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.

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).

Jaffray signed with the Winnipeg Jets on July 18, 2011, returning him to the city where he had played most of his professional career. 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 the 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 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 602 193 280 473 490 95 31 37 68 75 DEL totals 196 64 66 130 190 38 6 18 24 26 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) 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)