Steve Mason (ice hockey)
Steve Mason (born 29 May 1988 in Oakville, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League since April 2013.
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Career
Steve Mason began his career in 2004 at the Grimsby Peach Kings of the third-rate Canadian junior league Ontario Junior C Hockey League. He convinced a Gegentorschnitt of 1.82 and moved in 2005 to the next higher class to the Petrolia Jets before he was still committed during the season of the London Knights of the OHL and high-class appearances for them twelve games in the season.
In the NHL Entry Draft 2006, the Columbus Blue Jackets selected him in the third round of at position 69, but was at first at the London Knights, where he became the new goalkeeper. Mason completed 62 season games and won with the Knights 45, which he set a new league record. He was then awarded at the end of the season as the best goalkeeper in the OHL. In autumn 2007, he joined with a Canadian U20 selection against a Russian national team in the same age group in the Super Series 2007, which won Canada with seven wins in a draw.
In the 2007 /08 season, Mason was again able to convince his performances in goal for the London Knights and was appointed to the Canadian national team squad for the U20 World Cup 2008, which took place across years, in December 2007 and January 2008. Together with Jonathan Bernier he formed initially an equal team goalkeeper, before he then during the tournament took over the post as goalkeeper. Shortly before the semi-final it was announced that it had transferred within the London Knights of the OHL Kitchener Rangers to, but unimpressed them led Mason, the Canadian national team to World Champion title and was named most valuable player itself and best goalkeeper of the tournament.
Shortly after his return from the World Cup Mason was on January 7, 2008, the first appointed to the NHL squad of the Columbus Blue Jackets, since Pascal Leclaire goalkeeper failed because of an illness. Mason sat one day later in the game against the St. Louis Blues as a back -up of Fredrik Norrena on the bench of the Blue Jackets and was then sent back to the OHL. He dominated with the Rangers is happening and they finished at the end of the regular season in first place in the league. As one of the main favorites of the team went to the playoffs and were this role justice, but Mason injured in a second-round game against the Sarnia Sting and fell for the rest of the playoffs. The Rangers, meanwhile, moved without Mason to the finals against the Belleville Bulls, where she won the J. Ross Robertson Cup.
In autumn 2008, Mason made his professional debut with the Syracuse Crunch, the AHL farm team of the Blue Jackets. In early November, he was appointed to the NHL squad, where he made his debut as well and was able to win his first three games. Mason persuaded continue with good performance, led the league for a long time with the best Gegentorschnitt and Pascal Leclaire displaced as goalkeeper. Even after at Mason glandular fever was diagnostitiert, you put forth to him. With ten shutouts he was more often than any other goalkeeper in the season without conceding a goal and was the important support of the team, as she qualified for the first time in its history for the playoffs.
For the Trade Deadline on April 3, 2013, was transferred to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 OHL First All - Star Team
- 2007 OHL Goaltender of the Year
- 2008 OHL Second All- Star Team
- 2008 J. Ross Robertson Cup with the Kitchener Rangers win
- 2008 NHL Rookie of the Month for November
- 2008 NHL Rookie of the Month December
- 2009 NHL Young Stars Game ( injury-related cancellation )
- 2009 NHL Second All-Star Team
- 2009 Calder Memorial Trophy
- 2009 NHL All- Rookie Team
Internationally
- 2008 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2008 Most Valuable Player of the U-20 World Youth Championship
- 2008 Best goalkeeper in the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2008 All- Star team the U20 World Youth Championship
Career Stats
( Key to the goalkeeper stats: GP or Sp = Total Games; W or W = Wins, L = Losses, or N, T or D = Draw or shootout defeat, min = minutes; SOG or ZAT = Shots on goal, GA or GT = Goals against; SO = shutouts, GAA or GTS = Gegentorschnitt; Sv % or SVS % = quota, EN = Empty Net Goal; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )
Internationally
Represented Team Canada at:
- Super Series 2007
- U20 Junior World Championship 2008