James Corsi (born June 19, 1954) is a Canadian-Italian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the current goaltending coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was previously the goaltender coach of the St. Louis Blues and the Buffalo Sabres.[1] Before beginning his hockey career, Corsi also played soccer at the professional level as a forward in the North American Soccer League for the Montreal Olympique.[2] The following season he played in the National Soccer League with the Quebec Selects.[3]
| Jim Corsi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 19, 1954 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Quebec Nordiques Edmonton Oilers HC Gherdëina SG Cortina HC Bolzano Varese HC | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1992 | ||
Playing career
editCorsi played in the World Hockey Association for the Quebec Nordiques and the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers. He has dual Italian and Canadian citizenship. He became the goaltender of the nazionale (Italian national ice hockey team) and spent the majority of his career with Varese. He also played for HC Gherdëina, SG Cortina and HC Bolzano during his time in Italy's Serie A league. Corsi played on the Italian team at the 1982 World Championship that stunned a Team Canada that had Wayne Gretzky on it by tying Canada 3-3 and went on to beat the US at the same tournament relegating them to the B-Pool for 1983.
Post-playing career
editCorsi is also known as being the namesake for the development of the Corsi rating. This indicator is essentially a plus-minus statistic that measures shot attempts (usually only counting those at even strength). A player receives a plus for any shot attempt (on net, missed, or blocked) that his team directs at the opponent's net, and a minus for any shot attempt against his own net. This indicator is widely used in most NHL teams as it has shown a strong correlation to player and team success. The person credited with popularizing the statistic, Vic Ferrari attributed the stat to then-Sabres general manager Darcy Regier but named it after Corsi because he thought Corsi's name had a better ring to it (he was inadvertently correct since Corsi did create the statistic).[4] Corsi himself has stated he is flattered to be associated with the statistic.[5]
He was relieved of his duties with the St. Louis Blues on February 1, 2017.[6]
Teams
editSoccer
- Montreal Olympique 1971, 1973
- Quebec Selects 1974
Hockey
- Maine Nordiques 1976–77
- Quebec Nordiques 1977–78
- Binghamton Dusters 1978–79
- Quebec Nordiques 1978–79
- Houston Apollos 1979–80
- Oklahoma City Stars 1979–80
- Edmonton Oilers 1979–80
- HC Gardena Finstral Ortisei 1980–1982
- SG Cortina 1982–1983
- HC Bolzano Würth 1983–1984
- Varese HC 1987–92
Coaching
edit- Goaltending coach: Buffalo Sabres 2001–2014
- Goaltending Coach: St. Louis Blues 2014–2017
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1973–74 | Loyola College | CIAU | 11 | — | — | — | 660 | 30 | 1 | 2.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Loyala College | CIAU | 40 | — | — | — | 2359 | 109 | 2 | 2.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Concordia University | CIAU | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1200 | 36 | 2 | 1.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Maine Nordiques | NAHL | 54 | — | — | — | 2988 | 181 | 1 | 3.57 | .896 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 714 | 46 | 1 | 3.87 | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1089 | 82 | 0 | 4.52 | .873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 40 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2291 | 126 | 3 | 3.30 | .899 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 6.36 | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 211 | 7 | 0 | 1.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 26 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1360 | 83 | 0 | 3.66 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 959 | 57 | 0 | 3.57 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 645 | 28 | 1 | 2.60 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | SG Cortina | ITA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | HC Gherdëina | ITA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | HC Gherdëina | ITA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1080 | 60 | — | 3.33 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | — | ||
| 1984–85 | AS Varese Hockey | ITA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | AS Varese Hockey | ITA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | AS Varese Hockey | ITA | 36 | — | — | — | 2134 | 103 | 1 | 2.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | AS Varese Hockey | ITA | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | AS Varese Hockey | ITA | 42 | — | — | — | 2520 | 116 | 0 | 2.76 | — | 5 | — | — | 300 | 8 | 1 | 1.60 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | AS Varese Hockey | ITA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | AS Varese Hockey | ITA | 44 | — | — | — | 2610 | 165 | 0 | 3.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | AS Varese Hockey | AL | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 63 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 3380 | 208 | 3 | 3.69 | .890 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 6.36 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 26 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1360 | 83 | 0 | 3.66 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Italy | WC B | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 420 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 | .932 | |
| 1982 | Italy | WC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 390 | 38 | 0 | 5.84 | .879 | |
| 1983 | Italy | WC | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 568 | 50 | 0 | 5.28 | .876 | |
| 1985 | Italy | WC B | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 420 | 22 | 0 | 3.14 | .904 | |
| 1986 | Italy | WC B | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 420 | 16 | 1 | 2.29 | .918 | |
| 1987 | Italy | WC B | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 420 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | .885 | |
| 1989 | Italy | WC B | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 420 | 16 | 2 | 2.29 | .871 | |
| 1990 | Italy | WC B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 299 | 14 | 0 | 2.81 | .897 | |
| Senior totals | 57 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 3357 | 203 | 3 | 3.63 | — | |||
References
edit- ^ Corsi hired as Blues goaltending coach
- ^ "NASL-James Corsi".
- ^ Ororato, Andre (May 21, 1974). "Corsi's goal produces tie for soccer Selects". Montreal Gazette. p. 38.
- ^ McKenzie, Bob. The story of how Corsi got its name. TSN. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ McKenzie, Bob. The story of how Corsi got its name. TSN. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ "Armstrong said Goalie Coach Jim Corsi was also relieved of his duties". @StLouisBlues. February 1, 2017.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Jim Corsi at the Canadian Soccer Association