# Jason Bast

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{{short description|Canadian-German ice hockey player}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Jason Bast
| image = 2023-01-04 Eisbären Berlin gegen Kölner Haie (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–010.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|06|02}}
| birth_place = [Regina](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 190
| position = [Centre](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey))
| shoots = Left
| league = [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) 
| team = Free agent
| prospect_league =
| prospect_team = 
| former_teams = [Bridgeport Sound Tigers](/source/Bridgeport_Sound_Tigers)<br />[Charlotte Checkers](/source/Charlotte_Checkers)<br />[EHC Visp](/source/EHC_Visp)<br />[HC ’05 Banská Bystrica](/source/HC_%E2%80%9905_Bansk%C3%A1_Bystrica)<br />[Fischtown Pinguins](/source/Fischtown_Pinguins)<br />[Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers](/source/Thomas_Sabo_Ice_Tigers)<br>[Kölner Haie](/source/K%C3%B6lner_Haie)<br />[Adler Mannheim](/source/Adler_Mannheim)<br>[Augsburger Panther](/source/Augsburger_Panther)
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2010
| career_end = 
}}
'''Jason Bast''' (born June 2, 1989) is a [German-Canadian](/source/German-Canadian) professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player. He is currently under contract with [Augsburger Panther](/source/Augsburger_Panther) in the [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) (DEL).

==Playing career ==
After a junior career with the [Moose Jaw Warriors](/source/Moose_Jaw_Warriors) in the [Western Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League), Bast played in the [ECHL](/source/ECHL) with the [Victoria Salmon Kings](/source/Victoria_Salmon_Kings) during the [2009–10 ECHL season](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_ECHL_season).<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3984667 | title = Salmon Kings sign forward Jason Bast | work = oursportscentral.com | date = 2009-09-28 | accessdate = 2011-02-17}}</ref> He then opted to put his professional career on hold in accepting a scholarship to play with [St. Francis Xavier University](/source/St._Francis_Xavier_University) in the [Canadian InterUniversity Sports League](/source/Canadian_InterUniversity_Sports_League) before returning to the ECHL with the [Idaho Steelheads](/source/Idaho_Steelheads).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brickman|first1=Katie|title=Bast signs with Steelheads|url=http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Sports/2014-08-05/article-3824646/Bast-signs-with-Steelheads%0D%0A/1|accessdate=August 27, 2014|work=Moose Jaw Times Herald|date=August 5, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140827051327/http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Sports/2014-08-05/article-3824646/Bast-signs-with-Steelheads%0D%0A/1#|archive-date=2014-08-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He made 54 appearances for the Steelheads during the 2014-15 season with 31 goals as well as 23 assists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echl.com/stats/player.php?id=3130|title=The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League {{!}} Player|website=www.echl.com|access-date=2016-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703133816/http://www.echl.com/stats/player.php?id=3130|archive-date=2016-07-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also had shorts stints with [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)'s franchises [Bridgeport Sound Tigers](/source/Bridgeport_Sound_Tigers)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209792513|title=SOUND TIGERS ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES|access-date=2016-07-02|archive-date=May 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504105539/http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209792513|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [Charlotte Checkers](/source/Charlotte_Checkers)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gocheckers.com/articles/1076-checkers-release-jason-bast-from-pto|title=Checkers Release Jason Bast from PTO|website=gocheckers.com|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref> that season, seeing the ice in a total of six AHL contests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=5772|title=TheAHL.com {{!}} The American Hockey League|website=theahl.com|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref>

Bast took up an offer from Switzerland prior to the 2015-16 campaign, signing with [EHC Visp](/source/EHC_Visp) of the [National League B](/source/National_League_B) (NLB).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ehc-visp.ch/web/de/news/news/visp-verjuengt-sein-kader|title=Visp verjüngt sein Kader|last=AG|first=EHC Visp Sport|website=www.ehc-visp.ch|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref> He parted ways with the club in December 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ehc-visp.ch/web/de/news/news/engagement-von-jason-bast-beendet-|title=Engagement von Jason Bast beendet|last=AG|first=EHC Visp Sport|website=www.ehc-visp.ch|access-date=2016-07-02}}</ref> and joined [HC Banska Bystrica](/source/HC_%E2%80%9905_Bansk%C3%A1_Bystrica) of Slovakia for the remainder of the season.

On May 26, 2016, he put pen to paper on a deal with the [Fischtown Pinguins](/source/Fischtown_Pinguins) of the German top-tier [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) (DEL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fischtown-pinguins.de/news/displaysingle/?tx_ttnews%255Btt_news%255D=2225&cHash=2043d58242efe99fbce29182f07512a0|title=Fischtown Pinguins : Doppelpack zum Wochenende|website=www.fischtown-pinguins.de|access-date=2016-07-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703130335/http://www.fischtown-pinguins.de/news/displaysingle/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2225&cHash=2043d58242efe99fbce29182f07512a0|archivedate=2016-07-03}}</ref>

After spending the [2018–19](/source/2018-19_DEL_season) season with the [Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers](/source/Thomas_Sabo_Ice_Tigers). Bast left as a free agent and secured a one-year contract to remain in Germany, signing with [Kölner Haie](/source/K%C3%B6lner_Haie) on May 8, 2019.<ref>{{cite web| work = [Kölner Haie](/source/K%C3%B6lner_Haie) | url = http://www.haie.de/news/ein-verteidiger-ein-stuermer-haie-verpflichten-taylor-aronson-und-jason-bast | title = Haie sign Aronson, Bast | date = 2019-05-08 | accessdate = 2019-05-08}}</ref>

Bast continued his journeyman career in Germany, securing a two-year contract with his fourth DEL club, [Adler Mannheim](/source/Adler_Mannheim), on March 27, 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.adler-mannheim.de/archiv/2020/neue-seite/adler-holen-jason-bast-aus-koeln/ | title = Alder sign Jason Bast from Cologne | publisher = [Adler Mannheim](/source/Adler_Mannheim) | date = March 27, 2020 | accessdate = March 27, 2020 | language = German}}</ref>

After two seasons in Mannheim, Bast returned to former club Kölner Haie as a free agent, signing a one-year deal on May 17, 2022.<ref>{{cite web| publisher = [Kölner Haie](/source/K%C3%B6lner_Haie) | url = https://www.haie.de/news/bast-kehrt-zurueck-proft-kommt-aus-duesseldorf/ | title = Bast returns | date = May 17, 2022 | accessdate = May 17, 2022 | language = German}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|-
| [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League) [Brad Hornung Trophy](/source/Brad_Hornung_Trophy)
| [2009–10](/source/2009-10_WHL_season)
|
|-
| [CHL](/source/Canadian_Hockey_League) Sportsman of the Year 
| 2009–10
| <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=CHL%20Sportsman%20of%20the%20Year | title = CHL Sportsman of the Year | work = eliteprospects.com | date = 2010-04-01 | accessdate = 2010-04-01}}</ref>
|-
| [CIS](/source/Canadian_Interuniversity_Sport) Rookie of the Year ([Clare Drake Award](/source/Clare_Drake_Award))
| 2010–11
| <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=CIS%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year%20%22Clare%20Drake%20Award%22 | title = CIS Rookie of the Year "Clare Drake Award" | work = eliteprospects.com | date = 2011-03-28 | accessdate = 2011-03-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121022152734/http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=CIS%20Rookie%20of%20the%20Year%20%22Clare%20Drake%20Award%22# | archive-date = 2012-10-22 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rds.ca/sic/chroniques/317020.html | title = Bast earns CIS rookie award | work = rds.ca | language = French | date = 2011-03-28 | accessdate = 2011-03-28}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bast, Jason}}
Category:1989 births
Category:Living people
Category:Adler Mannheim players
Category:Augsburger Panther players
Category:HC '05 Banská Bystrica players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Fischtown Pinguins players
Category:Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players
Category:Kölner Haie players
Category:Moose Jaw Warriors players
Category:St. Francis Xavier X-Men ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey people from Regina, Saskatchewan
Category:Nürnberg Ice Tigers players
Category:Victoria Salmon Kings players
Category:EHC Visp players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

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