Jay Bouwmeester
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg/15 st 2 lb) |
| NHL Team | Florida Panthers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | September 27, 1983 , Edmonton, AB, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 3rd overall, 2002 Florida Panthers |
| Pro career | 2002 – present |
Jason "Jay" Bouwmeester (born September 27, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Bouwmeester was drafted third overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Panthers later that year.
Bouwmeester played for Team Canada in the 2003 Men's World Hockey Championship in Finland and helped the team go on to win the gold medal. He was also named to the 2004 World Championship team that won the gold medal again.
In September of 2004 Bouwmeester played for Team Canada at the World Cup of Hockey. Canada won the tournament.
On February 8, 2006, Hockey Canada announced Bouwmeester would be added to the 2006 Olympic lineup in place of injured defenceman Scott Niedermayer.
Bouwmeester participated in his first NHL All-Star game during the 2006–2007 hockey season.
Some fans call him "Jay Bow"
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999–00 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 64 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000–01 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 61 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001–02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 61 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003–04 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 61 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004–05 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004–05 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007–08 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL Totals | 389 | 38 | 123 | 161 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
[edit] International play
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada |
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Finland | Ice Hockey | |
| Gold | 2004 Czech Republic | Ice Hockey | |
| Canada Cup / World Cup | |||
| Gold | 2004 World Cup of Hockey | Ice Hockey | |
| World Junior Championships | |||
| Silver | 2002 Czech Republic | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sweden | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 2001 Russia | Ice Hockey | |
Played for Canada in:
- 2000 World Junior Championships
- 2001 World Junior Championships
- 2002 World Junior Championships
- 2003 World Championships
- 2004 World Championships
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- 2006 Winter Olympics
- 2008 World Championships
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2003 | Canada | WC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WCH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Canada | Oly. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Jay Bouwmeester at TSN.ca
- Jay Bouwmeester's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Jay Bouwmeester Minor Hockey Video
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