Jason Jaspers

Jason Jaspers
Born	(1981-04-08) April 8, 1981 (age 43) Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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

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.

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
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		—	—	—	—	—

References

Other websites

• Jason Jaspers career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database