Jason Blake (ice hockey)

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Jason Blake
Jason Blake Oct 8, 2010 09.jpg
Blake with the Anaheim Ducks in 2010
Born (1973-09-02) September 2, 1973 (age 48)
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
New York Islanders
HC Lugano
Toronto Maple Leafs
Anaheim Ducks
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1999–2012

Jason Wayne Blake (born September 2, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

He played for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Collegiately, he played one year at Ferris State University before transferring the University of North Dakota, and starred on their 1996–1997 National Championship team.

Blake was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Kings in 1999. In January 2001, he was acquired by the New York Islanders in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings, who received a conditional pick in 2002. Blake set career highs in goals and points during the 2005–06 season with 28 and 57, respectively. The following season he topped both totals, scoring 40 goals and 69 points. The 40th goal was scored against the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 5, 2007.

Along with Islanders teammates Rick DiPietro and Mark Parrish, Blake was part of Team USA at the Winter Olympics held in Turin Italy in February 2006. Team USA was led by Peter Laviolette, his former coach with the Islanders.

Blake scored his 100th career NHL goal against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on October 31, 2006. The milestone 100th goal came on the power play late in the 3rd period.[1]

Blake was named an all-star for the first time in his career during the 2006–07 NHL season.[2] He recorded 2 assists in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game.

At the end of the 2006–07 season, Blake became an unrestricted free agent. He was quoted in Newsday in February 2007 saying he would probably test the free agent market if not re-signed by the Islanders prior to the NHL trading deadline.[3] Blake was neither traded nor re-signed before the deadline and on July 1, 2007, Blake signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs to a five-year contract worth US$20 million.[4]

On October 8, 2007, Blake announced that he had been diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, a rare but highly treatable form of cancer. He continued to play for the Maple Leafs for the rest of the season.[5]

In Blake's first season with Toronto, he played in all 82 regular season games. He scored 15 goals and added 37 assists for a total of 52 points. While he managed a considerable number of points, he struggled to score goals all season, having over 300 shots on goal, easily a career high, but only 15 goals. He was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy at the end of the season for perseverance and dedication to hockey through the difficult times he faced after being diagnosed with cancer.[6]

In the 2009–10 season, Blake was traded to the Anaheim Ducks, along with Vesa Toskala, for Jean-Sébastien Giguère on January 31, 2010.[7]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Moorhead High School HS-MN 25 30 30 60 — — — — — —
Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 45 24 27 51 107 — — — — —
Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 47 50 50 100 76 — — — — —
1994–95 Ferris State University CCHA 36 16 16 32 46 — — — — —
1996–97 University of North Dakota WCHA 43 19 32 51 44 — — — — —
1997–98 University of North Dakota WCHA 38 24 27 51 62 — — — — —
1998–99 University of North Dakota WCHA 38 28 41 69 49 — — — — —
1998–99 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 5 3 5 8 6 13 3 4 7 20
1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1999–00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 7 3 6 9 2 — — — — —
1999–00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 64 5 18 23 26 3 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 17 1 3 4 10 — — — — —
2000–01 New York Islanders NHL 30 4 8 12 24 — — — — —
2001–02 New York Islanders NHL 82 8 10 18 36 7 0 1 1 13
2002–03 New York Islanders NHL 81 25 30 55 58 5 0 1 1 2
2003–04 New York Islanders NHL 75 22 25 47 56 4 2 0 2 2
2004–05 HC Lugano NLA 7 2 2 4 4 — — — — —
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 15 37 52 28 — — — — —
2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 25 38 63 40 — — — — —
2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 10 16 26 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 26 6 9 15 10 — — — — —
2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 76 16 16 32 41 6 3 1 4 0
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 45 7 5 12 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 871 213 273 486 455 30 6 5 11 19

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1998 United States WC Q Q 2 0 1 1 2
2000 United States WC 5th 7 1 1 2 2
2004 United States WCH 4th 4 1 0 1 2
2006 United States OG 8th 6 0 0 0 2
2009 United States WC 4th 9 1 3 4 4
Senior totals 26 3 4 7 10

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
USHL
Forward of the Year 1994
Player of the Year 1994
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 1994 [8]
College
All-CCHA Rookie Team 1995
All-WCHA First Team 1997
All-WCHA First Team 1998
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1998
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1998 [9]
All-WCHA First Team 1999
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1999
NHL
All-Star Game 2007
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy 2008

References[]

  1. ^ "Islanders take advantage of struggling Blackhawks for another home win". cbssports.com. October 31, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "JASON BLAKE IS AN ALL-STAR!". NHL.com. July 12, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Interview with New York Newsday[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ McGrann, Kevin (July 1, 2007). "Leafs sign free-agent winger Jason Blake". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Toronto Maple Leafs: Statement from Jason Blake regarding his condition Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Blake, Pisani, Chelios finalists for NHL's Masterton Trophy". CBC Sports. 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  7. ^ "Ducks trade Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Toronto". Los Angeles Times. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  8. ^ "Dave Tyler Award winners". United States Hockey League. 2011-01-02. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  9. ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Curtis Murphy 		WCHA Player of the Year
1998–99 		Succeeded by
Steven Reinprecht
Preceded by
Phil Kessel 		Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
2008 		Succeeded by
Steve Sullivan
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