Geoff Waugh

Geoff Waugh (born August 25, 1983) is a retired Canadian-Croatian ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Geoff Waugh
Born (1983-08-25) August 25, 1983
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Springfield Falcons
Binghamton Senators
Portland Pirates
Manitoba Moose
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
EC VSV
Nottingham Panthers
National team  Croatia
NHL Draft 78th overall, 2002
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2006–2017

Playing career

He played Junior "A" hockey for the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 2001 to 2003. The Dallas Stars chose him 78th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Waugh then joined the Northern Michigan Wildcats of the NCAA for four years. In 2006-07 he turned pro with the Springfield Falcons and the Johnstown Chiefs.

He then signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in 2008 and played for two seasons with their farm teams the Binghamton Senators and the Elmira Jackals. He played for the Portland Pirates, Manitoba Moose, and the Victoria Salmon Kings until 2011, when he joined KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the then EBEL.[1]

After three seasons within Zagreb, including an injury-hit inaugural season in the Kontinental Hockey League. The now Croatian citizen, opted to return to the EBEL, signing with Austrian club EC VSV on June 15, 2014.[2]

On June 2, 2015, Waugh left Austria as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with British club, the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.[3]

References
  1. "Hockey transactions". Hockey News. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. "VSV signs tough guy Geoff Waugh" (in German). EC VSV. 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  3. "Defenceman Geoff Waugh joins Panthers". Nottingham Panthers. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
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