Jason Jaspers
Jason Matthew Jaspers (born April 8, 1981 in Thunder Bay, Ontario), is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Kölner Haie (the Cologne Sharks) of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
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| Born | April 8, 1981 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| DEL team Former teams |
Kölner Haie Phoenix Coyotes Adler Mannheim |
| NHL Draft | 71st overall, 1999 Phoenix Coyotes |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
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 start in the 2001–02 season with the Coyotes affiliate the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Jaspers made his National Hockey League (NHL) start in the same season, after he received his first NHL assignment on January 20, 2002.
Jaspers then spent the next four years primarily with the Falcons of the American Hockey League. Unable to make 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 6 April 2009 with Kölner Haie.
Personal life
In July 2008 Jason married his highschool sweetheart, Morgan McKee. Morgan is from Sudbury, Ontario where Jason played junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves. Currently they have no children and live in Germany.
Awards and achievements
- 1999–00 OHL Plus/minus Award
- 1999–00 OHL Second All-Star Team
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||