Jay Caufield

Jay Caufield
Born	(1960-07-17) July 17, 1960 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	237 lb (108 kg; 16 st 13 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1985–1994

John Jay Caufield (born July 17, 1960) is an American former ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1987 to 1993. With the Penguins he won the Stanley Cup in 1992.

Early life

Caufield was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was raised in the Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania, area about a mile outside Lansdale borough. He graduated from North Penn High School.

Playing career

During the 1979-80 hockey season, Caufield played junior hockey for the Milton Flyers of the OHA-B. The next season, he later attended Hibbing Community College, where he played hockey. Following the season, Caufield went to the University of North Dakota, where he played football and one hockey game during the 1984–85 season. He later signed with the New York Rangers in 1985 and was assigned to the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.

Caufield played 13 games with the Rangers in the 1986–87 season, accumulating 45 penalty minutes.

The Rangers traded Caufield prior to the 1987–88 season, when he played 65 games for the Kalamazoo Wings.

With the Pittsburgh Penguins, Caufield played most of five seasons, including on their 1991–92 Stanley Cup-winning team. He averaged nearly four penalty minutes a game, and in 194 games with Pittsburgh he scored three goals. He was demoted to the IHL for 1993–94 and retired at the end of the season.

Later life

After he retired as a hockey player, Caufield made a brief appearance as the Penguins' goalie, Brad Tolliver, in the hockey-themed action film Sudden Death. He also became a personal trainer, working extensively with Mario Lemieux during his NHL comebacks. Currently, Caufield works as an analyst on Penguins Pregame & Postgame on SportsNet Pittsburgh.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Milton Flyers	COJHL		42	16	29	45	50		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Hibbing C.C.	NJCAA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	University of North Dakota	WCHA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	University of North Dakota	WCHA		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Toledo Goaldiggers	IHL		30	5	4	9	54		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		42	2	3	5	40		1	0	0	0	0
1986–87	New York Rangers	NHL		13	2	1	3	45		3	0	0	0	12
1986–87	Flint Spirits	IHL		12	4	3	7	59		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		13	0	0	0	43		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		65	5	10	15	273		6	0	1	1	47
1988–89	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		58	1	4	5	285		9	0	0	0	28
1989–90	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		37	1	2	3	123		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		23	1	1	2	71		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		3	1	0	1	18		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		50	0	0	0	175		5	0	0	0	2
1992–93	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		26	0	0	0	60		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		45	2	3	5	176		4	0	0	0	18
NHL totals				208	5	8	13	759		17	0	0	0	42

Awards and achievements

• 1992 Stanley Cup championship (with Pittsburgh)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database