| Jamie Rivers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 16, 1975 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins Florida Panthers Detroit Red Wings Phoenix Coyotes Spartak Moscow HC Ambri-Piotta KHL Medveščak | ||
| NHL Draft |
63rd overall, 1993 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2011 | ||
Jamie Rivers (born March 16, 1975) is a Canadian professional broadcaster and former professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player. He currently serves as the color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest, as well as a co-host on the 101 ESPN St. Louis radio program The Fast Lane. Rivers was the head coach and General Manager of the Central Hockey League's St. Charles Chill. Rivers played 454 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played in Europe for KHL Medveščak. He is Huron First Nations.[1]
Rivers was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Jamie Rivers also has a brother, Shawn, who played for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has represented Canada at the 2009 Spengler Cup.
On November 19, 2009, Rivers returned to Europe after a season in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves to join HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss National League A.[2]
In the succeeding 2010–11 season, Rivers remained in Europe and following a trial signed with KHL Medveščak, at the time a member of the Austrian Hockey League, on December 16, 2010.[3] During his 14th game with Medveščak, Rivers suffered a ruptured spleen after completing a check. After initially going undiagnosed, a few days later Rivers was rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgery. Suffering a large amount of internal bleeding, Rivers' heart stopped before he was electronically defibrillated back to life. Rivers was ruled out for the remainder of the season and returned to St. Louis, where he now lives with his wife Shannon, 22-year-old daughter Karson, 19-year-old twin boys Ashton and Braydon, and 14-year-old McKinnon.[4][5]
On September 17, 2012, Rivers was named head coach of the St. Charles Chill of the Central Hockey League.[6][7] The team played for one season, 2013-2014, before ceasing operations.
On August 16, 2023, he was promoted as their color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest. Previously, he served as a studio analyst and fill-in color commentator for Darren Pang, a role he shared with Bernie Federko, in select games.[8][9][10][11]
Rivers is a co-host on the 101 ESPN St. Louis radio program The Fast Lane, with Anthony Stalter and Super Bowl Champion Carey Davis.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | CJHL | 44 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 55 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 62 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 65 | 32 | 89 | 121 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 46 | 9 | 56 | 65 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 22 | ||
| 1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 75 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 63 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 59 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | New York Islanders | NHL | 75 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 50 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 30 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 69 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 339 | 36 | 155 | 191 | 427 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | ||||
| NHL totals | 454 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 385 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
1995 Red Deer | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Canada | WJC | 
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Award | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 1993–94 | |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | 1993–94 | [2] |
| CHL Second All-Star Team | 1993–94 | |
| Second All-Star Team | 1994–95 | |
| AHL | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 1996–97 | |