Jason Bast

Jason Bast
Born	(1989-06-02) June 2, 1989 (age 35) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Augsburger Panther Bridgeport Sound Tigers Charlotte Checkers EHC Visp HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Fischtown Pinguins Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Kölner Haie Adler Mannheim
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 Augsburger Panther 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]

After spending the 2018–19 season with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. Bast left as a free agent and secured a one-year contract to remain in Germany, signing with Kölner Haie on May 8, 2019. ^[10]

Bast continued his journeyman career in Germany, securing a two-year contract with his fourth DEL club, Adler Mannheim, on March 27, 2020. ^[11]

After two seasons in Mannheim, Bast returned to former club Kölner Haie as a free agent, signing a one-year deal on May 17, 2022. ^[12]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
WHL Brad Hornung Trophy	2009–10
CHL Sportsman of the Year	2009–10	[13]
CIS Rookie of the Year (Clare Drake Award)	2010–11	[14] [15]

References

1. "Salmon Kings sign forward Jason Bast". oursportscentral.com. September 28, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
2. Brickman, Katie (August 5, 2014). "Bast signs with Steelheads". Moose Jaw Times Herald. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
3. "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Player". www.echl.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
4. "SOUND TIGERS ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES" . Retrieved July 2, 2016.
5. "Checkers Release Jason Bast from PTO". gocheckers.com. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
6. "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
7. AG, EHC Visp Sport. "Visp verjüngt sein Kader". www.ehc-visp.ch. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
8. AG, EHC Visp Sport. "Engagement von Jason Bast beendet". www.ehc-visp.ch. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
9. "Fischtown Pinguins : Doppelpack zum Wochenende". www.fischtown-pinguins.de. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
10. "Haie sign Aronson, Bast". Kölner Haie . May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
11. "Alder sign Jason Bast from Cologne" (in German). Adler Mannheim. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
12. "Bast returns" (in German). Kölner Haie. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
13. "CHL Sportsman of the Year". eliteprospects.com. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
14. "CIS Rookie of the Year "Clare Drake Award"". eliteprospects.com. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
15. "Bast earns CIS rookie award". rds.ca (in French). March 28, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database