Jason Jaffray

Jason Jaffray (born June 30, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and the Winnipeg Jets before finishing his career with EHC München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==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 season's 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. He started the 2011–12 season with the St. John's IceCaps, the Jets' AHL affiliate, and played 15 games before being called up on November 13. After playing 13 games with the Jets, he was returned to the IceCaps on December 19. In the off-season, Jaffray signed a one-year, AHL contract, with the IceCaps. Jaffray is the all-time scoring leader for the Moose/IceCaps' franchise
After a 13-year professional career in North America, Jaffray signed his first European contract on June 21, 2015, signing a one-year deal with German club, EHC München of the DEL.
Jaffray played five seasons in Germany with EHC München, claiming three consecutive championships, before ending his 18-year professional career following the 2019–20 season on March 9, 2020.
==Personal==
Jaffray is married to Michelle, the daughter of his billet family with whom he lived while he played for the Kootenay Ice. They have a daughter and a son.
==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
1997–98 	Edmonton Ice 	WHL 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Kootenay Ice 	WHL 	 	57 	14 	12 	26 	50 	 	7 	1 	2 	3 	6
1999–00 	Kootenay Ice 	WHL 	 	71 	24 	28 	52 	104 	 	21 	10 	9 	19 	17
2000–01 	Kootenay Ice 	WHL 	 	70 	31 	42 	73 	108 	 	11 	5 	7 	12 	10
2001–02 	Kootenay Ice 	WHL 	 	32 	15 	19 	34 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 	 	41 	23 	26 	49 	44 	 	12 	4 	5 	9 	25
2002–03 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 	 	64 	34 	51 	85 	89 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	4
2002–03 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 	 	54 	37 	37 	74 	81 	 	2 	1 	1 	2 	2
2003–04 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 	 	23 	6 	6 	12 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 	 	30 	10 	6 	16 	23 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	14 	4 	4 	8 	6 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2005–06 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	73 	12 	35 	47 	58 	 	13 	6 	1 	7 	11
2006–07 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	77 	35 	46 	81 	75 	 	13 	6 	7 	13 	6
2007–08 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	43 	21 	27 	48 	51 	 	3 	1 	4 	5 	0
2007–08 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	19 	2 	4 	6 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	56 	23 	26 	49 	52 	 	22 	9 	10 	19 	12
2008–09 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	14 	2 	2 	4 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 	 	72 	25 	29 	54 	70 	 	9 	2 	1 	3 	8
2009–10 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	2 	 	14 	3 	6 	9 	6
2011–12 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 	 	47 	17 	21 	38 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	13 	0 	1 	1 	7 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 	 	65 	15 	33 	48 	55 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 	 	76 	18 	41 	59 	48 	 	20 	4 	8 	12 	32
2014–15 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 	 	36 	12 	10 	22 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	EHC München 	DEL 	 	52 	21 	18 	39 	66 	 	14 	2 	8 	10 	10
2016–17 	EHC München 	DEL 	 	45 	19 	20 	39 	56 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	2
2017–18 	EHC München 	DEL 	 	51 	13 	16 	29 	40 	 	17 	3 	9 	12 	14
2018–19 	EHC München 	DEL 	 	17 	2 	2 	4 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	EHC München 	DEL 	 	31 	9 	10 	19 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	602 	193 	280 	473 	490 	 	82 	25 	36 	61 	64
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	49 	4 	7 	11 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
ECHL
*Rookie of the Month - November and December 2002
*CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year - 2003
*First All-Star Team - 2003
*All-Rookie Team - 2003
*Player of the Week - December 29 – January 4 (2003–04)
*Second All-Star Team - 2004
AHL
*CCM Vector Player of the Week - October 30, 2006
*All-Star Classic - 2007
*Second All-Star Team - 2007
==Records==
*Minnesota Moose/Manitoba Moose/St. John's IceCaps franchise record; most points, all-time - 321 (2004–present)
*Manitoba Moose franchise record; most goals, single game - 4 on October 24, 2006 (tied with Brandon Reid and Greg Pankewicz)
*Manitoba Moose franchise record; most game-winning goals, single-season - 9 (2006–07)
*Manitoba Moose franchise record; most powerplay goals, single-season - 16 (2006–07) (tied with Lee Goren and Scott Thomas, 1998–99)
*Manitoba Moose franchise record; most game-winning goals, all-time - 19 (2004–09)
*Manitoba Moose franchise record; most powerplay goals, all-time - 39 (2004–09)
*Manitoba Moose franchise record; highest plus-minus, all-time (2004–09)
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Abbotsford Heat players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players
Category:Edmonton Ice players
Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta
Category:Kootenay Ice players
Category:Manitoba Moose players
Category:EHC München players
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Roanoke Express players
Category:St. John's IceCaps players
Category:Swift Current Broncos players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Wheeling Nailers players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:Winnipeg Jets players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany