Jason Bacashihua
| Jason Bacashihua | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 20, 1982 Dearborn Heights, MI, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| Slovak team Former teams |
HC 05 Banská Bystrica St. Louis Blues Straubing Tigers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
26th overall, 2001 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Jason Bacashihua (born September 20, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for HC 05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga. He has also played in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues.
Playing career
Bacashihua was selected in the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, 26th overall. He spent two seasons with the Stars' AHL affiliate Utah Grizzlies before he was traded on June 25, 2004 to the St. Louis Blues for Shawn Belle.[1]
Jason played for the Blues AHL affiliate's the Worcester IceCats and the Peoria Rivermen before being called up to the main Blues roster and making his NHL debut in the 2005–06 season. After failing to make the team out of training camp, Bacashihua was assigned to Peoria prior to the 2007–08 season.
On November 8, 2007, Bacashihua was traded by the Blues to the Colorado Avalanche for future considerations, and was assigned to the Avalanche's affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.[2] The Monsters are the same Grizzlies franchise, renamed and relocated, with whom Bacashihua started his AHL career. Bacashihua spent the next season and a half with the Monsters rotating the starting position with Tyler Weiman. During the 2008–09 season between February and March, Bacashihua won a franchise-best eight straight games. He was selected as the AHL Player of the Week (February 23 – March 1), to mark the first time in franchise history a Monsters player had received the award.[3]
On July 31, 2009, Bacashihua signed a one-year contract with the Hershey Bears of the AHL for the 2009–10 season.[4] He appeared in pre-season games for the Washington Capitals before being reassigned to Hershey. In 22 regular season games he won an impressive 17 however he was demoted to third choice goalie behind Capitals prospects and failed to make a playoff appearance for the Calder Cup winning Bears.
On July 2, 2010, Bacashihua returned to the Colorado Avalanche organization, signing a one-year contract as a free agent for the 2010–11 season.[5] Assigned to reacquaint with the Lake Erie Monsters, Bacashihua split the season with former NHL goaltender John Grahame to form one of the best performing tandems in the AHL. He was recalled by the Avalanche on one occasion to serve as backup in place of the injured Craig Anderson, however failed to make his Avalanche debut.[6] Returning to the Monsters to set a career professional best in goals against average, Bacashihua appeared in 42 games for 23 wins to help guide the Monsters to their first post-season berth.
On July 19, 2011, Bacashihua signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[7] Used primarily as a veteran backup within the Flyers organization, he spent the majority of the year with AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms. He was recalled twice to Philadelphia to dress and serve as a backup, however again was unable to mark a return to the NHL since 2007.
On July 22, 2012, Bacashihua was signed to his first professional European contract on a one-year deal to become a number one starter with German club, Straubing Tigers of the DEL.[8] In making his DEL debut during the 2012–13 season, Bacashihua responded with the strong start with the Tigers to earn a one-year extension on December 28, 2012. He appeared in every game with the Tigers as their starting goalie to help gain a playoff position through qualification before losing in the first round.
In the two following seasons with the Tigers, Bacashihua was unable to prevent the club from missing the playoffs. With a decline statistically in his third season, Bacashihua was not offered a new contract at season's end with Straubing on March 3, 2015.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2432 | 118 | 2 | 2.91 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 12 | 0 | 6.97 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 39 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2246 | 121 | 1 | 3.23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 12 | 0 | 3.79 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 46 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2688 | 105 | 5 | 2.34 | .921 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 360 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | .901 | ||
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 2.95 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 39 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2245 | 118 | 3 | 3.15 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2.03 | .941 | ||
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 39 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2234 | 99 | 3 | 2.66 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 35 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1909 | 80 | 2 | 2.51 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 820 | 36 | 2 | 2.63 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 19 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 966 | 52 | 0 | 3.23 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1139 | 55 | 1 | 2.90 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 19 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 894 | 47 | 0 | 3.15 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 11 | 0 | 3.17 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 3.70 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 19 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1074 | 60 | 1 | 3.35 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 39 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 2255 | 104 | 2 | 2.77 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 22 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1258 | 52 | 1 | 2.48 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 42 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 2466 | 94 | 4 | 2.29 | .917 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 5 | 0 | 2.54 | .909 | ||
| 2011–12 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 23 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1244 | 62 | 0 | 2.99 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 52 | 25 | 27 | 0 | 3123 | 137 | 3 | 2.63 | .915 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 422 | 22 | 0 | 3.13 | .910 | ||
| 2013–14 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 50 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 2959 | 130 | 3 | 2.64 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 35 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1916 | 100 | 0 | 3.13 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC 05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 40 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2387 | 83 | 5 | 2.09 | .926 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1056 | 31 | 3 | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 38 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1860 | 99 | 0 | 3.19 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| First All-Rookie Team | 2002 | |
| F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy | 2002 | |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy | 2002 | |
| CHL All-Rookie Team | 2002 | |
References
- ↑ "Blues get Bacashihua". NBC Sports. 2004-06-24. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "Blues trade Bacashihua to Colorado for future considerations". St. Louis Blues. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "Lake Erie enjoys success in year two". Colorado Avalanche. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ↑ "Bears bag Bacashihua for 2009-10". AHL. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ "Avalanche signs Quincey, Winnik and six others". Colorado Avalanche. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ↑ "Anderson injured prior to Vancouver game". Colorado Avalanche. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ↑ "Flyers Sign Three". Philadelphia Flyers. 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ↑ "New number one Tiger is clear: AHL goalie Jason Bacashihua comes" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ↑ "Time for a break: Eight leave Tigers" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
External links
- Jason Bacashihua's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jason Bacashihua's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Jason Bacashihua at Hockey-Reference.com
- Jason Bacashihua's player profile at NHL.com
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Steve Ott |
Dallas Stars first round draft pick 2001 |
Succeeded by Martin Vagner |