Jason Bast

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Jason Bast
2023-01-04 Eisbaren Berlin gegen Kolner Haie (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-010.jpg
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
Kölner Haie
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Charlotte Checkers
EHC Visp
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Fischtown Pinguins
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Adler Mannheim
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010present

Jason Bast (born June 2, 1989) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player currently under contract with [Augsburg Panthers]in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

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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

AwardYear
WHL Brad Hornung Trophy 2009–10
CHL Sportsman of the Year2009–10 [13]
CIS Rookie of the Year (Clare Drake Award)2010–11 [14] [15]

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References

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  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.
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