Jason Demers | |||
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Born | Dorval, Quebec, Canada | June 9, 1988||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams | Free agent San Jose Sharks Oulun Kärpät Dallas Stars Florida Panthers Arizona Coyotes Ak Bars Kazan Edmonton Oilers | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 186th overall, 2008 San Jose Sharks | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Jason Demers (born June 9, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the seventh round, 186th overall, at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
As a youth, Demers played in the 2001 and 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from West Island, Montreal. [1]
Demers played major junior ice hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), splitting his time between the Moncton Wildcats and the Victoriaville Tigres. In the 2007–08 season for the Tigres, Demers led the QMJHL in defenceman scoring with 64 points in 67 games. He went undrafted by the NHL until he completed his major junior career in 2008, whereupon he was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the seventh round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 186th overall.[ citation needed ]
Demers began his professional career with San Jose's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, scoring 33 points in 78 games in the 2008–09 season. In the team's post-season run, he also played in 12 Calder Cup playoff games for Worcester.[ citation needed ]
Demers made his NHL debut on October 1, 2009, against the Colorado Avalanche after surviving the final cut in the San Jose Sharks training camp for the 2009–10 season. [2] He scored his first career NHL point in the second game of the season on October 3 against the Anaheim Ducks, earning the primary assist on Benn Ferriero goal, the first of his career. [3] Demers himself scored his first career NHL goal on November 15 against Cristobal Huet of the Chicago Blackhawks.[ citation needed ]
Demers' first multi-goal game came later in the season, on January 30, 2010, where he scored two power play goals against Josh Harding of the Minnesota Wild. Demers scored his first career Stanley Cup playoff goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on May 16 in the Western Conference Finals, a series the Sharks lost in a four-game sweep.[ citation needed ]
On March 28, 2013, in a 2–0 victory against the Detroit Red Wings, Demers suffered a head injury after suffering a hit from Cory Emmerton; he was replaced on defence by forward Brent Burns for the Sharks' next game, which was against the Phoenix Coyotes on March 30. [4]
On November 21, 2014, just over one month into the 2014–15 season, Demers was traded to the Dallas Stars, along with a third-round pick, in exchange for defenceman Brenden Dillon. [5]
On July 2, 2016, Demers left the Stars organization as a free agent and signed a five-year deal worth $22.5 million with the Florida Panthers. [6] In his lone season with the club, Demers recorded 9 goals and 28 points in 81 games.[ citation needed ]
On September 17, 2017, Demers was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for former teammate, Jamie McGinn. [7]
Following his fourth season within the Coyotes organization and having played 12 years in the NHL, Demers entered the 2021–22 season as an unsigned free agent. On December 20, 2021, Demers opted to continue his career abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract for the remainder of the season with Russian club Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL. [8]
As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with Ak Bars, Demers went un-signed over the summer. With aspirations to resume his career in the NHL, Demers accepted an invitation to join the Edmonton Oilers training camp and pre-season in preparation for the 2022–23 season. Remaining with the Oilers through the entire pre-season, Demers was released from his tryout from the Oilers, however joined the Oilers' AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, on a professional tryout on October 11, 2022. [9] Registering 9 assists through 23 games with the Condors, Demers secured a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers on December 18, 2022. [10] On April 6, 2023, with Oilers' blueline depleted, Demers was called up to the NHL and played in a solitary game, marking his 700th career game.
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2017 Germany/France |
Demers first played for Team Canada during the NHL Lockout at the 2013 Spengler Cup. Demers was added to Team Canada for his first IIHF-sanctioned tournament at the 2017 World Championships in Germany/France. [11] In 10 games, Demers went scoreless as Canada suffered a 2-1 shootout defeat in the final against Sweden on May 21, 2017, to finish with the Silver Medal.
In January 2022, Demers was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [12] [13] [14]
Demers was born in Dorval, Quebec, the son of Guylaine and Darrell Demers. [15] In the 2010s, he discovered that he has Jewish ancestry on his father's side; upon his realization, Demers stated, "[Being Jewish] is on my father’s side of the family tree. It all came as a little bit of a surprise, but we welcomed it... Obviously, having that new-found heritage makes me curious." [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 33 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
2006–07 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 69 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 67 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 78 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
2009–10 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 51 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 25 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 75 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
2011–12 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 57 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Kärpät | SM-l | 30 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 75 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 61 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 62 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
2016–17 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 50 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
2020–21 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2022–23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 57 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2022–23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 700 | 45 | 169 | 214 | 407 | 61 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 48 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2017 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2022 | Canada | OG | 6th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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