Doug Jarrett

Douglas William Jarrett (April 22, 1944 – February 10, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League, most notably with the Chicago Black Hawks. A noted defensive defenceman, his best season came in 1967, when he finished second in the NHL in plus-minus, behind his defense partner Pierre Pilote, and placed seventh in voting for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's best defenceman. He was named to play in the 1975 NHL All-Star Game, in his final season with Chicago. After that season, Jarrett was traded to the New York Rangers for goaltender Gilles Villemure. The season that followed was injury-plagued, as chronic back problems caused his play to fall off sharply, and in the subsequent season he was sent down after nine games to the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League, finishing his career in the minors. After his playing career, Jarrett periodically worked on behalf of the Chicago Blackhawk Alumni Association. Born in London, Ontario, he was inducted into the London Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. He died of cancer in 2014 at the age of 69.