# Jason Bowen (ice hockey)

Jason Bowen (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and left winger who played in 77 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers over six seasons.

## Playing career

After serving a four-year apprenticeship in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, where he began his six-season NHL career, alternating with the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms.
Bowen then moved to the Edmonton Oilers, also in the NHL, where he played four games and then played for the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Hershey Bears and Saint John Flames, all in the AHL. Moving to Belfast in 2000, he has played for the Scottish Eagles in Glasgow and then the Guildford Flames in the BNL before returning to the Giants.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1988–89 | Notre Dame Hounds Midget AAA | SMHL | 56 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 61 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1990–91 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 60 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 252 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 1991–92 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 135 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| 1992–93 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 62 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 219 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 56 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 128 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 61 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 160 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 51 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 108 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 1998–99 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 58 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 178 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2001–02 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2002–03 | Scottish Eagles | BISL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Guildford Flames | BISL | 25 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2003–04 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 48 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004–05 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2005–06 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 102 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 77 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 365 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 889 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 111 |