James (Jim) Schoenfeld
Inducted In
1996
James Schoenfeld was born in Galt on September 4, 1952. Jim played his junior hockey with the Niagara Falls Flyers before being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres. He spent thirteen years in the National Hockey League with Buffalo, Detroit and Boston, playing in 719 league games. He scored 51 goals, had 204 assists and spent 1,132 minutes in the penalty box.
Schoenfeld was named to the 1979-80 second All-Star team and played in the 1977 and 1980 All-Star games and the 1979 Challenge Cup.
Schoenfeld coached the Buffalo Sabres from June 1985 to January 1986. He returned to coaching with New Jersey in January 1988 and stayed with the team until November 1990. In 1988, he took the New Jersey Devils to within one game of the Stanley Cup finals. Schoenfeld took over as head coach in Washington, January 27, 1994.
Jim and his wife Theresa have four children, Justin, Katie, Adam and Nathan, and they live in Maryland.