Jason Krog (born October 9, 1975) is a

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last contracted by

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in the

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Playing career

A native of

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, Krog began his

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career in the

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with the Chilliwack Chiefs. He played with the Chiefs for three seasons, culminating in a 128-point season in 1994–95. The following season, he began a four-year tenure with the

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, notching 238 points (94 goals, 144 assists) in 152 games from 1995 to 1999. In 1998–99, Krog was awarded the

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as the top collegiate hockey player. Undrafted, he was signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders on May 14, 1999. For three seasons, Krog mostly played in the

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with the Islanders' minor league affiliates. In 2001–02, Krog finished second in team scoring on the

Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Islanders (previously known as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the f ...

despite only playing in 64 games. In the playoffs, he accumulated 23 points in 20 games, helping Bridgeport to the

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Finals where they were defeated by the

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League and are the top minor-league affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the C ...

. The following off-season, on July 17, 2002, he was signed by the

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as a free agent. As a Duck he played 67 games in 2002–03 and posted career highs of 10 goals, 15 assists and 25 points. In the playoffs, Krog played in 21 games as the Mighty Ducks made their way to the

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against the eventual Stanley Cup winners, the New Jersey Devils. In 2003–04, he played a career-high 80 games with Anaheim before the

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suspended play the next season. After playing the lockout season with VSV EC of the Austrian Hockey League, tallying 60 points (27 goals, 33 assists) in 48 games, Krog remained in Europe the following season, signing with

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of Switzerland's Nationalliga A and Frölunda Indians of the Swedish Elite League. He led Genève-Servette with 15 goals and placed second on the club in scoring despite playing in only 29 of their 44 games. On July 4, 2006, Krog returned to the NHL as he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers. However, after 14 games in Atlanta, he was placed on waivers and picked up on January 12, 2007, by the

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. Krog played 9 games for the Rangers and he was later reclaimed by Atlanta on February 26. Jason Krog (26572211188) (cropped)

After failing to make the Thrashers' team at the start of the 2007–08 season, Krog was sent down to their minor league affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, which gave Krog a chance to re-energize his career. After scoring 36 goals and 112 points, he captured the

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as the league's top point scorer, the

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as the top goal scorer and the

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as league MVP. He led the Wolves to a divisional title and their second Calder Cup in seven years. Leading the playoffs in scoring, he also was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP. His 26 assists tied the AHL record for the most in a single playoffs (shared with

Bill McDougall William Henry McDougall (born August 10, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is best known for his record-setting scoring performance during the 1992–1993 AHL playoffs, in which he set the AHL records for goals, assis ...

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; Domenic Pittis,

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; and Rob Brown, 2002) . On July 11, 2008, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the

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. However, on July 18, Krog and five other players were suspended by the

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pending an investigation regarding simultaneous player contracts with both the NHL and the Russian

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. Nevertheless, Krog began the season with the Canucks' AHL affiliate, the

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. He was called up by Vancouver in light of injuries and scored his first goal as a Canuck on October 25, 2008, in a 6–3 win against the

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. On November 5, he was reassigned to the Manitoba Moose and finished the year to top score with 85 points and earning selection to the AHL's Second All-Star Team. On July 3, 2009, he returned to the Atlanta Thrashers organization when he was signed as an unrestricted free agent to a two-year contract. After starting the 2009–10 season with their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, Krog was recalled to the Thrashers for two games as an offensive cover after losing

Ilya Kovalchuk Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk (russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Montrea ...

to injury but failed to appear in a game. On November 1, he was returned to the Wolves for the duration of the season, leading the team with 61 assists for 75 points. From 2011 until 2014, he played for

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in SHL, After three seasons with HV71, on June 9, 2014, he signed a one-year contract, along with former Wolves and UNH teammate,

Darren Haydar Darren J. Haydar (born October 22, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Haydar was selected by the Nashville Predators in the ninth round (248th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He is one of the top AHL players of all ...

, in the

with Croatian club,

KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL Medveščak Zagreb ( hr, Klub hokeja na ledu Medveščak Zagreb), also known as KHL Medveščak Mladi, is a Croatian ice hockey club based in Zagreb, established in 1961. The team's name derives from the location of its original arena in the ...

. In the 2014–15 season, Krog recorded just 1 assist in 5 games before opting to leave the club. With Haydar following suit, they both signed a try-out contract with Austrian club, EC VSV, on October 2, 2014. After showing early scoring touch in Villach, Krog and Haydar both opted to remain signing a one-year contract on October 15, 2014.

Records

* AHL record; most assists, single playoffs – 26 (

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) (shared with

; Domenic Pittis,

; and Rob Brown, 2002)

Career statistics

Awards and honours

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krog, Jason 1975 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian people of Norwegian descent Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent Chicago Wolves players Chilliwack Chiefs players Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Dragons de Rouen players Frölunda HC players Genève-Servette HC players Hobey Baker Award winners HV71 players Ice hockey people from British Columbia KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Lørenskog IK players Lowell Lock Monsters players Manitoba Moose players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players New York Islanders players New York Rangers players People from Fernie, British Columbia Providence Bruins players Springfield Falcons players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Canucks players EC VSV players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in France Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans