Jason Saal
Encyclopedia
Jason Saal is a retired professional ice hockey
player, who last played with the Adirondack Frostbite
in the UHL. He spent his entire career as a journeyman, playing in the OHL
, ECHL
, AHL
and UHL. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings
in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game.
Saal retired following the 2005 season to be closer to his family and spend more time with his daughter. Saal returned to the Detroit area to become a police officer. Saal did return to pro hockey the following season playing 56 games with the Flint Generals
in the UHL before finishing the year with Adirondack, it was the last season Saal played professionally.
His biggest career accomplishment was winning the 1995 Hap Emms Memorial Trophy
, which is given to the top goaltender
of the Memorial Cup tournament.
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...
player, who last played with the Adirondack Frostbite
Adirondack Frostbite
The Adirondack Frostbite were a professional ice hockey team in the United Hockey League. They played their home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York....
in the UHL. He spent his entire career as a journeyman, playing in the OHL
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
, ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
, AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and UHL. Although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 5th round (117 overall), he never played an NHL game.
Saal retired following the 2005 season to be closer to his family and spend more time with his daughter. Saal returned to the Detroit area to become a police officer. Saal did return to pro hockey the following season playing 56 games with the Flint Generals
Flint Generals
The Flint Generals were a professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.They were a member of the International Hockey League and played their home games at Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan....
in the UHL before finishing the year with Adirondack, it was the last season Saal played professionally.
His biggest career accomplishment was winning the 1995 Hap Emms Memorial Trophy
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy
The Hap Emms Memorial Trophy is awarded to the outstanding goaltender at the Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League.The award is named after Leighton "Hap" Emms, who led four teams to championship victories at the Memorial Cup in the 1950s and 1960s....
, which is given to the top goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
of the Memorial Cup tournament.