Pearson spent four season in the minors, starting his career with the Amarillo Wranglers, the Penguins CHL minor league affiliate. The Wranglers folded after the completion of the 1970-71 season, and Pearson moved to the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League. Pearson led all Komets defenseman in goals (18) during the 1971-72 season. He followed that season by leading all Komets defensemen in goals (20) and points (57), and established a career high in assists (37) and penalty minutes (101) as the Komets would go on to win the Turner Cup, awarded to the team that wins the league championship.[1]
Pearson joined the Hershey Bears in 1973-74, and led all Bears defensemen in goals (25) and points (61). The Bears would go on to win the Calder Cup, defeating the Providence Reds four games to one.
Referencesedit
^FortWayne.com (May 18, 2010). "Komets playoff championship winners throughout the team's history". FortWayne.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
External linksedit
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
HockeyDraftCentral: Jim Pearson Profile Page
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pearson, hockey, pearson, born, 1950, canadian, retired, professional, hockey, defenceman, selected, pittsburgh, penguins, seventh, round, 90th, overall, 1970, amateur, draft, pearsonborn, 1950, 1950, chatham, ontario, canadaheight5, weight185, positiondefence. Jim Pearson born May 10 1950 is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh round 90th overall of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft Jim PearsonBorn 1950 05 10 May 10 1950 age 73 Chatham Ontario CanadaHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight185 lb 84 kg 13 st 3 lb PositionDefenceShotLeftPlayed forAmarillo WranglersFort Wayne KometsHershey BearsNHL Draft90th overall 1970Pittsburgh PenguinsPlaying career1970 1974Career editPearson spent four season in the minors starting his career with the Amarillo Wranglers the Penguins CHL minor league affiliate The Wranglers folded after the completion of the 1970 71 season and Pearson moved to the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League Pearson led all Komets defenseman in goals 18 during the 1971 72 season He followed that season by leading all Komets defensemen in goals 20 and points 57 and established a career high in assists 37 and penalty minutes 101 as the Komets would go on to win the Turner Cup awarded to the team that wins the league championship 1 Pearson joined the Hershey Bears in 1973 74 and led all Bears defensemen in goals 25 and points 61 The Bears would go on to win the Calder Cup defeating the Providence Reds four games to one References edit FortWayne com May 18 2010 Komets playoff championship winners throughout the team s history FortWayne com Archived from the original on January 23 2013 Retrieved April 28 2011 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or The Internet Hockey Database HockeyDraftCentral Jim Pearson Profile Page nbsp This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey defenceman born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Pearson ice hockey amp oldid 1062862486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
