Jason Williams

Jason Williams	Jason Williams
 	
Born 	August 11, 1980 (1980-08-11) (age 30),
London, ON, CAN
Height
Weight 	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position 	Right wing
Shoots 	Right
Jason Williams (born 11 August 1980 in London, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey winger who is currently an NHL free agent. He has played with the Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Detroit Red Wings.
== Playing career==
Williams was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Red Wings on September 18, 2000. He played the first few years with Detroit's minor league affiliates in the American Hockey League (the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and the Grand Rapids Griffins). In 2001–02, he played 25 games with the Red Wings and scored his first career NHL goal. Williams would also suit up for the Red Wings in 9 playoff games en route to a Stanley Cup championship.
When NHL play was halted due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Williams played overseas in the SM-liiga with Porin Ässät. Returning to the Wings in 2005–06 under new head coach Mike Babcock, Williams broke out with 21 goals and 58 points, frequently playing on a line with Steve Yzerman and Robert Lang. On October 22, 2005, Williams notched his first career hat trick in a 6–0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1] All three goals came in the first period of that game; it was the first time Red Wings player scored three times in a single period since Darren McCarty's hat trick in the third period of game one against the Colorado Avalanche in the 2002 Western Conference Finals.
Following Williams' breakout season, he re-signed with Detroit on a new two-year deal worth $3.2 million.[2] On November 8, 2006, during a game against the Edmonton Oilers, Williams was injured when he was checked from behind the net by Raffi Torres, causing his head to hit the ice. Williams was taken off the ice on a stretcher and taken to Detroit Medical Center. He was released from the hospital on November 9 with facial lacerations and a first-degree concussion.[3] The Red Wings put him on the injured reserve list, causing him to miss a minimum of 10 days. According to the Red Wings, he never lost consciousness. [4] Later that season, Williams was sent to the Chicago Blackhawks on February 26, 2007, in a three-way trade that also included the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers received a 3rd round draft pick and Lasse Kukkonen from the Blackhawks in exchange for Kyle Calder; in turn, the Blackhawks sent Calder to the Red Wings in exchange for Williams.
After a 36-point season in 43 games with Chicago, Williams became an unrestricted free agent and was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers on July 13, 2008, to a one-year, $2.2 million deal.[5] On January 14, 2009, Williams was traded by the Thrashers to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Clay Wilson and a 6th round draft pick.[6] WIlliams performed well with Columbus, scoring 12 goals to go with 17 assists for the remainder of the 2008-09 NHL Season as the Blue Jackets qualified for the playoffs for the first time in their history. Williams and the Blue Jackets were swept in the first round by Williams' former team, the Detroit Red Wings.
==== Recent Years====
On August 6, 2009, Williams returned as a free agent to the Red Wings after signing a one-year contract.[7] On November 7, 2009 in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Williams suffered a fractured fibula, and missed several weeks with the injury. On January 29, 2010, Williams was activated off of injured reserve from his injury.[8] He scored a powerplay goal in his first game back from injury against the Nashville Predators, a 4-2 Red Wings victory.
== Awards and achievements==
*1999–00 OHL Third All-Star Team
*1999–00 OHL Plus/Minus Award
*2001–02 NHL Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings)
== 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
1996–97 	Peterborough Petes 	OHL 		60 	4 	8 	12 	8 		10 	1 	0 	1 	2
1997–98 	Peterborough Petes 	OHL 		55 	8 	27 	35 	31 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
1998–99 	Peterborough Petes 	OHL 		68 	26 	48 	74 	42 		5 	1 	2 	3 	2
1999–00 	Peterborough Petes 	OHL 		66 	36 	37 	73 	64 		5 	2 	1 	3 	2
2000–01 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		76 	24 	45 	69 	48 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2000–01 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		5 	0 	3 	3 	6 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2001–02 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		52 	23 	27 	50 	27 		3 	0 	1 	1 	6
2001–02 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		25 	8 	2 	10 	4 		9 	0 	0 	0 	2
2002–03 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 		45 	23 	22 	45 	18 		15 	1 	7 	8 	16
2002–03 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		16 	3 	3 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		49 	6 	7 	13 	15 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2004–05 	Porin Ässät 	SM-l 		43 	26 	17 	43 	52 		2 	1 	1 	2 	4
2005–06 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		80 	21 	37 	58 	26 		6 	1 	1 	2 	6
2006–07 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		58 	11 	15 	26 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		20 	4 	2 	6 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		43 	13 	23 	36 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		41 	7 	11 	18 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 		39 	12 	17 	29 	16 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2009–10 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		44 	6 	9 	15 	8 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		420 	91 	129 	220 	147 		27 	1 	2 	3 	12
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International play==
Williams played for the Canadian national men's hockey team in the 2006 World Championships.
=== International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006 	Canada 	WC 	9 	2	5	7 	2
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	9 	2	5	7 	2
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players