Jason Bast

Jason Bast
Born (1989-06-02) June 2, 1989
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Charlotte Checkers
EHC Visp
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Fischtown Pinguins
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Jason Bast (born June 2, 1989) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player currently under contract with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

After a junior career with the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League, Bast played in the ECHL with the Victoria Salmon Kings during the 2009–10 ECHL season.[1] He then opted to put his professional career on hold in accepting a scholarship to play with St. Francis Xavier University in the Canadian InterUniversity Sports League before returning to the ECHL with the Idaho Steelheads.[2]

He made 54 appearances for the Steelheads during the 2014-15 season with 31 goals as well as 23 assists.[3] He also had shorts stints with AHL's franchises Bridgeport Sound Tigers[4] and Charlotte Checkers[5] that season, seeing the ice in a total of six AHL contests.[6]

Bast took up an offer from Switzerland prior to the 2015-16 campaign, signing with EHC Visp of the National League B (NLB).[7] He parted ways with the club in December 2015[8] and joined HC Banska Bystrica of Slovakia for the remainder of the season.

On May 26, 2016, he put pen to paper on a deal with the Fischtown Pinguins of the German top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[9]

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL Brad Hornung Trophy 2009–10
CHL Sportsman of the Year 2009–10 [10]
CIS Rookie of the Year (Clare Drake Award) 2010–11 [11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Salmon Kings sign forward Jason Bast". oursportscentral.com. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  2. ↑ Brickman, Katie (August 5, 2014). "Bast signs with Steelheads". Moose Jaw Times Herald. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Player". www.echl.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  4. ↑ "SOUND TIGERS ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES". Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  5. ↑ "Checkers Release Jason Bast from PTO". gocheckers.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  6. ↑ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  7. ↑ AG, EHC Visp Sport. "Visp verjüngt sein Kader". www.ehc-visp.ch. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  8. ↑ AG, EHC Visp Sport. "Engagement von Jason Bast beendet". www.ehc-visp.ch. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Fischtown Pinguins : Doppelpack zum Wochenende". www.fischtown-pinguins.de. Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  10. ↑ "CHL Sportsman of the Year". eliteprospects.com. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  11. ↑ "CIS Rookie of the Year "Clare Drake Award"". eliteprospects.com. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Bast earns CIS rookie award" (in French). rds.ca. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2011-03-28.


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