Steve Mason (ice hockey player, May 1988)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CanadaCanada  Steve Mason Ice hockey player
Steve Mason (ice hockey player, May 1988)
Date of birth May 29, 1988
place of birth Oakville , Ontario , Canada
size 191 cm
Weight 96 kg
position goalkeeper
number # 35
Catch hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2006 , 3rd round, 69th position
Columbus Blue Jackets
Career stations
2004-2005 Grimsby Peach Kings
2005-2006 Petrolia Jets
2006-2008 London Knights
2008 Kitchener Rangers
2008-2013 Columbus Blue Jackets
2013-2017 Philadelphia Flyers
2017-2018 Winnipeg Jets

Steve Mason (born May 29, 1988 in Oakville , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who was last under contract with the Canadiens de Montréal from the National Hockey League until June 2018 .

Career

Steve Mason began his career in 2004 with the Grimsby Peach Kings from the third-rate Canadian Junior League Ontario Junior C Hockey League . He convinced with an average of 1.82 and moved to the next higher class to the Petrolia Jets in 2005 , before he was committed during the season by the London Knights from the high-class Ontario Hockey League and played twelve games for them during the season.

In the 2006 NHL Entry Draft , the Columbus Blue Jackets selected him in the third round at position 69, but stayed with the London Knights for the time being, where he was the new goalkeeper. Mason completed 62 season games and was able to win 45 with the Knights, which he set a new league record. He was then named the OHL's best goalkeeper at the end of the season . In the fall of 2007 he competed with a Canadian U20 selection against a Russian national team of the same age group in the Super Series 2007 , which Canada won with seven wins in a draw.

Mason in the jersey of the Columbus Blue Jackets

In the 2007/08 season Mason was able to convince again with his performances in the goal of the London Knights and was appointed to the Canadian national team for the U20 World Cup 2008 , which took place across the year in December 2007 and January 2008. Together with Jonathan Bernier , he initially formed an equal goalkeeper team before he took over the post as regular goalkeeper in the course of the tournament. Shortly before the semifinals, it was announced that the London Knights had transferred him to the Kitchener Rangers within the OHL , but unimpressed Mason led the Canadian national team to the world championship title and was himself named the most valuable player and best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Shortly after his return from the World Cup, Mason was appointed to the NHL squad of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the first time on January 7, 2008 , as goalkeeper Pascal Leclaire was out due to an illness. Mason was a day later at the game against the St. Louis Blues as back-up of Fredrik Norrena on the bench of the Blue Jackets and was then sent back to the OHL. There he dominated the action with the Rangers and they finished first in the league at the end of the regular season. As one of the main favorites, the team went into the playoffs and lived up to this role, but Mason injured himself in a second round game against the Sarnia Sting and fell out for the rest of the playoffs. The Rangers, meanwhile, reached the final against the Belleville Bulls without Mason , where they won the J. Ross Robertson Cup .

In autumn 2008, Mason made his professional debut with the Syracuse Crunch , the AHL - farm team of the Blue Jackets. In early November he was appointed to the NHL squad, where he also made his debut and was able to win his first three games. Mason continued to convince with good performances, led the league for a long time with the best goals against and ousted Pascal Leclaire as the goalkeeper. Even after Mason was diagnosed with glandular fever , people continued to rely on him. With ten shutouts , he was more often than any other goalkeeper in the season without conceding and was the main support of the team when they qualified for the playoffs for the first time in their history.

He was transferred to the Philadelphia Flyers at the trade deadline on April 3, 2013 . There Mason was the first goalkeeper for the following four seasons before his expiring contract was not extended in the summer of 2017. On July 1, he joined the Winnipeg Jets as a free agent , which hired him for two years. In the Jets, Mason filled the post of substitute behind Connor Hellebuyck and only played 13 games this season. At the end of June 2018, he was finally handed over to the Canadiens de Montréal together with Joel Armia as well as a seven-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft 2019 and a four-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft 2020 , who in return sent Simon Bourque to Winnipeg. The Canadiens put Mason on the waiver immediately and in accordance with the regulations in order to be able to pay him the last year of his contract.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2017/18 season

    Regular season   Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U / OT Min GT SO GTS Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS
2004/05 Grimsby Peach Kings OJCHL 19th 4th 1.82 - - - - - - -
2005/06 Petrolia Jets OJBHL 9 6th 3 0 521 22nd 1 2.53 - - - - - - -
2005/06 London Knights OHL 12 5 3 0 497 22nd 0 2.66 4th 0 1 150 7th 0 2.80
2006/07 London Knights OHL 62 45 13 4th 3733 199 2 3.20 16 9 7th 931 54 0 3.48
2007/08 London Knights OHL 26th 19th 4th 3 1569 73 2 2.79 - - - - - - -
2007/08 Kitchener Rangers OHL 16 13 3 0 961 33 1 2.06 5 5 0 313 10 1 1.92
2008/09 Syracuse crunch AHL 3 2 1 0 184 5 0 1.63 - - - - - - -
2008/09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 61 33 20th 7th 3664 140 10 2.29 4th 0 4th 239 17th 0 4.27
2009/10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 58 20th 26th 9 3201 163 5 3.06 - - - - - - -
2010/11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 54 24 21st 7th 3026 153 3 3.03 - - - - - - -
2011/12 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 46 16 26th 3 2534 143 1 3.39 - - - - - - -
2012/13 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 13 3 6th 1 712 35 0 2.95 - - - - - - -
2012/13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7th 4th 2 0 378 12 0 1.90 - - - - - - -
2013/14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 61 33 18th 7th 3486 145 4th 2.50 5 2 2 244 8th 0 1.97
2014/15 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51 18th 18th 11 2885 108 3 2.25 - - - - - - -
2015/16 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 54 23 19th 10 3150 132 4th 2.51 3 0 3 176 12 0 4.09
2016/17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58 26th 21st 8th 3225 143 3 2.66 - - - - - - -
2017/18 Manitoba mosses AHL 1 1 0 0 64 4th 0 3.73 - - - - - - -
2017/18 Winnipeg Jets NHL 13 5 6th 1 685 37 1 3.24 1 0 0 20th 0 0 0.00
OHL total 116 82 23 7th 6760 327 5 2.90 25th 14th 8th 1394 71 1 3.06
NHL overall 476 205 183 64 26947 1211 34 2.70 13 2 9 680 37 0 3.27

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp S. N U / OT Min GT SO GTS
2007 Canada Super Series 1st place 3 2 0 0 150 6th 0 2.42
2008 Canada U20 World Cup 1st place, gold 5 5 0 0 303 6th 1 1.19
Juniors overall 8th 7th 0 0 453 12 1 1.59

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Web links

Commons : Steve Mason  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Mason, Steve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakville , Ontario