Doug Jarrett
PositionDefence
ShootsLeft
Height6 ft
Height in1
Weight lb190
Played forChicago Black Hawks
New York Rangers
Birth dateApril 22, 1944
Birth placeLondon, Ontario, Canada
Death dateFebruary 10, 2014 (aged 69)
Death placeFort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Career start1960
Career end1977

Douglas William Jarrett (April 22, 1944 – February 10, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably with the Chicago Black Hawks.

A noted defensive defenceman, his best season was 1967, when he finished second in the NHL in plus-minus (behind defense partner Pierre Pilote), and was seventh in voting for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as best defenceman in the league.[1] He was also named to play in the 1975 NHL All-Star Game, in his final season with Chicago.[2]

After that season, Jarrett was traded to the New York Rangers for goaltender Gilles Villemure. In an injury-plagued season, chronic back problems caused Jarrett's play to fall off sharply, and in the subsequent season, he was sent down after nine games to the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League, finishing his career in the minors.

After his playing career, Jarrett periodically worked on behalf of the Chicago Blackhawk Alumni Association. Born in London, Ontario, Jarrett was inducted into the London Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. He died of cancer in 2014 at the age of 69.[3]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1960–61St. Catharines TeepeesOHA-Jr.3622478600016
1961–62St. Catharines TeepeesOHA-Jr.494610103601110
1962–63St. Catharines Black HawksOHA-Jr.509182788
1962–63Buffalo BisonsAHL10004
1963–64St. Catharines Black HawksOHA-Jr.54105161144135121722
1963–64Buffalo BisonsAHL10000
1964–65Chicago Black HawksNHL4621517341110110
1964–65St. Louis BravesCPHL17371023
1964–65Buffalo BisonsAHL10000
1965–66Chicago Black HawksNHL66412167150119
1966–67Chicago Black HawksNHL70521267660338
1967–68Chicago Black HawksNHL744192348114049
1968–69Chicago Black HawksNHL690131358
1969–70Chicago Black HawksNHL72420247881014
1970–71Chicago Black HawksNHL5111213461816714
1971–72Chicago Black HawksNHL786232968802216
1972–73Chicago Black HawksNHL492111318150332
1973–74Chicago Black HawksNHL675111645100116
1974–75Chicago Black HawksNHL79521266670004
1975–76New York RangersNHL4504419
1976–77New York RangersNHL90004
1976–77New Haven NighthawksAHL4027910
NHL totals77538182220631997162382

References

  1. ^ "1966-67 NHL Awards Voting". Hockey Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  2. ^ "1975 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Doug Jarrett, first London-born NHL'er, dies at 69". St. Thomas Times-Journal. Retrieved 2014-06-01.