Jim Warden was a goalie who tended nets for Michigan Tech University, helping them win the 1975 NCAA Championship, after placing second in 1974. He also was on US teams at the 1973 and 1975 World Championships. Warden was chosen in the fifth round in the 1974 NHL draft by the California Seals, and the third round of the 1974 WHA draft by the San Diego Mariners, but never played a minute of major league hockey. He had a long minor league career with various teams, mostly in the Central Hockey League. He played with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles (1975-78), the Phoenix Roadrunners (1977-78), and the Oklahoma City Stars (1978-80). From 1982-85 Warden was in the American Central Hockey League, playing with the Carolina Thunderbirds and Erie Golden Blades. He later became a goaltending coach, starting as a player-assistant with the Carolina Thunderbirds. He also coached at Michigan Tech from 1980-82.
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