Geoff Waugh

Geoff Waugh
Born	(1983-08-25) August 25, 1983 (age 41) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Springfield Falcons Binghamton Senators Portland Pirates Manitoba Moose KHL Medveščak Zagreb EC VSV Nottingham Panthers
National team	Croatia
NHL draft	78th overall, 2002 Dallas Stars
Playing career	2006–2017

Geoff Waugh (born August 25, 1983) is a retired Canadian-Croatian ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career

He played Junior "A" hockey for the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 2001 to 2003. The Dallas Stars chose him 78th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Waugh then joined the Northern Michigan Wildcats of the NCAA for four years. In 2006-07 he turned pro with the Springfield Falcons and the Johnstown Chiefs.

He then signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in 2008 and played for two seasons with their farm teams the Binghamton Senators and the Elmira Jackals. He played for the Portland Pirates, Manitoba Moose, and the Victoria Salmon Kings until 2011, when he joined KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the then EBEL.[1]

After three seasons within Zagreb, including an injury-hit inaugural season in the Kontinental Hockey League. The now Croatian citizen, opted to return to the EBEL, signing with Austrian club EC VSV on June 15, 2014.[2]

On June 2, 2015, Waugh left Austria as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with British club, the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Kindersley Klippers	SJHL		57	2	5	7	74		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Kindersley Klippers	SJHL		62	4	21	25	125		18	0	8	8	59
2002–03	Northern Michigan University	CCHA		39	0	7	7	41		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Northern Michigan University	CCHA		41	2	13	15	72		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Northern Michigan University	CCHA		39	2	8	10	89		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Northern Michigan University	CCHA		39	0	7	7	74		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Springfield Falcons	AHL		10	0	0	0	25		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL		56	1	12	13	91		2	1	0	1	4
2007–08	Binghamton Senators	AHL		71	3	3	6	139		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Binghamton Senators	AHL		27	0	2	2	23		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Elmira Jackals	ECHL		1	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Portland Pirates	AHL		13	0	1	1	33		2	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Manitoba Moose	AHL		29	0	1	1	41		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Manitoba Moose	AHL		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Victoria Salmon Kings	ECHL		57	3	8	11	82		12	0	3	3	10
2011–12	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	AUT		45	3	6	9	122		8	0	1	1	33
2011–12	KHL Medveščak Zagreb II	CRO		—	—	—	—	—		3	2	0	2	2
2012–13	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	AUT		42	3	6	9	100		2	0	0	0	4
2013–14	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	KHL Medveščak Zagreb II	CRO		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	2	4	2
2014–15	EC VSV	AUT		42	5	4	9	31		5	0	0	0	5
2015–16	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		44	6	13	19	45		4	0	1	1	0
2016–17	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		31	3	2	5	16		2	0	1	1	0
AHL totals				152	3	7	10	265		2	0	0	0	2
ECHL totals				114	4	20	24	180		14	1	3	4	14
AUT totals				129	11	16	27	253		15	0	1	1	42

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Croatia	WC D1B		5	1	1	2	2
2015	Croatia	WC D1B		3	0	2	2	14
Senior totals				8	1	3	4	16

References

1. "Hockey transactions". Hockey News. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
2. "VSV signs tough guy Geoff Waugh" (in German). EC VSV. 2014-06-15. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
3. "Defenceman Geoff Waugh joins Panthers". Nottingham Panthers. 2015-06-02. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-06-02.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database