Jason Arnott

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Nickname(s)	The Hammer, Arn-y
Height Weight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Nashville Predators Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils Edmonton Oilers
Nationality	Canada
Born	October 11, 1974 (1974-10-11) (age 33), Collingwood, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	7th overall, 1993 Edmonton Oilers
Pro career	1993 – present

Jason William Arnott (born October 11, 1974 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey center and team captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

Jason Arnott was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round (7th overall) on June 26 1993, following an impressive tenure with the Oshawa Generals in the OHL. In 1993–94, as a rookie, Arnott played 78 games as a left winger, scored 68 points and was the runner-up to future teammate Martin Brodeur for the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year. On January 4, 1998, Arnott was traded to the New Jersey Devils along with Bryan Muir for Valeri Zelepukin and Bill Guerin. As a member of the A Line on the New Jersey Devils with Patrik Eliáš and Petr Sýkora he led the team to the 2000 Stanley Cup championship, scoring the Cup-winning goal in double overtime of game six against the Dallas Stars. On March 19, 2002 he was traded to the Dallas Stars with Randy McKay for Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner.

In 2005–06 Arnott had a career high 76 points for Dallas and scoring 32 goals, the most since his rookie season in which he had 33. He also set a career high of 44 assists. In the offseason, he signed a five year contract for $22.5 million with the Nashville Predators.

There is an arena in Wasaga Beach that honors Jason and is home of the Wasaga Stars.

[edit] Achievements

• 1994- NHL All-Rookie Team
• 1997- NHL All-Star Game
• 2000 - Stanley Cup
• 2008 - NHL All-Star Game

[edit] Career statistics

Stats as of Apr 20, 2007

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

• 1994 World Championships

Reserve for Canada in:

• 1996 World Cup of Hockey

[edit] External links

• Jason Arnott at TSN.ca
• Arnott's profile at the Nashvile Predators official website
• Jason Arnott Q & A article on Dallas Stars site
• Jason Arnott's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Arnott is Player of the Day awarded by the NHLPA on June 3, 2006
• Arnott's NHLPA bio
• Arnott's Sportsnet profile
• Jason Arnott's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database