Jim Nill

Player profile and career history

R · #8

Jim Nill was a right wing. Born April 11, 1958 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 185 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1978 (round 6, 89th overall) by the St. Louis Blues. In 524 NHL regular-season games he had 58 goals and 87 assists for 145 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 524
Goals: 58
Assists: 87
Points: 145

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 87
Game Winning Goals: 7
Games Played: 524
Goals: 58
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 854
Plus Minus: -65
Points: 145
Power Play Goals: 4
Power Play Points: 6
Shooting Pctg: 0.1542
Shorthanded Goals: 4
Shorthanded Points: 10
Shots: 376

NHL playoff career

Games: 59
Goals: 10
Assists: 5
Points: 15

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 5
Game Winning Goals: 1
Games Played: 59
Goals: 10
Ot Goals: 1
Pim: 203
Plus Minus: -8
Points: 15
Power Play Goals: 1
Power Play Points: 2
Shooting Pctg: 0.204
Shorthanded Goals: 1
Shorthanded Points: 1
Shots: 49

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.11
Assists / game: 0.17
Points / game: 0.28
Shots / game: 0.72

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 9
Assists: 15
Points: 22
Shots: 65

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1990–91
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
1989–90
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1988–89
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1987–88
- MonctonAHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
- Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL
1986–87
- Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL
1985–86
- Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL
1984–85
- Boston BruinsNHL
- Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL
1983–84
- Boston BruinsNHL
- Vancouver CanucksNHL
1982–83
- Vancouver CanucksNHL
1981–82
- St. Louis BluesNHL
- Vancouver CanucksNHL
1980–81
- Salt LakeCHL
1979–80
- CanadaNat-Tm
- CanadaOlympics
1978–79
- U. Of CalgaryCWUAA
1977–78
- Medicine HatWCJHL
1976–77
- Medicine HatWCJHL
1975–76
- Medicine HatWCJHL
1974–75
- DrumhellerAJHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1990–91	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	32	3	10	13	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 32 Goals 3 Pim 74 Points 13
1990–91	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
1989–90	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	20	10	8	18	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 20 Goals 10 Pim 24 Points 18
1989–90	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	15	0	2	2	18	-3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1988–89	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	71	8	7	15	83	-1	39	0	0	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 71 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 83 Plus Minus -1 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.2051 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 39
1988–89	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	25	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 25 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1987–88	AHL	Moncton	Regular	3	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 0
1987–88	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	36	3	11	14	55	2	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 36 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 55 Plus Minus 2 Points 14 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.12 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1987–88	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	24	0	1	1	44	-7	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 24 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus -7 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1987–88	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	16	6	1	7	62	7	9	0	0	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus 7 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.6667 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 9
1986–87	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	36	3	4	7	52	1	12	1	1	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 36 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus 1 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.25 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 12
1986–87	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	7	-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 7 Plus Minus -6 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1985–86	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	61	6	8	14	75	-6	35	0	0	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 61 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 75 Plus Minus -6 Points 14 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 35
1985–86	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1984–85	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	49	1	9	10	62	-11	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 49 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus -11 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0435 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 23
1984–85	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	20	8	8	16	38	3	22	1	1	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 20 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus 3 Points 16 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.3636 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 22
1984–85	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	28	-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus -4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1983–84	NHL	Boston Bruins	Regular	27	3	2	5	81	-5	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 27 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 81 Plus Minus -5 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
1983–84	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	51	9	6	15	78	-6	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 51 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 78 Plus Minus -6 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1731 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 52
1983–84	NHL	Boston Bruins	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1982–83	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	65	7	15	22	136	-19	53	1	3	1	3	0	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 65 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 136 Plus Minus -19 Points 22 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1321 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 53
1982–83	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	6	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1981–82	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	61	9	12	21	127	-13	65	1	1	2	2	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 61 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 127 Plus Minus -13 Points 21 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1385 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 65
1981–82	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	8	1	2	3	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 5 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1981–82	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Playoffs	16	4	3	7	67	1	23	1	1	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 4 Ot Goals 1 Pim 67 Plus Minus 1 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1739 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
1980–81	CHL	Salt Lake	Regular	79	28	34	62	222	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 34 Games Played 79 Goals 28 Pim 222 Points 62
1980–81	CHL	Salt Lake	Playoffs	16	9	8	17	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 16 Goals 9 Pim 38 Points 17
1979–80	Nat-Tm	Canada	Regular	45	13	19	32	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 45 Goals 13 Pim 54 Points 32
1979–80	Olympics	Canada	Regular	6	1	2	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 3
1978–79	CWUAA	U. Of Calgary	Regular	17	8	7	15	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 17 Goals 8 Pim 36 Points 15
1978–79	CWUAA	U. Of Calgary	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 3
1977–78	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Regular	72	47	46	93	252	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 46 Games Played 72 Goals 47 Pim 252 Points 93
1977–78	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Playoffs	12	8	7	15	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 12 Goals 8 Pim 37 Points 15
1976–77	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Regular	71	23	24	47	140	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 71 Goals 23 Pim 140 Points 47
1976–77	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Playoffs	4	2	2	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 4
1975–76	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Regular	62	5	11	16	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 62 Goals 5 Pim 69 Points 16
1975–76	WCJHL	Medicine Hat	Playoffs	9	1	1	2	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 20 Points 2
1974–75	AJHL	Drumheller	Regular	58	30	30	60	126	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 58 Goals 30 Pim 126 Points 60
1974–75	AJHL	Drumheller	Playoffs	12	5	6	11	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 12 Goals 5 Pim 35 Points 11

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Date	Opponent	Assists	Points	Time on ice
1990-01-12	WIN	0	0	–
1990-01-09	MNS	1	1	–
1990-01-06	MNS	0	0	–
1990-01-04	QUE	0	0	–
1990-01-02	VAN	0	0	–

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Profile updated Oct 15, 6:25 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1990–91

1989–90

1988–89

1987–88

1986–87

1985–86

1984–85

1983–84

1982–83

1981–82

1980–81

1979–80

1978–79

1977–78

1976–77

1975–76

1974–75

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