Jason Arnott
Jason William Arnott (born
October 11,
1974 in
Collingwood,
Ontario, Canada) is a professional
ice hockey center in the
NHL with the
Nashville Predators.
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 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. Ironically, 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.
"Jason Arnott provides the perfect fit for the Nashville Predators and we are thrilled to add a player of his caliber to our lineup," Predators GM
David Poile said. "He has size, skill and experience and gives us the No. 1 center that we have been looking for."
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1994-
NHL All-Rookie Team*
1997- NHL All-Star Game
* 2000 - Stanley Cup
| | | Regular Season | | Playoffs |
|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|
| 1989-90 | Stayner | Jr C | 34 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990-91 | Lindsay | Jr B | 42 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
| 1991-92 | Oshawa | OHL | 57 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992-93 | Oshawa | OHL | 46 | 51 | 47 | 98 | 74 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20 |
| 1993-94 | Edmonton | NHL | 78 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994-95 | Edmonton | NHL | 42 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995-96 | Edmonton | NHL | 64 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996-97 | Edmonton | NHL | 67 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 92 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 1997-98 | Edm/New Jersey | NHL | 70 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | New Jersey | NHL | 74 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 79 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999-2000 | New Jersey | NHL | 76 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 18 |
| 2000-01 | New Jersey | NHL | 54 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 |
| 2001-02 | NJ/Dallas | NHL | 73 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002-03 | Dallas | NHL | 72 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003-04 | Dallas | NHL | 73 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005-06 | Dallas | NHL | 81 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | OHL Totals | 113 | 50 | 72 | 122 | 86 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''NHL Totals | 824 | 276 | 368 | 644 | 999 | 91 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 68 |
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Stats as of May 1, 2006Played for
Canada in:
* 1994 World ChampionshipsReserve for Canada in:
*
1996 World Cup of Hockey*
Arnott's stats from TSN.ca*
Arnott's profile at the Nashvile Predators official website*
Jason Arnott Q & A article on Dallas Stars site *
Arnott's profile on www.legendsofhockey.net*
Arnott is Player of the Day awarded by the
NHLPA on June 3, 2006
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Arnott's NHLPA bio*
Arnott's Sportsnet profile
