Jason Blake

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Jason Blake
Date of birth 2nd September 1973
place of birth Moorhead , Minnesota , USA
size 178 cm
Weight 81 kg
position Left wing
number # 33
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1992-1994 Waterloo Black Hawks
1994-1995 Ferris State University
1995-1999 University of North Dakota
1999-2001 Los Angeles Kings
2001-2007 New York Islanders
2004-2005 HC Lugano
2007-2010 Toronto Maple Leafs
2010–2012 Anaheim Ducks

Jason Wayne Blake (born September 2, 1973 in Moorhead , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 901 games for the Los Angeles Kings , New York Islanders , Toronto Maple Leafs and between 1994 and 2012 Anaheim Ducks has played in the National Hockey League on the position of left winger . Blake received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2008 after surviving chronic myeloid leukemia .

Career

Blake was hired as a free agent during the 1998/99 season by the Los Angeles Kings , after he had previously been active at various college clubs, as well as in the USHL junior league with the Waterloo Black Hawks . In addition to appearances in the International Hockey League with the Kings farm team Orlando Solar Bears , the center completed its first and only NHL game this season, but scored its first goal for Los Angeles directly. In the following years he was used in both farm teams and in the NHL.

In January 2001, the left-shooter finally moved to the New York Islanders and quickly became a crowd favorite. During the lockout season 2004/05 Blake played in the Swiss National League A for HC Lugano , after which he returned to the New Yorkers. In the game of the Islanders against the Chicago Blackhawks on October 31, 2006, the left-shooter scored his 100th NHL goal, the good performances in the 2006/07 season finally led to Blake's first NHL All-Star career Game was chosen. Blake played his best season to date, although his performances are judged to be waning towards the end of the season.

After the New York Islanders did not renew his contract in the summer of 2007, he moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs . On October 8, 2007, Jason Blake announced that he had chronic myeloid leukemia , a rather rare but easily treatable form of cancer . According to Blake, he still planned to be on the ice for Toronto throughout the 2007-08 season . A day later, Blake played his first game after being diagnosed with cancer in his Maple Leafs 7-1 against the Carolina Hurricanes . At the end of the season Blake received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy , which honors the player who is particularly characterized by perseverance, dedication and fairness in and for ice hockey.

On January 31, 2010, it was bartered with Vesa Toskala in exchange for Jean-Sébastien Giguère to the Anaheim Ducks . At the Ducks, Blake established himself as a solid left winger in the second row with Saku Koivu and Teemu Selänne . After the 2011/12 season, the 38-year-old ended his active career.

International

For the United States national team , Blake was on the ice in six games at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin , and he also took part in the 2000 World Championships , where he scored a goal and an assist in seven games and finished fifth with the USA , and 2009 part. He also represented his home country at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey .

Achievements and Awards

  • 1994 USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year
  • 1994 USHL Forward of the Year
  • 1994 USHL Player of the Year
  • 1997 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of North Dakota
  • 1997 WCHA First All-Star Team
  • 1997 NCAA Division I Championship with the University of North Dakota
  • 1998 WCHA First All-Star Team

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1992/93 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 36 16 16 32 46 - - - - -
1993/94 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 36 16 16 32 46 - - - - -
1994/95 Ferris State University NCAA 36 16 16 32 46
1995/96 University of North Dakota NCAA not played due to NCAA regulations
1996/97 University of North Dakota NCAA 43 19th 32 51 44
1997/98 University of North Dakota NCAA 38 24 27 51 62
1998/99 University of North Dakota NCAA 38 28 41 69 49
1998/99 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 5 3 5 8th 6th 13 3 4th 7th 20th
1998/99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
1999/00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 7th 3 6th 9 2 - - - - -
1999/00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 64 5 18th 23 26th 3 0 0 0 0
2000/01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 2 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
2000/01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 17th 1 3 4th 10 - - - - -
2000/01 New York Islanders NHL 30th 4th 8th 12 24 - - - - -
2001/02 New York Islanders NHL 82 8th 10 18th 36 7th 0 1 1 13
2002/03 New York Islanders NHL 81 25th 30th 55 58 5 0 1 1 2
2003/04 New York Islanders NHL 75 22nd 25th 47 56 4th 2 0 2 2
2004/05 HC Lugano NLA 7th 2 2 4th 4th - - - - -
2005/06 New York Islanders NHL 76 28 29 57 60 - - - - -
2006/07 New York Islanders NHL 82 40 29 69 34 5 1 2 3 2
2007/08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 15th 37 52 28 - - - - -
2008/09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 25th 38 63 40 - - - - -
2009/10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 10 16 26th 26th - - - - -
2009/10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 26th 6th 9 15th 10 - - - - -
2010/11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 76 16 16 32 41 6th 3 1 4th 0
2011/12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 45 7th 5 12 6th - - - - -
USHL total 92 74 77 151 183 - - - - -
NCAA overall 155 87 116 203 201
IHL total 12 6th 11 17th 8th 13 3 4th 7th 20th
NHL overall 871 213 273 486 455 30th 6th 5 11 19th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2000 United States WM 5th place 7th 1 1 2 2
2004 United States World cup 4th Place 4th 1 0 1 2
2006 United States Olympia 8th place 6th 0 0 0 2
2009 United States WM 4th Place 9 1 3 4th 4th
Men overall 26th 3 4th 7th 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Blake, Jason
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blake, Jason Wayne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd September 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Moorhead , Minnesota