Pauli Jaks

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

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| image_size = 230px

| position = Goaltender

| played_for = Genève-Servette HC
SC Langnau
Avangard Omsk
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Los Angeles Kings

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 185

| ntl_team = Switzerland

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|01|25}}

| birth_place = Schaffhausen, Switzerland

| draft = 108th overall

| draft_year = 1991

| draft_team = Los Angeles Kings

| career_start = 1989

| career_end = 2006

}}

Pauli Jaks (born January 25, 1972) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2006, was mainly spent in the Swiss Nationalliga A. Internationally Jaks played for the Swiss national team at the junior and senior level, including the 1996 World Championship B Pool.

Biography

Jaks played in the 1985 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a Swiss-Italian youth team.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-21}}

Jaks was selected in the 5th round (108th overall) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He played one game for the Kings, on January 29, 1995, against the Chicago Blackhawks. Jaks was the first Swiss-trained player to appear in the NHL.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

Jaks also played in the IHL for the Phoenix Roadrunners, but he is best known for his play in the Switzerland National League A.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

He was named best goaltender at the 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was also named to the tournament all-star team.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1989–90 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 8	—	—	—	316	31	0	5.89	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1990–91 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 22	—	—	—	1247	100	0	4.81	— \| 4	—	—	—	—	—	6.52	—
1991–92 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 33	25	7	1	1890	97	2	2.93	— \| 9	—	—	—	—	—	3.78	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 29	—	—	—	1740	92	0	3.17	— \| 9	—	—	—	—	—	3.41	—
1993–94 \| Phoenix Roadrunners \| IHL \| 33	16	13	1	1712	101	0	3.54	.892 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994–95 \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 1	0	0	0	40	2	0	3.00	.920 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95 \| Phoenix Roadrunners \| IHL \| 15	2	4	4	635	44	0	4.15	.873 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995–96 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 30	—	—	—	1799	106	0	3.53	— \| 6	—	—	—	—	—	4.00	—
1996–97 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 42	—	—	—	2486	143	0	3.45	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 28	—	—	—	1645	81	0	2.95	— \| 3	—	—	169	12	0	4.26	—
1998–99 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 41	—	—	—	2440	90	0	2.21	— \| 15	—	—	915	30	0	1.97	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999–00 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 39	—	—	—	2211	92	3	2.50	— \| 9	—	—	485	24	1	2.97	—
2000–01 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 38	—	—	—	2245	108	6	2.89	— \| 5	—	—	320	5	3	0.94	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2001–02 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 41	—	—	—	2440	102	4	2.51	— \| 6	—	—	391	16	0	2.46	—
2002–03 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 36	—	—	—	2210	106	2	2.88	— \| 4	—	—	240	15	0	3.75	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2003–04 \| HC Ambrì-Piotta \| NLA \| 26	—	—	—	1484	81	0	3.27	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05 \| Avangard Omsk \| RSL \| 8	3	3	0	418	16	1	2.29	.910 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2004–05 \| Omskie Yastreby \| RUS-3 \| 1	—	—	—	60	2	—	2.00	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05 \| SC Langnau \| NLA \| 21	—	—	—	1268	78	0	3.69	— \| 6	—	—	333	20	1	3.60	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2005–06 \| Genève-Servette HC \| NLA \| 1	0	1	0	29	5	0	10.37	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06 \| Forward Morges HC \| NLB \| 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.40	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 40 !! 2 !! 0 !! 3.00 !! .920 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1990 \| Switzerland \| EJC \| 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.77	.775
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991 \| Switzerland \| WJC \| 5	1	4	0	300	30	0	6.00	—
1992 \| Switzerland \| WJC \| 5	1	4	0	300	31	0	6.20	.828
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1996 \| Switzerland \| WC-B \| 1	1	0	0	60	1	0	1.00	.944
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4\| Junior totals ! 14 !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4\| Senior totals ! 1 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 60 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1.00 !! .944