StocktonThunder

NUMBER:

17

HEIGHT:

6'1"

WEIGHT:

210 lbs

SHOOTS:

Left

RESIDES:

St. John's, Newfoundland

name pronounced:

Morgan, Jay-suhn

Biography:

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by the Thunder as a free agent on 8/11/11

DRAFTED: Selected in the fifth round (118th overall) of the 1995 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

NHL: Has suited up for 5 different NHL teams in his career: Kings (1996-98), Calgary Flames (2003-04), Nashville Predators (2003-04), Chicago Blackhawks (2005-06), and Minnesota Wild (2006-07) … has skated in 44 games, totaling seven points (2g-5a) and 18 penalty minutes … made his NHL debut with the Kings on 4/9/07 at Anaheim … scored his first NHL goal with the Kings on 3/10/98 at Phoenix (4-3 win) … appeared in a career high 19 games in 2003-04 with Calgary and Nashville … was acquired by Chicago on Feb. 24, 2004 from Calgary in exchange for Ville Nieminen and a conditional draft pick … suited up in 7 career games against the San Jose Sharks, his most frequent opponent and scord a goal with Chicago at San Jose on 10/15/05 … his training camp teammates with Los Angeles in 1995-96 included Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri and Rob Blake.

AHL: Has skated in 584 career games with Springfield, Hamilton, Saint John, Lowell, Norfolk, Houston and Hershey, totaling 324 points (112g-213a) and 656 penalty minutes … signed to a professional tryout agreement (PTO) with Saint John in 2000-01 and was a member of the Flames’ Calder Cup championship team … talled one assist in six games during the playoffs … achieved career-highs in points (53), assists (40) and games played (80) with Saint John in 2002-03 … scored a career-high 19 goals with Hershey in 2007-08 and tallied three assists in four playoff games

ECHL: Has suited up in 91 games, scoring 79 points (32g-47a) while totaling 120 penalty minutes with Florida and Mississippi … produced at nearly a point-per-game output with Florida from 1999-01, totaling 76 points (29g-47a) in 85 games … notched career-highs in points (39), assists (25) and plus-minus (+18) with Florida in 1999-00 … was a member of the Everblades squad that captured the Brabham Cup for the league’s best record at 53-15-2 (108 points) … has tallied 11 points (5g-6a) in 13 career Kely Cup Playoff games

EUROPE: Suited up in 44 games in two seasons (2009-11) with Klagenfurt (Austria) and Stjernen (Norway) … posted career-highs in games played (40), points (23), assists (15) and penalty minutes (140) in 2010-11

EUROPE:Spent three seasons (1993-96) of his junior career in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kitchener Rangers and Kingston Frontenacs … scored 96 points (25g-71a) in 186 games and accrued 105 penalty minutes while in juniors… had a career-high 54 points (16g-38a) in 66 games with Kingston in 1995-96 … helped establish a new record for the franchise in 1994-95, when the team earned 87 points during the season … was a teammate of former Thunder assistant coach Matt O’Dette

FAST FACT:Scored his first career NHL goal on goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers

HEAD COACH MATT THOMAS:“Any time an opportunity presents itself to sign a player of Jason’s caliber, you can’t pass it up. When you’re looking for dynamic and experienced veterans during the offseason, you’re hoping to land a player like him. His familiarity in different roles with numerous NHL and AHL clubs, leadership and top line skills make an excellent fit for our needs. We’re confident his maturity and knowledge will translate well into a valuable player/assistant coach role.”