Jamie Rivers

Jamie Rivers (born March 16, 1975) is a Canadian professional broadcaster and former professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player. He currently serves as the color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest, as well as a co-host on the 101 ESPN St. Louis radio program The Fast Lane. Rivers was the head coach and General Manager of the Central Hockey League's St. Charles Chill. Rivers played 454 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played in Europe for KHL Medveščak. He is Huron First Nations.
==Playing career==
Rivers was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Jamie Rivers also has a brother, Shawn, who played for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has represented Canada at the 2009 Spengler Cup.
On November 19, 2009, Rivers returned to Europe after a season in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves to join HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss National League A.
In the succeeding 2010–11 season, Rivers remained in Europe and following a trial signed with KHL Medveščak, at the time a member of the Austrian Hockey League, on December 16, 2010. During his 14th game with Medveščak, Rivers suffered a ruptured spleen after completing a check. After initially going undiagnosed, a few days later Rivers was rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgery. Suffering a large amount of internal bleeding, Rivers' heart stopped before he was electronically defibrillated back to life. Rivers was ruled out for the remainder of the season and returned to St. Louis, where he now lives with his wife Shannon, 22-year-old daughter Karson, 19-year-old twin boys Ashton and Braydon, and 14-year-old McKinnon.
==Post-playing career==
On September 17, 2012, Rivers was named head coach of the St. Charles Chill of the Central Hockey League. The team played for one season, 2013-2014, before ceasing operations.
On August 16, 2023, he was promoted as their color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest. Previously, he served as a studio analyst and fill-in color commentator for Darren Pang, a role he had previously shared with Bernie Federko for select games.
Rivers is a co-host on the 101 ESPN St. Louis radio program The Fast Lane, with Anthony Stalter and Super Bowl Champion Carey Davis.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1990–91 	Ottawa Jr. Senators 	CJHL 		44 	4 	30 	34 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		55 	3 	13 	16 	20 		8 	0 	0 	0 	0
1992–93 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		62 	12 	43 	55 	20 		14 	7 	19 	26 	4
1993–94 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		65 	32 	89 	121 	58 		10 	1 	9 	10 	14
1994–95 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		46 	9 	56 	65 	30 		18 	7 	26 	33 	22
1995–96 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		75 	7 	45 	52 	130 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4
1995–96 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		63 	8 	35 	43 	83 		5 	1 	2 	3 	14
1996–97 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		15 	2 	5 	7 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		59 	2 	4 	6 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		76 	2 	5 	7 	47 		9 	1 	1 	2 	2
1999–2000 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		75 	1 	16 	17 	84 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		45 	2 	4 	6 	44 		1 	0 	0 	0 	4
2001–02 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		64 	4 	2 	6 	45 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		50 	6 	19 	25 	68 		3 	0 	1 	1 	10
2003–04 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		50 	3 	4 	7 	41 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2004–05 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		50 	7 	13 	20 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		15 	0 	1 	1 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		18 	0 	5 	5 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		31 	1 	3 	4 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		30 	4 	19 	23 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Spartak Moscow 	RSL 		19 	0 	3 	3 	42 		4 	0 	0 	0 	8
2008–09 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		69 	4 	24 	28 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Ambrì–Piotta 	NLA 		24 	0 	8 	8 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	KHL Medveščak 	EBEL 		14 	1 	8 	9 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		339 	36 	155 	191 	427 		12 	1 	4 	5 	28
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		454 	17 	49 	66 	385 		15 	1 	1 	2 	8
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995 	Canada 	WJC 	 		7 	3	3	6 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		7 	3	3	6 	2
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	Notes
OHL 	OHL 	OHL
First All-Star Team 	1993–94	
Max Kaminsky Trophy 	1993–94	
CHL Second All-Star Team	1993–94	
Second All-Star Team 	1994–95	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
Second All-Star Team 	1996–97	
==References==
==External links==
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