Jason Christie | |
Nickname: | Smurf (because he has a smurf tattoo) |
Position: | Right Wing |
Played For: | Hamilton Canucks (AHL) Portland Pirates (AHL) |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lb: | 180 |
Birth Date: | 25 April 1969 |
Birth Place: | Gibbons, Alberta, Canada |
Draft: | Undrafted |
Career Start: | 1990 |
Career End: | 2000 |
Jason Christie (born April 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League until the end of the 2023-24 season.[1]
He was previously the head coach of the Bloomington PrairieThunder in the Central Hockey League (CHL), the Ontario Reign and the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL. On December 10, 2015, Christie became the winningest head coach in ECHL history when his Tulsa Oilers defeated the Idaho Steelheads 4–2 at home in Tulsa's BOK Center.[2] On June 6, 2017, Christie was named vice president of hockey operations and head coach for the Jacksonville Icemen.[3] After four seasons in Jacksonville, he was hired by the Sabres as an assistant coach.[4]