Jason Woolley
Born (1969-07-27) July 27, 1969 (age 57)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
Florida Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
Detroit Red Wings
Malmö Redhawks
National team  Canada
NHL draft 61st overall, 1989
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1991–2007

Jason Douglas Woolley (born July 27, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Detroit Red Wings.

Playing career

As a youth, Woolley played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.[1]

Woolley attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI before the Washington Capitals selected him 61st overall in the 1989 NHL Draft.[2] Woolley's most productive NHL season was his 1998–99 campaign with the Buffalo Sabres in which he netted 10 goals and 33 assists (43 points).[2] Fittingly, that year was also Woolley's finest playoff performance (4 goals, 11 assists, 15 points) as his Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals before falling to the Dallas Stars in six games. Woolley scored a dramatic game-winning OT goal in Game 1 of that series, labelled as "the shot heard round the hockey world" by Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret.

Following a torn ACL to defenseman Jiri Fischer in November 2002, the Red Wings acquired Woolley from the Sabres for a conditional draft pick. During Woolley's tenure with the Red Wings, they would play Sam the Sham & the Pharaoh's Woolly Bully when he scored at Joe Louis Arena.[3] Woolley was also a participant in the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Alumni Winter Showdown at Comerica Park on December 31, 2013, representing the Detroit Red Wings.[4]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville

He played for Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Woolley recorded five assists in eight games with the team, scored a shootout goal, and won a silver medal.[5]

Personal

Woolley now operates The Players Group Hockey, a player agency based in Birmingham, Michigan.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 35 13 22 35 40 — — — — —
1987–88 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 31 19 37 56 22 — — — — —
1988–89 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 47 12 25 37 26 — — — — —
1989–90 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 45 10 38 48 26 — — — — —
1990–91 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 40 15 44 59 24 — — — — —
1991–92 Canada Intl 60 14 30 44 36 — — — — —
1991–92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 15 1 10 11 6 — — — — —
1991–92 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Washington Capitals NHL 26 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
1992–93 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 29 14 27 41 22 1 0 2 2 0
1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 10 1 2 3 4 4 1 0 1 4
1993–94 Portland Pirates AHL 41 12 29 41 14 9 2 2 4 4
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 48 8 28 36 38 — — — — —
1994–95 Florida Panthers NHL 34 4 9 13 18 — — — — —
1995–96 Florida Panthers NHL 52 6 28 34 32 13 2 6 8 14
1996–97 Florida Panthers NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 57 6 30 36 28 5 0 3 3 0
1997–98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 9 26 35 35 15 2 9 11 12
1998–99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 10 33 43 62 21 4 11 15 10
1999–00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74 8 25 33 52 5 0 2 2 2
2000–01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 5 18 23 46 8 1 5 6 2
2001–02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 59 8 20 28 34 — — — — —
2002–03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 0 3 3 29 — — — — —
2002–03 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 6 17 23 22 4 1 0 1 0
2003–04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 55 4 15 19 28 4 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Flint Generals UHL 9 4 2 6 4 — — — — —
2005–06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 53 1 18 19 28 — — — — —
2006–07 Malmö IF SEL 31 1 5 6 46 — — — — —
NHL totals 718 68 246 314 430 79 11 36 47 44

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Canada OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 0 5 5 4
1992 Canada WC 8th 6 1 2 3 2
Senior totals 14 1 7 8 6

Awards and honours

Award Year
College
All-CCHA Rookie Team 1988–89 [7]
All-CCHA First Team 1990–91
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1990–91

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  2. ^ a b "Jason Woolley player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  3. ^ Buccigross, John. "First-round matchups falling into place". Archived from the original on March 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "Red Wings alumni association". Detroit Red Wings. 2017-02-03. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  5. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (2009). Canada's Olympic Hockey History 1920–2010. Toronto: Fenn Publishing. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-55168-323-2.
  6. ^ Snow, Kevin. TBT profile: Jason Woolley. Sabres.com. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.