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Jim Boo

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Jim Boo
Born (1954-11-12) November 12, 1954 (age 70)
Rolla, Missouri, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1978–1980

James McQuaid Boo (born November 12, 1954) is an American former ice hockey defenseman. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1977–78 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1978 to 1980, was spent in the Central Hockey League.

Career

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Although he was born in Missouri, Boo grew up in Mahtomedi, Minnesota.[1] Boo played junior hockey for the Mahtomedi High School team before joining the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was part of the team that won the 1976 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship.

The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League signed Boo to a free-agent contract during the 1977–78 season. He played six games for the team. For the next two seasons, Boo played for the Central Hockey League Oklahoma City Stars. He retired from ice hockey following the 1980 season.

After his hockey career ended, Boo began working in the real estate industry, eventually forming his own company, Team Boo Realty with his wife, Tracy. Boo is also involved with High Pointe Realty Archived 2010-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, another Minnesota-based real estate firm.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 St. Paul Vulcans MidJHL
1974–75 University of Minnesota B1G
1975–76 University of Minnesota B1G 19 0 1 1 21
1976–77 University of Minnesota B1G 37 2 10 12 66
1977–78 University of Minnesota B1G 37 4 17 21 53
1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6 0 0 0 22
1977–78 Fort Worth Texans CHL 9 0 2 2 17 9 0 1 1 23
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 71 2 19 21 170
1979–80 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 54 3 14 17 124
CHL totals 134 5 35 40 311 9 0 1 1 23
NHL totals 6 0 0 0 22

References

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  1. ^ "Jim Boo - Men's Hockey".
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