# Jason Saal

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**Jason Saal** (born February 1, 1975) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) player, with the majority of his career spent in the [East Coast Hockey League](/source/East_Coast_Hockey_League) (ECHL). He spent his entire career as a journeyman, also playing in the [Ontario Hockey League](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League), [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) and [United Hockey League](/source/United_Hockey_League).[1] Although he was drafted by the [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) in the 5th round (117 overall),[2] he never played an NHL game.

Saal retired following the [2004–05 season](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_ECHL_season) to be closer to his family and spend more time with his daughter. Saal returned to the [Detroit](/source/Detroit) area to become a police officer.[3] Saal did return to professional hockey the following season playing 56 games with the [Flint Generals](/source/Flint_Generals) in the UHL before finishing the year with the [Adirondack Frostbite](/source/Adirondack_Frostbite) before fully retiring in 2006.[1]

His biggest career accomplishment was winning the 1995 [Hap Emms Memorial Trophy](/source/Hap_Emms_Memorial_Trophy), which is given to the top [goaltender](/source/Goaltender) of the Memorial Cup tournament.[4] In 2018, he was elected into the [ECHL Hall of Fame](/source/ECHL_Hall_of_Fame).[5]

## References

1. ["Jason Saal - Player Profile"](http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=10177). Hockey DB.com. Retrieved 2010-04-28.

1. ["Los Angeles Kings Draft Register"](https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/draft.html). Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29.

1. Kristy Shonka (2005-04-09). ["Goaltender longs to end career with victory"](http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/04/09/lyn_449757.shtml). Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-04-29.

1. ["MEMORIAL CUP: A LOOK INSIDE THE RECORD BOOK"](http://news.therecord.com/article/349912). The Record.com. Retrieved 2010-04-28.

1. ["11TH CLASS OFFICIALLY JOINS ECHL HALL OF FAME"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180124012800/https://www.echl.com/11th-class-officially-joins-echl-hall-fame). ECHL. January 19, 2018. Archived from [the original](https://www.echl.com/11th-class-officially-joins-echl-hall-fame) on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

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