Jason Krog Jason Krog ( born October 9 , 1975 ) is a professional ice hockey centre currently contracted by HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien ( SEL ) . Playing career . A native of British Columbia , Krog began his junior career in the BCJHL with the Chilliwack Chiefs . He played with the Chiefs for three seasons , culminating in a 128 - point season in 1994 – 95 . The following season , he began a four - year tenure with the University of New Hampshire , notching 238 points ( 94 goals , 144 assists ) in 152 games from 1995 – 1999 . In 1998 – 99 , Krog was awarded the Hobey Baker Award as the top collegiate hockey player . Undrafted , he was signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders on May 14 , 1999 . For three seasons , Krog mostly played in the American Hockey League with the Islanders ' minor league affiliates . In 2001 – 02 , Krog finished second in team scoring on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers despite only playing in 64 games . In the playoffs , he accumulated 23 points in 20 games , helping Bridgeport to the Calder Cup Finals where they were defeated by the Chicago Wolves . The following off - season , on July 17 , 2002 , he was signed by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a free agent . As a Duck he played 67 games in 2002 – 03 and posted career highs of 10 goals , 15 assists and 25 points . In the playoffs , Krog played in 21 games as the Mighty Ducks made their way to the finals against eventual Stanley Cup winners , the New Jersey Devils . In 2003 – 04 , he played a career high 80 games with Anaheim before the NHL lockout suspended play the next season . After playing the lockout season with VSV EC of the Austrian Hockey League , tallying 60 points ( 27 goals , 33 assists ) in 48 games , Krog would remain in Europe the following season , signing with Genève - Servette HC of Switzerland ' s Nationalliga A and Frölunda Indians of the Swedish Elite League . He led Genève - Servette with 15 goals and placed second on the club in scoring despite playing in only 29 of their 44 games . On July 4 , 2006 , Krog returned to the NHL as he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers . However , after 14 games in Atlanta , he was placed on waivers and picked up on January 12 , 2007 , by the New York Rangers . Krog played 9 games for the Rangers and he was later reclaimed by Atlanta on February 26 . After failing to make the Thrashers ' team at the start of the 2007 – 08 season , Krog was sent down to their minor league affiliate , the Chicago Wolves . Fortunately , this would give Krog a chance to re - energize his career . After scoring 36 goals and 112 points , he would capture the John B . Sollenberger Trophy as the league ' s top point scorer , the Willie Marshall Award as the top goal scorer and the Les Cunningham Award as league MVP . He led the Wolves to a divisional title and their second Calder Cup in seven years . Leading the playoffs in scoring , he also was awarded the Jack A . Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP . His 26 assists tied the AHL record for the most in a single playoffs ( shared with Bill McDougall , 1993 ; Domenic Pittis , 2000 ; and Rob Brown , 2002 ) On July 11 , 2008 , he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks . However , on July 18 , Krog and five other players were suspended by the International Ice Hockey Federation pending an investigation regarding simultaneous player contracts with both the NHL and the Russian Kontinental Hockey League . Nevertheless , Krog began the season with the Canucks AHL affiliate , the Manitoba Moose . He was called up by Vancouver in light of injuries and scored his first goal as a Canuck on October 25 , 2008 , in a 6 - 3 win against the Edmonton Oilers . On November 5 , he was re - assigned to the Manitoba Moose and finished the year to top score with 85 points and earning selection to the AHL ' s Second All - Star Team . On July 3 , 2009 he returned to the Atlanta Thrashers organization when he was signed as an unrestricted free agent to a two - year contract . After starting the 2009 – 10 season with AHL affiliate , the Chicago Wolves , Krog was recalled to the Thrashers for two games as an offensive cover after losing Ilya Kovalchuk to injury but failed to appear in a game . On November 1 , he was returned to the Wolves for the duration of the season leading the team with 61 assists for 75 points . Awards . NCAA AHL