Jon KLEMM
Shoots: Right
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: January 8, 1970 Cranbrook, British Columbia
Career Highlights
1991 Memorial Cup Champion (Spokane)
1996 Stanley Cup Champion
100th NHL Game - Dec. 7, 1996 vs L.A
200th NHL Game - Mar. 2, 1998 vs. EDM 300th NHL Game - Jan. 25, 2000 vs. SJ
NHL Firsts
Game: Feb. 23, 1992 vs. MTL
Goal: Apr. 8, 1995 vs. OTT
Assist: Mar. 3, 1992 vs. BUF
Avalanche Firsts
Game: Oct. 6, 1995 vs. DET
Goal: Oct. 25, 1995 at CGY
Assist: Oct. 9, 1995 vs. PIT
Career Milestones
Most Goals/Game: 2 (2x) Mar. 29, 1997 vs. TOR
Most Assists/Game: 2 (2x) Mar. 29, 1997 vs. TOR
Most Points/Game: 2 (done six times)
Point Streak: 3 games 3/12-3/16/97
Goal Streak: 2 games 10/8-10/10/96
Assist Streak: 3 games 2/7-2/11/96
Cons. Games Played: 54, 4/11/96-2/1/97
Mult. Pt. Games: 6 2pt.
Transactions
Signed as a free agent by Quebec, May 14, 1991.
Last Year
Began his eighth NHL season with two goals in his first three games, his best early season goal production since 1997-98 when he posted three goals in his first eight games...
Led Avalanche in Plus/Minus (+26), also a career best (prev. +12 in back-to-back seasons 1995-97)...
Suffered groin injury 10/20 at MTL, returned 11/11 at L.A. (missed six games) and scored his third goal of the season...
Suffered back spasms 2/25 vs. STL (missed one game)...
Recorded +3 12/12 at VAN & 12/27 vs. STL...
Posted an assist and +4 1/11 vs. NSH...
Finished +9 in his final 19 games...
Recorded a Plus in ten of final 18 games...
Recorded a plus or even in 20 consecutive games (11/27-1/11)...
Finished +30 in his last 55 games, plus or even in 59 of his 73 games PLAYOFFS: Made his fifth consecutive appearance in NHL playoffs...
Recorded a fighting major in Game Two vs. PHX - CQF...
Scored first goal in the post-season in Game Four at DET (CSF), his first goal since Game Five vs. CHI in 1997...
Second post-season goal in Game Five at DAL (CF), equals career-best (2 1996)...
Plus or even in each of his final 13 games (+5).
Career
1998-99: Recorded 11 PIM 10/24 vs. EDM... Missed 29 games with a torn patella tendon (11/15-1/30)...
Scored first goal of the season 2/7 at DAL, first goal since 3/21/98 at S.J....
Missed six games after undergoing an apendectomy 3/25...
PLAYOFFS: Played in all 19 post-season games...
Recorded +3 in Game Five (CQF) vs. S.J...
Only point of the playoffs in Game Four (CSF) at DET.
1997-98: Set franchise mark for fastest two goals by one player (0:09) Oct. 17 at CGY 12:15 & 12:24 of the 1st period...
Contributed to the franchise mark for fastest three goals (1:10) Oct. 17 at CGY with Valeri Kamensky...
Multiple goal game Oct. 17 at CGY (2g).
1996-97: Played significant time as a forward...
Set a new personal high for points (24) in a season, prev. 15 in
1995-96...
Set a new personal season high in goals (9), prev. three in 1995-96...
Set a new personal season high in assists (15), prev. 12 in 1995-96...
Played in NHL game #100 on Dec. 7th at L.A....
Recorded a two-point game vs. TOR on Mar. 29th (2a)...
Posted a two-goal game against the Coyotes on Nov. 20th, his first multiple goal game in NHL regular season...
Recorded the Avs' first goal at home in the 1996-97 season on Oct. 8th against S.J...
PLAYOFFS: Scored his first goal of the 1997 playoffs on Apr. 24th vs CHI...
Played in all 17 playoff contests...
Was even or plus in 13 of 17 playoffs games.
1995-96: Finished fifth among NHL rookies in plus/minus with a +12...
Tallied a season-high two assists vs. OTT on Dec. 9th...
PLAYOFFS: Tallied his first two NHL playoff goals and first NHL two-goal game on June 6th vs. FLA...
Ranked fourth among NHL rookies in goal scoring with two...
Led all NHL rookies in plus/minus with a +6...
1994-95: Played 65 games with Cornwall (6g+13a)...
Scored one goal in four games with Quebec.
More...
Fished in Alaska over the summer...
Spends time in Cranbrook, British Columbia during the summer on his lakeside property with wife, Louanne, daughters, Kaylee, Lindsay, Joselyn and son, Jared...
Nicknamed "Klemmer"...Would pay to watch Peter Forsberg and Paul Kariya play...
First job: paper boy...
Best summer movie he saw: What Lies Beneath...
Boyhood idol: Larry Robinson.
