Jeff Mason
Encyclopedia
Jeff Mason is an American
professional ice hockey
defenseman
for the Belfast Giants
of the Elite Ice Hockey League
.
After four years in Providence College
, Mason began his professional hockey career with the ECHL
's Augusta Lynx
in 2005. The next season he signed with the Long Beach Ice Dogs and was the team's highest scoring defenceman, scoring 11 goals and 31 assists for 42 points in what was a difficult season for the Ice Dogs as they finished bottom of the Pacific Division. Mason then spent the next two seasons playing for the Gwinnett Gladiators
. In his second season in 2008-09, Mason scored 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points and was the teams top scoring defenceman. In 2009-10, Mason split the season with the Kalamazoo Wings
and in the German
2nd Bundesliga
for the Heilbronner Falken
. In 2010, Mason signed with the Belfast Giants.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenseman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
for the Belfast Giants
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants are an ice hockey team from Belfast, Northern Ireland that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Home games are played at the 7,100-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast....
of the Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
.
After four years in Providence College
Providence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
, Mason began his professional hockey career with the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
's Augusta Lynx
Augusta Lynx
The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena...
in 2005. The next season he signed with the Long Beach Ice Dogs and was the team's highest scoring defenceman, scoring 11 goals and 31 assists for 42 points in what was a difficult season for the Ice Dogs as they finished bottom of the Pacific Division. Mason then spent the next two seasons playing for the Gwinnett Gladiators
Gwinnett Gladiators
The Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center....
. In his second season in 2008-09, Mason scored 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points and was the teams top scoring defenceman. In 2009-10, Mason split the season with the Kalamazoo Wings
Kalamazoo Wings
The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium....
and in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...
for the Heilbronner Falken
Heilbronner Falken
Heilbronner Falken are an ice hockey team in Heilbronn, Germany. They play in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.-History:...
. In 2010, Mason signed with the Belfast Giants.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001-02 | Providence College Providence College Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic... |
HE Hockey East Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.... |
34 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Providence College | HE | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Providence College | HE | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Providence College | HE | 37 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Augusta Lynx Augusta Lynx The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
46 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 71 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | Gwinnett Gladiators Gwinnett Gladiators The Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.... |
ECHL | 70 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2008-09 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 71 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009-10 | Kalamazoo Wings Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium.... |
ECHL | 36 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009-10 | Heilbronner Falken Heilbronner Falken Heilbronner Falken are an ice hockey team in Heilbronn, Germany. They play in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.-History:... |
2.GBun 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :... |
16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ECHL Totals | 287 | 41 | 88 | 129 | 144 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||