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).

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

Playing career

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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

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  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.
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