Jason Jaspers
| Jason Jaspers | |
|---|---|
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| Born | April 8, 1981 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| DEL team Former teams |
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Phoenix Coyotes Adler Mannheim Kölner Haie |
| NHL Draft | 71st overall, 1999 Phoenix Coyotes |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
Jason Matthew Jaspers (born April 8, 1981) is a professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playin career
Jaspers was drafted 71st overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He was drafted from the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League. Jaspers made his professional debut in the 2001–02 season with the Coyotes affiliate the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Jaspers made his NHL debut in the same season, after he received his first NHL call-up on January 20, 2002.
Jaspers then spent the next four years primarily with the Falcons of the AHL. Unable to crack the NHL regularly he was traded by the Coyotes to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Jarrod Skalde on July 25, 2005. Jason however never played a game with the Lightning, playing for their affiliate coincidentally still the Springfield Falcons.
Jaspers finally left the Falcons, ranking second in all-time appearances, in the 2006–07 season when he signed with German team Adler Mannheim, on July 6, 2006. After three years with Adler Mannheim signed on April 6, 2009, with Kölner Haie.[1]
Personal life
In July 2008 Jason married his high school sweetheart, Morgan McKee. Morgan is from Sudbury, Ontario where Jason played junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves.
Awards and achievements
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 68 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1999–00 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 68 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 107 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 2000–01 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 63 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 71 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 63 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 58 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 48 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 77 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 48 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 102 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 31 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 55 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Contract watch: Jaspers and Ankert re-sign" (in German). Kolner Haie. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2010-10-03.