Jim Hrivnak
Encyclopedia
James Hrivnak is a retired Canadian ice hockey
goaltender
.
Selected by the Washington Capitals
in the 1986 NHL Draft, Hrivnak played parts of four seasons with the Capitals before he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Rick Tabaracci
. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
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Selected by the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
in the 1986 NHL Draft, Hrivnak played parts of four seasons with the Capitals before he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Rick Tabaracci
Rick Tabaracci
Richard Stephen Tabaracci is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender.Drafted 26th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tabaracci also played for the Winnipeg Jets, Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers, and Colorado Avalanche. He...
. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues.