Jason Jaffray Jason Jaffray ( born June 30 , 1981 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets organization 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 , British Columbia the following season , becoming the Kootenay Ice . In 1999 – 2000 , 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 . He played on a line with San Jose Sharks prospects Ryane Clowe and Marcel Goc , posting 16 points in 30 games . His tenure with the club was cut short , however , as the Barons inadvertently forgot to renew his working visa , making him ineligible to play in the United States . On his way back to his hometown of Olds , Alberta , Jaffray got a phone call from Manitoba Moose general manager Craig Heisinger . Two Moose players had come down with sickness and Hisinger asked Jaffray if he could play in Hamilton , Ontario , that night for a game against the Hamilton Bulldogs . Jaffray changed direction on the highway and made it to Hamilton in time to score the lone goal for Manitoba in a 3 – 1 loss . He signed a tryout contract with the 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 . Early in the season , on October 24 , 2006 , Jaffray tied a Moose franchise record for most goals in one game with four against the Chicago Wolves . He went on set further Moose records with all - time franchise highs of nine game winning goals and 16 powerplay goals ( tied with Lee Goren and Scott Thomas , 1998 – 99 ) . 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 . The Moose , however , were defeated in six games . In the off - season , Jaffray was signed by the Calgary Flames on July 7 , 2009 . He switched AHL clubs to the Flames ' Abbotsford Heat minor league affiliate , ending his tenure with the Moose as the club ' s franchise all - time leader in game - winning goals ( 19 ) , power - play goals ( 39 ) and plus - minus . In five seasons , he also finished second in goals ( 95 ) , behind Jimmy Roy ( 102 ) , and in assists ( 138 ) and points ( 233 ) , behind Brett Hauer ( 193 and 251 , respectively ) . At seasons end Jaffray was traded by the Flames to the Anaheim Ducks for Logan MacMillan on June 30 , 2010 . Jaffray signed with the Winnipeg Jets on July 18 , 2011 , returning him to the city he had played most of his professional career in . 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 2007 . Awards . ECHL AHL