Jason is actually a Brampton native, which is a nice tie-in for the team. He's a 27 year old who was drafted by the Islanders in the 2004 Entry Draft. Jason stands at 6'2 and weighs 215 lbs.
Jason started his career on the path to pro hockey in the 2002-03 season with the Brampton Capitals of the OPJHL (junior B). He did manage to get 1 game in with his OHL team that season, the Sault Saint Marie Greyhounds.
For the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons Jason spent the time with the Greyhounds scoring 66 points and 76 penalty minutes.
2004 was the year of his draft and he was selected by the New York Islanders in the 8th round, 244th overall. The Islanders decided to send him back to the OHL for some more seasoning and, In his final OHL season (2005-06) Jason was traded to the Guelph Storm about halfway through the season. That season he came up with 50 PIM and 42 points.
The 2006-07 season was spent with the Islander's AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Jason scored 19 points that year but came out with 65 penalty minutes.
2007-08 was split between the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies and Bridgeport. over 44 games in the 2 leagues Jason scored 18 points and 45 PIM.
2008-09 was a bit of a step up as Jason managed to stay in the AHL all season, but he only scored 4 points. He came out with 47 PIM.
In 2009-10 Jason signed a contract with the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL. So did younger brother Bryan who plays goaltender. Jason spent 38 games with the team scoring 24 points and 48 PIM. As a result, he earned a professional tryout agreement with the Spingfield Falcons of the AHL. He spent 25 games with the Falcons and scored 1 goal, 1 assist and got 22 PIM. He then returned to the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL for the playoffs. In 15 playoff games he scored 14 points and added 20 PIM..
2010-11 Was a really interesting season for Jason. He returned to the Stockton Thunder and in 41 games during the course of the ECHL season he scored 30 points and 73 PIM. The thing about the season that made it so interesting was that Stockton loaned him to 3 separate AHL teams during the course of the season. I haven't been able to find out exactly why in each case, but I can assume that it was either to cover for a call up to the NHL or injury related. He spent 1 game with the Manitoba Moose where he did not score and ended up with 2 PIM. Jason spent 9 games with the Worcester Sharks where he scored 2 goals, 1 assist and, got 7 PIM. Finally he spent 16 games with his old team, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He scored 1 goal and 4 assists in Bridgeport and also ended up with 7 PIM.
For the 2011-12 season Jason decided to head over to Italy. He signed with HC Asiago of the Italian "La Serie A di hockey su ghiaccio" or "A series of ice hockey" in hockey. Asiago was the 2 time defending Serie A champions. He played 32 games with Asiago ending with 21 points and 86 PIM. Unfortunately there was no repeat.
2012-13 took Jason to the EIHL (Elite Ice Hockey League) in the United Kingdom. He joined the Fife Flyers, a team based in Scotland. The Flyers were actually established in 1938 and have won 60 Scottish and British titles over the years.
Jason was reunited with his younger brother Bryan, who himself is a former member of the Brampton Battalion. In 50 games in the UK Jason scored 58 points and got 187 PIM.
Here is a video done by the Fife Flyers about Jason
Now, it's all come full circle. Jason is back at home and ready to play 2013-14 for the Brampton Beast.
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