Jason Woolley
| Jason Woolley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 27, 1969 Toronto, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Florida Panthers Washington Capitals Malmö Redhawks | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
61st overall, 1989 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2007 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
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Jason Douglas Woolley (born July 27, 1969) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career
Woolley attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI before the Washington Capitals selected him 61st overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.[1] Woolley's most productive NHL season was his 1998–99 campaign with the Buffalo Sabres in which he netted 10 goals and 33 assists (43 points).[1] Fittingly, that year was also Woolley's finest playoff performance (4 goals, 11 assists, 15 points) as his Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals before falling to the Dallas Stars in six games. Woolley scored a dramatic game-winning OT goal in Game 1 of that series, labelled as "the shot heard round the hockey world" by Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret.
During Woolley's tenure with the Red Wings, they would play Sam The Sham & Pharoh's Woolly Bully when he scored at Joe Louis Arena.[2] Woolley was also a participant in the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Alumni Winter Showdown at Comerica Park on December 31, 2013, representing the Detroit Red Wings.[3]
International
He played for Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Woolley recorded five assists in eight games with the team, scored a shootout goal, and won a silver medal.[4]
Post-playing career
Woolley was part of a group of several NHL players who were scammed out of several million dollars over the span of a decade; the alleged perpetrators were caught in 2013 and are facing trial.[5]
Woolley now operates The Players Group Hockey, a player agency based in Birmingham, Michigan.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Michigan State Spartans | NCAA | 47 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Michigan State Spartans | NCAA | 45 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Michigan State Spartans | NCAA | 40 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 15 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 29 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 41 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 48 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 52 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 57 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 62 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 67 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 59 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 62 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 55 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Flint Generals | UHL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 53 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Malmö IF | SEL | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 718 | 68 | 246 | 314 | 430 | 79 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 44 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 1988–89 |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1990–91 |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1990–91 |
References
- 1 2 "Jason Woolley player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ↑ Buccigross, John. "First-round matchups falling into place".
- ↑ http://redwings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=81846. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Podnieks, Andrew. Canada's Olympic Hockey History 1920–2010. Toronto: Fenn Publishing. p. 241. ISBN 1-55168-323-7.
- 1 2 Snow, Kevin. TBT profile: Jason Woolley. Sabres.com. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rob Blake |
CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman 1990–91 |
Succeeded by Mark Astley |