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| Born |
(1981-06-30) June 30, 1981 (age 43) Rimbey, AB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Calgary Flames Abbotsford Heat (AHL) | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Jason Jaffray (born June 30, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL) and is signed to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Jaffray appeared in five seasons of major junior in the Western Hockey League. He played six games for the Edmonton Ice in 1997–98 before they relocated to Cranbrook, B.C. the following season, becoming the Kootenay Ice. In 1999–00, Jaffray appeared in the 2000 Memorial Cup as Kootenay won the WHL Championship. He recorded 19 points in 21 WHL playoff games before Kootenay was eliminated in the round robin of the Memorial Cup tournament.
Midway through Jaffray's final WHL season, 2000–01, he was traded to the Swift Current Broncos and accumulated a junior career-high 83 points in 73 games.
Undrafted, Jaffray turned professional in the ECHL with the Roanoke Express. Named Rookie of the Month twice (November and December), he tallied 85 points in 64 games and earned the 2003 CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year Award. He was also named to the ECHL First All-Star Team and All-Rookie Team.
The next season, Jaffray played for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL and was named to the Second All-Star Team after finishing third in goal-scoring with 37. In his first two seasons in the ECHL, he appeared in several American Hockey League games as well with the Norfolk Admirals and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Jaffray began in the ECHL for a third season in 2004–05 before signing a tryout contract with the Cleveland Barons on December 14, 2004. After 30 games with the Barons, he signed another tryout contract with the Manitoba Moose on February 26, 2005.
In 2006–07, Jaffray recorded an AHL career-high 81 points in 77 games, leading the Moose in team scoring. On October 24, 2006, Jaffray tied a Moose franchise record for most goals in one game with four against the Chicago Wolves. As Manitoba advanced the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs, he added a team-high 13 points in 13 games. Jaffray's successful year culminated in an AHL Second Team All-Star selection and his first NHL contract, signed with the Moose's NHL affiliate, the Vancouver Canucks.
Jaffray was called up for his first NHL game on December 12, 2007, against the Anaheim Ducks, due to an injury to Brendan Morrison. Jaffray picked up his first NHL point on a 2-on-1 with Moose teammate Mason Raymond, who was also called up. Incidentally, the assist was on Raymond's first NHL goal. Later in the game, Jaffray scored his own first goal, the eventual game winner, against J. S. Giguere as the Canucks beat Anaheim 3–2. Jaffray completed 2007–08 appearing in 19 games with the Canucks.
The following season, Jaffray appeared in 14 more games for the Canucks, while recording 49 points in 56 games for the Moose. He helped Manitoba to the AHL's top regular season record en route to a 2009 playoff run to the Calder Cup Finals against the Hershey Bears. Jaffray notched a hat trick in game two of the Finals, scoring all 3 goals for his club to defeat the Bears 3–1. He scored the game winning goal to break the 1–1 tie in the final minute of regulation before adding an empty netter to secure the win.
Awards
- Rookie of the Month - November and December 2002
- CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year - 2003
- First All-Star Team - 2003
- All-Rookie Team - 2003
- Player of the Week - December 29 – January 4 (2003–04)
- Second All-Star Team - 2004
- CCM Vector Player of the Week - October 30, 2006
- All-Star Classic - 2007
- Second All-Star Team - 2007
Records
- Manitoba Moose franchise record; most goals, single game - 4 on October 24, 2006 (tied with Brandon Reid and Greg Pankewicz)
Personal
Jaffray was born in Rimbey, Alberta, and grew up with one sister. He married Michelle, the daughter of his billet family with whom he lived while he played for the Kootenay Ice. They have a daughter named Kennedy who was born in February 2007.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Edmonton Ice | WHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 57 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 71 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 104 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 17 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 70 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 108 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 32 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 41 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | ||
| 2002–03 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 64 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 54 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 30 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 73 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 2006–07 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 77 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 75 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 43 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 56 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 52 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||||||
| NHL totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| AHL totals | 244 | 82 | 119 | 201 | 213 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 29 | ||||
External links
References
- ^ "Jason Jaffray - AHL Profile". Manitoba Moose. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- "CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year". East Coast Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "Jaffray named CCM/Vectory Player of the Week". American Hockey League. 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- "Jaffray deserves a two-way deal". CANOE. 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- "Tuesday's sports transactions". USA Today. 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- "Raymond and Jaffray score 1st NHL goals". International Herald Tribune. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- "Manitoba Moose get much-needed win in AHL final". CBC. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- "Moose emerging in Western Conference". American Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- "In Praise of Billets". HockeyAdventure.com. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- 1981 births
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players
- Edmonton Ice alumni
- Ice hockey personnel from Alberta
- Kootenay Ice alumni
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- Norfolk Admirals
- Roanoke Express players
- Swift Current Broncos alumni
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Wheeling Nailers players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players