Jason Bast Explained

Jason Bast
Birth Date:1989 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:190
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Team:Kölner Haie
Former Teams:Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Charlotte Checkers
EHC Visp
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Fischtown Pinguins
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Adler Mannheim
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2010

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).

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 Trophy2009–10
CHL Sportsman of the Year 2009–10[13]
CIS Rookie of the Year (Clare Drake Award)2010–11[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salmon Kings sign forward Jason Bast . oursportscentral.com . 2009-09-28 . 2011-02-17.
  2. News: Brickman. Katie. Bast signs with Steelheads. August 27, 2014. Moose Jaw Times Herald. August 5, 2014. https://archive.today/20140827051327/http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Sports/2014-08-05/article-3824646/Bast-signs-with-Steelheads%0D%0A/1#. 2014-08-27. dead.
  3. Web site: The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League Player. www.echl.com. 2016-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160703133816/http://www.echl.com/stats/player.php?id=3130. 2016-07-03. dead.
  4. Web site: SOUND TIGERS ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES. 2016-07-02.
  5. Web site: Checkers Release Jason Bast from PTO. gocheckers.com. 2016-07-02.
  6. Web site: TheAHL.com The American Hockey League. theahl.com. 2016-07-02.
  7. Web site: Visp verjüngt sein Kader. AG. EHC Visp Sport. www.ehc-visp.ch. 2016-07-02.
  8. Web site: Engagement von Jason Bast beendet. AG. EHC Visp Sport. www.ehc-visp.ch. 2016-07-02.
  9. Web site: Fischtown Pinguins : Doppelpack zum Wochenende. www.fischtown-pinguins.de. 2016-07-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160703130335/http://www.fischtown-pinguins.de/news/displaysingle/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2225&cHash=2043d58242efe99fbce29182f07512a0. 2016-07-03.
  10. Web site: . Haie sign Aronson, Bast . 2019-05-08 . 2019-05-08.
  11. Web site: Alder sign Jason Bast from Cologne . . March 27, 2020 . March 27, 2020 . German.
  12. Web site: . Bast returns . May 17, 2022 . May 17, 2022 . German.
  13. Web site: CHL Sportsman of the Year . eliteprospects.com . 2010-04-01 . 2010-04-01.
  14. Web site: CIS Rookie of the Year "Clare Drake Award" . eliteprospects.com . 2011-03-28 . 2011-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022152734/http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=CIS%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year%20%22Clare%20Drake%20Award%22# . 2012-10-22 . dead .
  15. Web site: Bast earns CIS rookie award . rds.ca . French . 2011-03-28 . 2011-03-28.