What is Jim Agnew?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = | played_for = [[Hartford Whalers]]<br> [[Vancouver Canucks]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defence]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 190 | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Deloraine, Manitoba|Deloraine]], [[Manitoba|MB]], [[Canada|CAN]] | draft = 157th overall | draft_year = 1984 | draft_team = [[Vancouver Canucks]] | career_start = 1986 | career_end = 1993 }} '''Jim Agnew''' (born March 21, 1966) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] retired professional [[ice hockey|hockey]] [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]]. Agnew was drafted by the [[Vancouver Canucks]] in the 8th round (157th overall) in the [[1984 NHL Entry Draft]]. After a stellar career in the [[Western Hockey League]] with the [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] and [[Portland Winter Hawks]], Agnew began his professional career with the Canucks in 1986. ==Playing career== Agnew spent most of the [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]] in the [[American Hockey League]], although he did receive a four-game stretch with the Canucks. He would spend four full seasons in Vancouver's minor-league system while seeing occasional action in Vancouver. Playing ten games for the team in the [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]] during which time he recorded his only career point, and was called up again for seven games in [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]. While playing for the Canucks in March 1990, Agnew seriously injured his left knee and required surgery. This would be the start of a chronic knee problem. Injuries to his left knee caused him to miss significant action six times over the next four seasons, and required three separate surgeries. His knee problems struck just as he made the NHL on a full-time basis. He spent virtually the entire [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]] and [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]] seasons on the Canuck roster as a utility player seeing action at both forward and defence, but was limited