Jason Arnott

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.

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.

Achievements

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

Career statistics

				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
2006–07	Nashville	NHL		68	27	27	54	48		6	2	1	3	2
2007–08	Nashville	NHL		79	28	44	72	54		4	1	0	1	4
OHL Totals				113	50	72	122	86		13	9	9	18	20
'''NHL Totals				971	331	439	770	1101		100	28	36	64	74

Stats as of June 30, 2008

International play

Played for Canada in:

• 1994 World Championships

Reserve for Canada in:

• 1996 World Cup of Hockey

External links

• Arnott's profile at the Nashvile Predators official website
• Jason Arnott Q & A article on Dallas Stars site
• Arnott is Player of the Day awarded by the NHLPA on June 3, 2006
• Arnott's NHLPA bio
• Arnott's Sportsnet profile