Jason DeSantis (born March 9, 1986) is an

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professional ice hockey

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who was most recently with

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in Denmark's Metal Ligaen. He previously played with

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of the British

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and EC VSV of the

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(EBEL).

Playing career

Prior to turning professional, DeSantis went undrafted playing collegiate hockey at Ohio State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. After a breakout 2011–12 season in the AHL scoring 43 points in 66 games with the

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, he was signed as a free agent to his first NHL contract on a one-year, two-way deal with the

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on June 14, 2012. Assigned directly to the San Antonio Rampage due to the ongoing

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, DeSantis appeared in 28 games to start the

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season with the Rampagage before he was reassigned by the Panthers in an AHL trade to the Hamilton Bulldogs in exchange for

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on January 3, 2013. Upon the agreement of a new NHL CBA, the trade was formalized between the Panthers and Montreal Canadiens on January 14, 2013. On June 17, 2013, after three seasons in the AHL without NHL exposure, DeSantis left to sign a one-year contract with Finnish club,

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of the Liiga. After one season with HIFK, DeSantis turned to the

agreeing to a two-year deal with EC KAC. In his two seasons in Klagenfurt, DeSantis in a top pairing role, contributed with 43 points in 84 games before opting to return to North America after three seasons abroad as a free agent. On September 27, 2016, DeSantis opted to continue his playing career in the ECHL, joining the

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on a one-year deal. Prior to training camp, DeSantis opted for a release from his contract with the Solar Bears and returned to the EBEL, signing a one-year deal with HC TWK Innsbruck on October 10, 2016. On 9 August 2019, DeSantis moved to UK

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side

. In February 2020, DeSantis moved to Denmark to sign for

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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