second tier. The Americans were promoted for the 1971 World Championship and McElmury returned for that, playing 10 games and scoring 2 goals. He also played at the 1972 Winter Olympics, helping the United States win a silver medal; McElmury played 6 games and had 1 assist. McElmury's last international tournament was the 1977 World Championships, recording 5 points in 10 games.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1966–67 | Frank B. Kellogg High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Bemidji State University | NCAA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Bemidji State University | NCAA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Bemidji State University | NCAA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Bemidji State University | NCAA | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Cleveland/Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 69 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 76 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 78 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 24 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 55 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 155 | 14 | 57 | 71 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 180 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | United States | WC-B | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | United States | Oly | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1977 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Senior totals | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||||