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    JimRutherford            

             
Beeton's Home Town Hero   
             
 
              
  Jim Rutherford    Born in Beeton, Feb 17th, 1949

 

  
           
Year Team League GP W L T  
1970-82 Detroit, Pittsburgh, Toronto,   Los Angeles NHL 457 151 227 59  
             
Jim was selected in the first round of the 1969 NHL Draft Pick. He was selected in the 10th position and picked up by the Detroit Red Wings.  
             
Jim's NHL debut occurred on October 23, 1970 versus the Buffalo Sabres.  
             
Management Career: Named President and General Manager of Hartford Whalers on June 28, 1994. The team was relocated to Carolina in 1997, where he remained in position into the 2005-2006 season.  
             
 

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