Jim Carey | |
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Born | May 31, 1974 Dorchester, MA, USA |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
Position | Goaltender |
Caught | Left |
Played for | Washington Capitals Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues |
NHL Draft | 32nd overall, 1992 Washington Capitals |
Playing career | 1994–1999 |
James Carey (born May 31, 1974), is a retired American ice hockey goaltender who played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues in the NHL.
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Carey debuted his hockey career in college with the Wisconsin Badgers in 1992. Jim Carey was the highest drafted goalie in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, taken in the 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Washington Capitals. Before coming to Washington, Carey played in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in 1993 and played in the AHL with the Portland Pirates. In Portland, Carey took home numerous individual awards including the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie in the AHL and the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award for top netminder in the AHL. He was also selected to the First All-Star Team.
In 1995, Carey made his NHL debut in Washington and went undefeated in his first seven games. He would finish the season with a 28-16-8 record and was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team. This early success promoted him to Washington's starting goalie the following season - his best in the NHL. He played in 71 games, won 35, recorded 9 shutouts and finished with a GAA of 2.26. He won the Vezina Trophy for his efforts and was selected to the NHL First All-Star Team. The next fall, Carey was the backup to goalie Mike Richter on Team USA in the World Cup of Hockey. The United States would win gold by beating Team Canada in three games.
In 1997, he was traded midway through the season to the Boston Bruins in a blockbuster deal. Carey would never find his true form again in Boston and was sent down the minors a year later with the Providence Bruins in the AHL. Carey signed on as a free agent at the end of the season with the St. Louis Blues and played four games before deciding he had had enough of hockey.
Because of Carey's name's similarity to that of actor Jim Carrey, his nicknames were The Mask, Ace, and the "Net Detective" (the latter two being a play on Carrey's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective).
Carey is the CEO/President of OptiMED Billing Solutions, Inc., a medical billing company, based out of Sarasota, Florida and Boston, Massachusetts.
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Competitor for United States | ||
World Cup | ||
Gold | 1996 World Cup of Hockey | Ice hockey |
Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
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1989–90 | Boston College Eagles | High-MA | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 20 | 0 | 1.00 | — |
1990–91 | Catholic Memorial Knights | High-MA | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 20 | 6 | 1.66 | — |
1991–92 | Catholic Memorial Knights | High-MA | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 940 | 34 | 8 | 1.63 | — |
1992–93 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | WCHA | 26 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1525 | 78 | 1 | 3.07 | — |
1993–94 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | WCHA | 40 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2247 | 114 | 1 | 3.04 | — |
1994–95 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 55 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3281 | 151 | 6 | 2.76 | .909 |
1994–95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 28 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1604 | 57 | 4 | 2.13 | .913 |
1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 71 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 4069 | 153 | 9 | 2.26 | .906 |
1996–97 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 40 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2293 | 105 | 1 | 2.75 | .893 |
1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 19 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1004 | 64 | 0 | 3.82 | .871 |
1997–98 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 605 | 40 | 0 | 3.97 | .878 |
1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 496 | 24 | 2 | 2.90 | .893 |
1998–99 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .962 |
1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 30 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1750 | 68 | 3 | 2.33 | .919 |
1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 13 | 0 | 3.86 | .829 |
NHL totals | 172 | 79 | 65 | 16 | 9668 | 416 | 16 | 2.58 | .898 |
Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
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1994-95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 358 | 25 | 0 | 4.19 | .834 |
1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 6.19 | .744 |
NHL totals | 10 | 2 | 5 | 455 | 35 | 0 | 4.62 | .816 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | |
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1993 | United States | WJC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | |
Junior int'l totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 |
Preceded by Dominik Hašek |
Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1996 |
Succeeded by Dominik Hašek |