Jim Nahrgang

Jim Nahrgang
Jim Nahrgang
Born	April 17, 1951 (age 73); Millbank, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft	86th overall, 1971; Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1974–1978
	Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater	Michigan Tech
Playing career
1970–1974	Michigan Tech
Position(s)	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1982	Michigan Tech (Assistant)
1982–1985	Michigan Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	56–62–3 (.475)

James Herbert Nahrgang (born April 17, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach who played 57 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings between 1975 and 1977. After his playing career he coached Michigan Tech for three years between 1982 and 1985. [[He was born in Millbank, Ontario.

Coaching[edit]

After retiring as a player in 1978 Nahrgang joined the staff at his alma mater as an assistant, remaining with Michigan Tech until John MacInnes retired in 1982. Nahrgang was named as MacInnes' replacement and served three years as head coach before resigning in February 1985.^[1] During his tenure the Huskies declined each year and also moved from the CCHA back to their previous conference, the WCHA.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966–67	New Hamburg Hahn's	OHA-C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Ottawa 67's	OHA	52	1	9	10	74	—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Ottawa 67's	OHA	52	1	7	8	47	7	0	0	0	2
1969–70	Kitchener Rangers	OHA	51	10	23	33	119	6	0	2	2	10
1970–71	Michigan Technological University	WCHA	31	6	13	19	70	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Michigan Technological University	WCHA	31	8	18	26	66	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Michigan Technological University	WCHA	36	11	16	27	85	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Michigan Technological University	WCHA	39	8	24	32	95	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Virginia Wings	AHL	71	4	19	23	73	5	0	3	3	2
1975–76	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL	49	4	11	15	74	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	53	5	11	16	34	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Kansas City Blues	CHL	16	2	6	8	38	10	0	4	4	26
1977–78	Kansas City Red Wings	CHL	9	0	3	3	13	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Philadelphia Firebirds	AHL	69	8	22	30	147	4	0	1	1	4
AHL totals			189	16	52	68	294	9	0	4	4	6
NHL totals			57	5	12	17	34	—	—	—	—	—

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Michigan Tech Huskies (CCHA) (1982–1984)
1982–83	Michigan Tech	22–17–1	20–12–0	4th	CCHA Quarterfinals
1983–84	Michigan Tech	19–21–1	14–16–0	t-5th	CCHA Quarterfinals
Michigan Tech:		41–38–2	34–28–0
Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) (1984–1985)
1984–85	Michigan Tech	15–24–1	13–20–1	8th	WCHA Quarterfinals
Michigan Tech:		15–24–1	13–20–1
Total:		56–62–3
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors[edit]

Award	Year
All-WCHA Second Team	1972–73	^[2]
All-WCHA First Team	1973–74	^[2]
AHCA West All-American	1973–74	^[3]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1974	^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Michigan Tech Huskies 2002 Hockey yearbook" (PDF). Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
^ ^a ^b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links[edit]

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

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[1] "Michigan Tech Huskies 2002 Hockey yearbook" (PDF). Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved 2017-05-26.

[WCHA-2] "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[3] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[ncaa-4] "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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v t e Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Michigan College of Mines Huskies
Playing venues	Amphidrome (1919–1926) Dee Stadium (1928–1972) MacInnes Student Ice Arena (1972–present)
Head Coaches	E. R. Lovel (1919–20) Elmer Sicotte (1920–21, 1923–24) Mike Fay (1921–22) Bill Murdoch (1922–23) Leon Harvey (1924–26) Carlos Haug (1926–29) Bert Noblet (1929–36) Joe Savini (1936–38) Ed Maki (1938–41, 1945–48) Elwin Romnes (1941–43) Amo Bessone (1948–51) Al Renfrew (1951–56) John MacInnes (1956–82) Jim Nahrgang (1982–85) Herb Boxer (1985–90) Newell Brown (1990–92) Bob Mancini (1992–96) Tim Watters (1996–2000) Mike Sertich (2000–03) Jamie Russell (2003–11) Mel Pearson (2011–17) Joe Shawhan (2017–present)
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–58, 1959–81, 1984–2021) CCHA (1981–84, 2021–Present)
Rivalries	Northern Michigan
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational Huskies Pep Band
All-time leaders	Mike Zuke (310 Points) Mike Zuke (133 Goals) Blake Pietila (76 Wins)
National Championships	1962 1965 1975
Frozen Four appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981
NCAA Tournament appearances	1956 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2015 2017 2018 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1960 1962 1965 1969 1970 1974 1975 1976 1981 2017 2018 CCHA: 2024
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